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One of my favourite songs. It features Maddy Prior on lead vocals and Gay Woods on 
backing vocals. It was first recorded by them in 1970 for Hark! The Village Wait and then 
again in 1995 as "Corbies" for their album Time.
Intro:    Em     D  Em  
EmAs I was walking aDll alEmane
EmI heard twa corbies maDkin' mEmane;
And one onGtae the other did sDay,
Em“Where shall we gang and dDine the dEmay
EmWhere shall we gang and dDine the dEmay?”
Em“In behind yon oDul fail dEmyke
EmI wot there lies a nDew slain knEmight;
And naebody kGens that he lies thDere
But his hEmawk and his hound and his laDdy fEmair,
EmHis hawk and his hound and his lDady fEmair.”
EmHis hawk is tae the huDnting gEmane,
EmHis hound to fetch the wilDdfowl hEmane;
His lady has taGken another mDate
EmSo we can make our diDnner sEmweet,
EmWe can make our diDnner swEmeet”
Em“You can sit on his whDite breast bEmone
EmAnd I'll pick out his bDonny blue eEmen;
And with a lGock of his yellow hDair
EmWe'll theek our nest when Git grows bEmare,
EmWe'll theek our nest when Git grows bEmare.”
Em“And many's a one for hDim makes mEmane
EmNaebody kens where Dhe has gEmane;
Through his white bGones when they grow bDare
EmThe wind shall blow for DevermaEmre,
EmThe wind shall blow for DevermaEmre.”

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Twa Corbies

by Steeleye Span

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One of my favourite songs. It features Maddy Prior on lead vocals and Gay Woods on

backing vocals. It was first recorded by them in 1970 for Hark! The Village Wait and then

again in 1995 as "Corbies" for their album Time.

Em D Em

Intro:

Em D Em

As I was walking all alane

Em D Em

I heard twa corbies makin' mane;

G D

And one ontae the other did say,

Em D Em

“Where shall we gang and dine the day

Em D Em

Where shall we gang and dine the day?”

Em D Em

“In behind yon oul fail dyke

Em D Em

I wot there lies a new slain knight;

G D

And naebody kens that he lies there

Em D Em

But his hawk and his hound and his lady fair,

Em D Em

His hawk and his hound and his lady fair.”

Em D Em

His hawk is tae the hunting gane,

Em D Em

His hound to fetch the wildfowl hane;

G D

His lady has taken another mate

Em D Em

So we can make our dinner sweet,

Em D Em

We can make our dinner sweet”

Em D Em

“You can sit on his white breast bone

Em D Em

And I'll pick out his bonny blue een;

G D

And with a lock of his yellow hair

Em G Em

We'll theek our nest when it grows bare,

Em G Em

We'll theek our nest when it grows bare.”

Em D Em

“And many's a one for him makes mane

Em D Em

Naebody kens where he has gane;

G D

Through his white bones when they grow bare

Em D Em

The wind shall blow for evermare,

Em D Em

The wind shall blow for evermare.”

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