English Folk Song: 'The Bold Grenadier'

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As I was a walking one morning in May
I spied a young couple a makin' of hay.
O one was a fair maid and her beauty showed clear
and the other was a soldier, a bold grenadier.

Good morning, good morning, good morning said he
O where are you going my pretty lady?
I'm a going a walking by the clear crystal stream
to see cool water glide and hear nightingales sing.

O soldier, o soldier, will you marry me?
O no, my sweet lady that never can be.
For I've got a wife at home in my own country,
Two wives and the army's too many for me.

From the list of folk songs by Roud number:

140. "The Bold Grenadier", "The Nightingale Song" or "One Morning In May" etc. (Laws P14)

Performed By: The Cambridge Singers, With John Rutter - We would like to thank them.

Category:

Music

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• Bold
• Grenadier

[noelgsal]

hope YouTube will never get to exhaust space and go on forever. Listen to this group, isnt it stunning like this fellow said?

[sexhugsandrock]

stunning,

[oscarnera]

very lovely

[Naesization]

@manbearpig340 Dude, no. This version has much more beauty. I'm not saying his version isn't nice, but it is so different a comparison shouldn't even be made.

[manbearpig340]

Luke Kelly does a much better version of this, eccept his is called "the nightingale".



[TalonMercenary]

Wow this actually brought a tear to my eye

[BlackRomeo2002]

lol Wow

[sergedds]

I love!

[Sphynxinator]

Wow.

[0Flummi]

I love it !

[rufuspaulafudge]

lovely



[MorrisManDanceMan]

@MrCeallaigh that's so true we knead to keep our English traditional folk musical going no mater what its hoer heritage and we sued keep it going.