[ti:Martinmas Time]
[ar:Todd Menton]
[al:Punts]
[by:]
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[00:00.17]Martinmas Time - Todd Menton
[00:04.95]As it fell up on Martinmas time
[00:07.32]When snow lay on the borders
[00:09.83]A troop of soldiers all through here
[00:12.36]To take up the Winter quarters
[00:14.91]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[00:17.49]On me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry
[00:21.28]They rode up and they rode down
[00:23.61]And they rode over the border
[00:26.11]And there they met with a nice little girl
[00:28.67]And she was a farmer's daughter
[00:31.00]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[00:33.59]On me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry-o
[00:37.19]They made her swear a solemn oath
[00:39.78]With a salt tear in her eye oh
[00:42.33]That she would call at their quarter gates
[00:44.60]When no-one did her spy oh
[00:47.06]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[00:49.46]On me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry-o
[00:56.56]So she want done to the barber shop
[00:59.04]To the barber shop went soon oh
[01:01.68]Made them cut her on yellow hair
[01:03.83]As short as any dragoon oh
[01:06.20]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[01:08.68]On me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry-o
[01:12.21]Then she want don't to the tailor shop
[01:14.93]She put on the soldier's clothes oh
[01:17.23]With a pair of pistols down by her side
[01:19.65]And a nice little boy was she oh
[01:22.25]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[01:24.70]On me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry-o
[01:31.89]When she want don't do the quarter gates
[01:34.26]And the loud me she did call oh
[01:36.76]All a troop of soldiers light still here
[01:39.15]We must have lodgings all oh
[01:41.65]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[01:44.05]With me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry-o
[01:48.78]But the quartermaster he comes out
[01:51.61]Give her half a crown oh
[01:54.07]Go by lodgings in the town
[01:56.27]The night there is no room oh
[01:58.59]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[02:01.10]On me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry-o
[02:07.17]But she move closer to the glory gates
[02:09.63]And louder she did call oh
[02:12.29]Room room you gentlemen
[02:14.71]We must have lodgings all oh
[02:17.07]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[02:19.60]On me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry-o
[02:24.11]But the quartermaster he comes out
[02:27.20]Gave her eighteen pence oh
[02:29.60]Go by lodgings in the town
[02:31.97]Tonight there comes a wench oh
[02:34.17]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[02:36.69]On me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry-o
[02:43.80]So she through the garters from her legs
[02:46.17]And the ribbons from her hair oh
[02:48.91]Tied them 'round the quarter gates
[02:51.06]As a token she'd been there oh
[02:53.49]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[02:55.98]On me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry-o
[03:00.55]And she drew the whistle from her pouch
[03:03.44]Blew it long and shrill oh
[03:05.56]All you're very free with your eighteen pence
[03:07.93]But you're never get a girl like me oh
[03:10.39]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[03:12.80]On me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry-o
[03:17.69]And when they for that it was her
[03:20.31]They tried to overtake an
[03:22.52]But she clapped her spurs to her horse's side
[03:25.10]And galloped home a maiden
[03:27.37]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[03:29.82]On me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry
[03:32.28]Got me right fol-de-li-dle ly-die li-dle ly-dee-o
[03:34.78]On me right fol-de-li-dle ly-dee la-ry-o