Young Amy by Chloe Matharu

Young Amy was a serving girl
And she loved a sailor bold
He went to the main some gold to gain
He went to the main some gold to gain
For his true love they were told

Her parents kept a public house
Down by yon Riverside
And offer robbed the sailors and offer robbed the sailors
And heard of them no more

It's my parents keeps a public house
And do not let them know
That your name it is young Edward
That your name it is young Edward
And you plough in the lowlands low

Young Edward he sat drinking
Ere time to go to bed
But little was he thinking
But little was he thinking
That aindger crowned his heid
Young Amy lay a-slumbering
She dreamed a fearful dream
She thought she saw her own true love
She thought she saw her own true love
Lie bleeding in the stream

Young Amy rose next morning put quickly on her clothes
Says mother where's the stranger says mother where's the stranger
Came here last night alone

Oh daughter dear daughter
I'll tell to you no lie
We robbed him and stawbed him
We robbed him and stawbed him
And sunk his body low

Oh parents cruel parents
You'll die a public show
For the murdering of my own true love
For the murdering of my own true love
And the sinking his body low

The white fish in the ocean
Sail oer my lovers breast
And his body rolls in motion
His body rolls in motion
But I hope his souls at rest

• Celtic
• Folk
• clarsach
• female vocals
• folk
• harp
• singer-songwriter
• United Kingdom