The Halliard - Jolly Joe lyrics

I'm Jolly Joe the Collier's son near Oldbury town I dwell I've courted la**es many a one and loved them all right well I courted Nancy and young Kate and buxom Nelly too But Rachel is the girl I love and that you soon shall know To my hey-down-down to my hoe-down-down Hey-down hoe-down all the day To my hey-down-down to my hoe-down-down Hey-down hoe-down all the day Come all you colliers in this row who delight in a bonny la** Who loves to drink good ale that's brown and sparkles in the gla** My parents they do frown on me and say that I am to blame For keeping Rachel's company who liveth in Mash Lane To my hey-down-down to my hoe-down-down Hey-down hoe-down all the day To my hey-down-down to my hoe-down-down Hey-down hoe-down all the day When I rose up one morning at the dawning of the day I like to hear the small birds sing see the lambs to skip and play I took a walk to Oldbury Town round by the Bilston hill And there I 'spied my own true love with Jack of Armlow Mill To my hey-down-down to my hoe-down-down Hey-down hoe-down all the day To my hey-down-down to my hoe-down-down Hey-down hoe-down all the day I hid myself behind a shade a distance from whence they came He gave her kisses one two three not knowing I was there I boldly stepped up to them saying rogue what hast thou done? I am Jolly Joe the Collier's son so you must fight or run To my hey-down-down to my hoe-down-down Hey-down hoe-down all the day To my hey-down-down to my hoe-down-down Hey-down hoe-down all the day Hold your hand dear Joe she said And no more of that let's have I will be thy servant slave and wife till we both go to one grave Then to the church young Rachel went right sore against her will So maidens all pity my downfall by Jack from Armlow Mill To my hey-down-down to my hoe-down-down Hey-down hoe-down all the day To my hey-down-down to my hoe-down-down Hey-down hoe-down all the day To my hey-down-down to my hoe-down-down Hey-down hoe-down all the day To my hey-down-down to my hoe-down-down Hey-down hoe-down all the day