I Wish That The Wars Were All Over
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| La versione di Helen Hockenhull (folk singer che porta il cognome... | |
I WISH THAT THE WARS WERE WELL OVER Down in the meadows where the violets are blue I saw pretty Polly a-milking her cow. The song that she sung made all the grove ring - “O my Billy’s gone from me to serve George the King And I would that the wars were well over” Crying, “O that the wars were well over!” I stepped up to her and made this reply I said, “Pretty Polly, what makes you to cry?” - “My Bill is gone from me, that I love so dear And the ‘Mericans will kill him, so great is my fear And I would that the wars were well over” Crying, “O that the wars were well over!” I said, “Pretty Polly can you fancy me? I’ll make you as happy as happy can be.” - “O no, pretty Sir, I can never love you, To my Billy alone I am constant and true And I would that the wars were well over” Crying, “O that the wars were well over!” | I WOULD THAT THE WARS WERE ALL OVER In the meadow one morning when pearly with dew A fair pretty maiden plucked violets so blue, I heard a sweet voice making all the woods ring - “Oh my love is in Flanders to fight for the king And I would that the wars were all over Oh, I would that the wars were all done.” “I'll pluck the red robin so jaunty and gay, Yet I have my Robin but he's far away. His jacket is red and his cheeks as the rose And he sings of his Nell as to battle he goes. And I would that the wars were all over Oh I would that the wars were all done.” “Ten thousands of bluebells now welcome the spring Oh, when will the church bells the victory ring And the soldiers return and all England rejoice? Oh, then I'll be wed to the lad of my choice. And I would that the wars were all over Oh I would that the wars were all done.” In the meadow one morning when pearly with dew A fair pretty maiden plucked violets so blue, I heard a sweet voice making all the woods ring - “Oh my love is in Flanders to fight for the king And I would that the wars were all over Oh, I would that the wars were all done.” |
