Blacksmith song

[ausfire]

Here's an interesting little Irish folk song I came across. Don't mess with a blacksmith's wife!

Here are the lyrics. (Ignore the chords)

Twenty [D] years ago last [A] Christmas, came a temper to my [D] wife,
Stole [D] the only flower I [A] cherished, [E] and I vowed I'd have his [A] life,
[Chorus]
Sure I [D] dreamed as the hammer strikes the [Em] anvil,
And I[A] dream as the sparks light on the[D] floor,
Of[D] my true eyed turtle[A] dove, she's the [Em] only[A] girl I[D] love,
As she[ Em] stood outside that [A] good old smithy [D] door 
[2]
In the street one day I met him, in my eyes that villain grinned,
Then the course of Cain came o'er me, 'twas on that very day I sinned.
[3]
Twelve months passed then came my trial ,in the court I saw my wife,
And I heard her beg for mercy, when they sentenced me to life.

[4]
For twelve long years I read her letters, the only comfort I can tell,
When I heard that she was dying, 'twas then my lonely spirits fell.
[5]
Late one night I dodged the warder, over the prison wall I sprang,
Then go home foot sore and weary, at the breaking of the dawn.
[6]
She was glad, so glad to see me ,in my arms that night she died,
Then the warder rushed the doorway, and they found me there inside.
[7]
When they saw her lifeless body, and I kneeling on the floor,
They said Jack my lad we trust you, come back when you have laid her low.

And if you want to hear it, here's a link. If you don't tap your toe to this, you've got no feeling!

http://www.irish-folk-songs.com/the-blacksmith-lyrics-and-chords.html

[Frosty]

And didn't that cheer me up, thank you so much. 

Frosty The Lucky.

[ausfire]

Pleased to hear it!  Maybe the singers should be Frosty and Allen.

[ThomasPowers]

Shouldn't that be tempter in the first line?

[ausfire]

4 hours ago, ThomasPowers said:

Shouldn't that be tempter in the first line?

Yes, I believe it should. An unfortunate typo in a blacksmith song. I did fix a typo before posting, but missed that one.

[ThomasPowers]

We are not the first generation to fight typos; I'm sure a thorough investigation of cuneiform would turn up typos too.