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Fair Maid In The Garden

from Sweet Anne's Road by Jim Sharkey

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A traditional song with a few additional verses added.

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THE FAIR MAID IN THE GARDEN
(Traditional; with additional words and music by Jim Sharkey)
A pretty fair maid in the garden
A journeyed soldier passing by
He did stop and he addressed her
“Pretty miss, won't you marry me”

“No, kind sir, a man of honor
A man of honor you may be
Would you impose upon a lady
Who to you a bride can't be?”

“Cause I have a sweetheart cross the ocean
He has been gone for ten long years,
And if he's dead I hope he's happy
Or in some battle being slain.”

“And if he is to some girl married
I'll love the girl that married him.
If it's her he needs to make him happy
What do I care? Good luck to them.”

The soldier reached into his pocket and
Took out the ring she'd given him
So long ago in the self same garden
When he swore to return again


Straight up she le'pt before him
He picked her up into his arms
And gave her kisses one, two, three, and wondered
“If I'd 'ae stayed gone ten more years,
Would you still be here to marry me?”

“Oh! no, kind sir a man of honor
A man of honor you surely be
Would you impose upon a lady
A single life through my tender years?”
That'd be asking too much of me

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from Sweet Anne's Road, released October 11, 2016

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Jim Sharkey Portland, Maine

Songwriter Jim Sharkey is an Irish and Americana folk musician. Jim grew up in County Roscommon, Ireland. He plays around the northeastern US. Jim's original songs blend Irish traditional ballad influences with contemporary issues.

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