''THE HOUSE CARPENTER" - Joan Baez
音樂歴史家 Francis James Child (1825-1896) 在1857至1860年期間所編錄的 "The English And Scottish Popular Ballads", 當中的歌曲有305首, 目錄第 243: Laurence Price 的作品 "James Harris (The Daemon Lover)" 全曲共八篇不同的敘事式歌詞, 由"A"至"H"合共一百二十四節段, 亦是後來所有這首民謠歌詞的出處。最完整故事的歌詞在第一篇"A", 共三十二節段。
音樂歴史家 Francis James Child (1825-1896) 在1857至1860年期間所編錄的 "The English And Scottish Popular Ballads", 當中的歌曲有305首, 目錄第 243: Laurence Price 的作品 "James Harris (The Daemon Lover)" 全曲共八篇不同的敘事式歌詞, 由"A"至"H"合共一百二十四節段, 亦是後來所有這首民謠歌詞的出處。最完整故事的歌詞在第一篇"A", 共三十二節段。
1962年, Joan Baez 從一百二十四段歌詞之中, 選了十五節段的不同歌詞, 把一些詞彙修改來配合美國民歌的風格, 以木結他彈奏的音飾, 令曲調悅耳和旋律流暢, 這一改動更為民歌樂迷歡迎, 可惜不是大多數樂迷對歌曲背後的故事有所了解, 現已知其背後悽厲的故事, 可倍增樂迷欣賞這一曲的興趣。
THE HOUSE CARPENTER - Joan Baez
Verse 1
"Well met, well met, my own true love,
Well met, well met," cried he.
"I've just returned from the salt, salt sea
All for the love of thee."
Verse 2
"I could have married the King's daughter dear,
She would have married me.
But I have forsaken her crowns of gold
All for the love of thee."
Verse 3
"Well, if you could have married the King's daughter dear,
I'm sure you are to blame,
For I am married to a house carpenter,
And find him a nice young man."
Verse 4
"Oh, will you forsake your house carpenter
And go along with me?
I'll take you to where the grass grows green,
To the banks of the salt, salt sea."
Verse 5
"Well, if I should forsake my house carpenter
And go along with thee,
What have you got to maintain me on
And keep me from poverty?"
Verse 6
"Six ships, six ships all out on the sea,
Seven more upon dry land,
One hundred and ten all brave sailor men
Will be at your command."
Verse 7
She picked up her own wee babe,
Kisses gave him three,
Said "Stay right here with my house carpenter
And keep him good company.
Verse 8
Then she putted on her rich attire,
So glorious to behold.
And as she trod along her way,
She shown like the glittering gold.
Verse 9
Well, they'd not been gone but about two weeks,
I know it was not three.
When this fair lady began to weep,
She wept most bitterly.
Verse 10
"Ah, why do you weep, my fair young maid,
Weep it for your golden store?
Or do you weep for your house carpenter
Who never you shall see anymore?"
Verse 11
"I do not weep for my house carpenter
Or for any golden store.
I do weep for my own wee babe,
Who never I shall see anymore."
Verse 12
Well, they'd not been gone but about three weeks,
I'm sure it was not four.
Our gallant ship sprang a leak and sank,
Never to rise anymore.
Verse 13
One time around spun our gallant ship,
Two times around spun she,
Three times around spun our gallant ship
And sank to the bottom of the sea.
Verse 14
"What hills, what hills are those, my love,
That rise so fair and high?"
"Those are the hills of heaven, my love,
But not for you and I."
Verse 15
"And what hills, what hills are those, my love,
Those hills so dark and low?"
"Those are the hills of hell, my love,
Where you and I must go."
"Well met, well met, my own true love,
Well met, well met," cried he.
"I've just returned from the salt, salt sea
All for the love of thee."
Verse 2
"I could have married the King's daughter dear,
She would have married me.
But I have forsaken her crowns of gold
All for the love of thee."
Verse 3
"Well, if you could have married the King's daughter dear,
I'm sure you are to blame,
For I am married to a house carpenter,
And find him a nice young man."
Verse 4
"Oh, will you forsake your house carpenter
And go along with me?
I'll take you to where the grass grows green,
To the banks of the salt, salt sea."
Verse 5
"Well, if I should forsake my house carpenter
And go along with thee,
What have you got to maintain me on
And keep me from poverty?"
Verse 6
"Six ships, six ships all out on the sea,
Seven more upon dry land,
One hundred and ten all brave sailor men
Will be at your command."
Verse 7
She picked up her own wee babe,
Kisses gave him three,
Said "Stay right here with my house carpenter
And keep him good company.
Verse 8
Then she putted on her rich attire,
So glorious to behold.
And as she trod along her way,
She shown like the glittering gold.
Verse 9
Well, they'd not been gone but about two weeks,
I know it was not three.
When this fair lady began to weep,
She wept most bitterly.
Verse 10
"Ah, why do you weep, my fair young maid,
Weep it for your golden store?
Or do you weep for your house carpenter
Who never you shall see anymore?"
Verse 11
"I do not weep for my house carpenter
Or for any golden store.
I do weep for my own wee babe,
Who never I shall see anymore."
Verse 12
Well, they'd not been gone but about three weeks,
I'm sure it was not four.
Our gallant ship sprang a leak and sank,
Never to rise anymore.
Verse 13
One time around spun our gallant ship,
Two times around spun she,
Three times around spun our gallant ship
And sank to the bottom of the sea.
Verse 14
"What hills, what hills are those, my love,
That rise so fair and high?"
"Those are the hills of heaven, my love,
But not for you and I."
Verse 15
"And what hills, what hills are those, my love,
Those hills so dark and low?"
"Those are the hills of hell, my love,
Where you and I must go."
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