The Hexhamshire Lass
Longing for Love in Hexhamshire: Fairport Convention's Melancholic Tale
Lyrics
Away with the buff and the blue and away with the cap and the feather
Away with the military attire and accessories
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Expressing a desire to see the narrator's beloved in Hexhamshire
Off to the Sadie Syke and over the moss and the mire
Heading towards Sadie Syke, navigating through the moss and mire
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Reiteration of the longing to see the narrator's love in Hexhamshire
Her father loves her well, her mother loves her dearer
Her parents love her, but the narrator claims to love her even more
I love her better than them both but man, I can't get near her
Expressing frustration at being unable to get close to the beloved
Off to the Sadie Syke and over the moss and the mire
Heading to Sadie Syke through the moss and mire (repeated)
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Reaffirming the desire to see the narrator's love in Hexhamshire
If only I could be, lying there aside her
Expressing a wish to be with the beloved
While I watched my dear and my arms would be denied her
Describing a yearning to hold the beloved, but arms being denied
Off to the Sadie Syke and over the moss and the mire
Heading to Sadie Syke through the moss and mire (repeated)
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Reiteration of the longing to see the narrator's love in Hexhamshire
Her skin is like the silk and her hair is like the silver
Complimenting the beloved's skin and hair
Her breasts are deep but full, they'll fall when I get near her
Describing the beloved's breasts and anticipating their fall when close
Off to the Sadie Syke and over the moss and the mire
Heading to Sadie Syke through the moss and mire (repeated)
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Reaffirming the desire to see the narrator's love in Hexhamshire
Of this love of mine, of this love I'm weary
Expressing weariness from the love and difficulty in sleeping
Sleep I can't get none for thinking of my dearie
Unable to sleep due to thoughts of the beloved
Off to the Sadie Syke and over the moss and the mire
Heading to Sadie Syke through the moss and mire (repeated)
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Reiteration of the longing to see the narrator's love in Hexhamshire
Away with the parson's shilling, away with the cap and the feather
Rejecting the parson's shilling and military attire
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Expressing the desire to see the narrator's love in Hexhamshire
Off to the Sadie Syke, over the moss and the mire
Heading to Sadie Syke through the moss and mire (repeated)
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Reaffirming the desire to see the narrator's love in Hexhamshire
Away with the buff and the blue, away with the cap and feather
Rejecting military attire again in the quest to see the beloved
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Expressing the desire to see the narrator's love in Hexhamshire
Off to the Sadie Syke and over the moss and the mire
Heading to Sadie Syke through the moss and mire (repeated)
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Reiteration of the longing to see the narrator's love in Hexhamshire
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