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Tarplin, M.: Ain't That Peculiar Torme, Melvin H.: The Christmas Song
Taylor, Tony: Emotional Step Trad.: Bold Young Farmer
Taylor, Tony: I've Got This Feeling Trad.: Danny Boy
Taylor, Tony: On The Inside Trad.: Wade In The Water
Taylor, Tony: You Are Trad.: Waly Waly
Theard, Sam: Let The Good Times Roll Trad.: The Water Is Wide
Thiele, Robert: What A Wonderful World Trad.: Way Beyond The Blue
Thompson, Wayne Carson: The Letter Trad.: Wayfaring Stranger

Bold Young Farmer

(Trad.)






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A bold young farmer courted me
He stole my heart and my liberty
He stole my heart without free good will
And I must confess that I love him still

I wish I wish but it’s all in vain
I wish I was a maid again
But a maid again I never can be
Since such a young fellow lies still by me

There sits a bird in yonder tree
Some say he’s blind and cannot see
And I wish it was the same with me
Before I took up with your company

I wish my babe so tiny was born
And smiling on his father’s knee
And I poor girl was dead and gone
With the green grass a-growing all over me

Go dig my grave dig long and deep
Place a marble stone on my head and feet
And on my heart put a snow white dove
To let the world know that I died for love



found on LAP.
l. 3: without free good will: usually 'with a free good will'.
►Although this traditional British ballad is also well-known in the USA, the versions found on the web are mainly British: Rick's Music Pages: Died for Love; Contemplator.com; Joseph Taylor: Died for Love (several versions); I Wish. I Wish (with MIDI music). BYF was also collected and arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Some versions retain as few as three stanzas, while seven seems to be the full number.
►For printed sources and references to related songs see under title 'Love Has Brought Me To Despair' at Ibiblio Folk Index
►Discussion at Mudcat Cafe.
►We are indebted to Kelly for corrections to the lyrics.
►PL - ECB live.
original: ? (folk song).
covers: Cecilia Costello; Robin Hall & Jimmie MacGregor (1962); Hotmud Family (1979); John Renbourn Group (1980); Emily Sparkes; Stonecircle (2003); Vaughn Williams; (Ibiblio Folk Index, under title 'Love Has Brought Me To Despair').