Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Banks of the Sweet Primroses, artist - Luke Kelly. Date of issue: 28.05.2015
Song language: English
Banks of the Sweet Primroses |
| As I walked out on a midsummer’s morning |
| For to view the fields and to take the air |
| Down by the banks of the sweet primroses |
| There I beheld a most? |
| Love lie? |
| Fair |
| Three short steps, I stepped up to her |
| Not knowing her as she passed me by |
| I stepped up to her, thinking for to view her |
| She appeared to be like some virtuous bride |
| I says «Fair maid, where are you going? |
| And what’s the occasion of all your brief? |
| I will make you as happy as any lady |
| If you will grant to me one small relief» |
| «Stand off, stand off, you’re a false deceiver |
| You are a false deceitful man, I know |
| 'Tis you that has caused my poor heart to wander |
| And in your comfort lies no refrain» |
| So I’ll go down to some lonesome valley |
| Where no man on earth shall there me find |
| Where the pretty little small birds do change their voices |
| And every moment blows blusterous wind |
| So come all young men who go a-sailing |
| Pray pay attention to what I say |
| For there’s many a dark and a cloudy morning |
| Turns out to be a sunshiny day |