Willie Taylor and his youthful lover Full of mirth and loyalty They were going to the church to be married He was pressed and sent to sea She dressed herself up like a sailor On her breast she wore a star Her beautiful fingers long and slender She gave them all just a smear of tar On this ship there being a skirmish She being one amongst the rest A silver button flew off her jacket There appeared her snow white breast Says the captain to this fair maid "What misfortune took you here?" "I'm in search of my true lover Whom you pressed on the other year" "If you're in search of your true lover Pray, come tell to me his name" "Willie Taylor they do call him But Fitzgerald is his name" "Let you get up tomorrow morning Early as the break of day There you'll find your Willie Taylor Walking along with his lady gay" She got up the very next morning Early as the break of day There she spied her Willie Taylor Walking along with his lady gay She drew out a brace of pistols That she had at her command There she shot her Willie Taylor With his bride at his right hand
I love the guitar work in this version. It'd be even better on a 12 sting.
is there a chord sheet for this particular version ? i'd like to learn this myself
Thank you ....
This an interesting version...
Willie Taylor and his youthful lover
Full of mirth and loyalty
They were going to the church to be married
He was pressed and sent to sea
She dressed herself up like a sailor
On her breast she wore a star
Her beautiful fingers long and slender
She gave them all just a smear of tar
On this ship there being a skirmish
She being one amongst the rest
A silver button flew off her jacket
There appeared her snow white breast
Says the captain to this fair maid
"What misfortune took you here?"
"I'm in search of my true lover
Whom you pressed on the other year"
"If you're in search of your true lover
Pray, come tell to me his name"
"Willie Taylor they do call him
But Fitzgerald is his name"
"Let you get up tomorrow morning
Early as the break of day
There you'll find your Willie Taylor
Walking along with his lady gay"
She got up the very next morning
Early as the break of day
There she spied her Willie Taylor
Walking along with his lady gay
She drew out a brace of pistols
That she had at her command
There she shot her Willie Taylor
With his bride at his right hand
happy ending? really?
Doesn’t sound happy to me
you had me at "snow white breast"
380 people do not like good music ........................
Huh? 380?
Oh, so she is rewarded for an act of violence. And that's the happy part?
+rimaphil Yeah don't really see the happy part in that
TheAmityboopfliction she got revenge on her cheating fiancée after having helped to save his ship in a fight. At least that's my interpretation of it
Revenge and a promotion what's not to be cheerful about
Yuh!
In folk music women hardly ever get away with taking revenge on a cheating lover. Men often do. I guess that’s the happy part here.