Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Kind Fortune, artist - Fairport Convention. Date of issue: 06.06.2005
Song language: English
Kind Fortune |
| One evening, one evening, one evening in May, |
| Twelve young maidens came out for to play. |
| A regiment of soldiers they chanced to pass by. |
| On one of those ladies the drummer cast an eye |
| And it’s oh, kind fortune. |
| Said this little drummer to his own comrades: |
| «One of those ladies my heart she has won |
| One of those ladies my heart she has won |
| And if she denies me I’m surely undone |
| And it’s oh, hard fortune.» |
| So early next morning the drummer he rose. |
| Dressed himself up in his best suit of clothes. |
| With his watch and his fob and his sword in his hand, |
| He went to the lady right down on the strand |
| And it’s oh, kind fortune. |
| Now he took off his hat and he made a low bow: |
| «Miss, I ask pardon for making so free, |
| Dear honourable lady, my heart you have won |
| And if you deny me I’m surely undone |
| And it’ll be my hard fortune.» |
| «Well, you silly little drummer, now what do you mean? |
| My father’s a captain of honour and fame. |
| I am his daughter, a treasure to he, |
| Do you think I’d tie myself down to slavery? |
| That’d be your good fortune.» |
| «Well my soul shall go quickly to heaven or hell, |
| For my innocent blood I shall spill. |
| 'Tis with my broadsword I quickly will strike, |
| I’ll cut through the innocent threads of my life, |
| That’ll be your hard fortune.» |
| «Come back, little drummer, I’m here at your will, |
| 'Tis a pity your innocent blood for to spill. |
| We’ll saddle our horse and to Plymouth we’ll go, |
| It’s there we’ll get married in spite of our foe |
| And it’s oh, kind fortune. |
| And when we are married and all fastened in, |
| What can they say but that we followed the drum? |
| And it’s oh, kind fortune." |