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[Verse]
GI was 1C9 when I cGame to town tGhey called it the Csummer of Glove
GThey were burning Cbabies, Gburning flags, the Dhawks against the Cdoves
GI took a jCob in the sGteamie dGown on CCauldrumm GSt,
GI fell in lCove with a Glaundry girl who was Dworkin' next to Cme
[Chorus]
SEmhe was a rare thing, fine as a Gbee's wing
EmSo fine a breath of Dwind might blow her Caway
EmShe was a lost child, she was Grunnin' wild
EmShe said so long as tDhere's no price on lCove I'll stay
AnAmd you wouldn't wDant me any otCher way
[Verse]
GBrown hair Czig zagged aGround her face and Glook oCf half Gsurprise,
GLike a fox caught Cin the Gheadlights there was Danimal in her Ceyes,
She Gsaid young Cman, oh Gcan't you see I'm not the Cfactory Gkind,
GIf you don't Ctake me Gout of here I'll Dsurely lose my Cmind
[Chorus]
SEmhe was a rare thing, fine as a Gbee's wing
EmSo fine that I might Dcrush her where she Clay
EmShe was a lost child, she was Grunnin' wild
EmShe said so long as tDhere's no price on lCove I'll stay
YoAmu wouldn't want Dme any other Cway
[Verse]
GWe busked aCround the Gmarket towns, Gwe picked fruit Cdown in GKent
GWe could tinker Clamps and Gpots n knives Dwherever we Cwent
GI said to Cher we'll Gsettle down, Gget a Cfew acres Gdug,
GA fire Cburning Gin the hearth and Dbabbies on the Crug
GShe said Oh Cman, you Gfoolish man, that Gsurely Csounds like Ghell,
GYou might be Clord of Ghalf the world but you'll Dnot own me as Cwell
[Chorus]
SEmhe was a rare thing, fine as a Gbee's wing
EmSo fine a breath of Dwind might blow her Caway
EmShe was a lost child, she was Grunnin' wild (she said)
EmSo long as there's no Dprice on love I'll Cstay
YoAmu wouldn't want Dme any other Cway
[Verse]
GWe was cCampin' Gdown the Gower one time, tGhe work was Cpretty gGood
GShe thought we sChouldn't Gwait for the frost and DI thought maybe we Cshould
We Gwere drinking Cmore in Gthose days, Gtempers Creached a Gpitch
And Glike a Cfool I Clet her run Dwith the ramblin' Citch
Oh tGhe last I hCeard she was Gsleeping rough Gback on the CDarby Gbeat
GWhite Horse in Cher hip Gpocket, and a DWolfhound at her fCeet
ThGey say that Cshe mGarried once to a Gman called CRomany GBrown
but Geven a gCypsy cGaravan was tDoo much settlin' Cdown
ThGey say her Crose has Gbloomed now, harGd weather aCnd hard bGooze,
GMaybe tChat's the pGrice you pay for the Dchains that you Crefuse
[Outro]
SEmhe was a rare thing, fine as a bGee's wing
I Emmiss her more than Dwords could ever Csay
If EmI could just taste all of her Gwildness now
If EmI could hold her Din my arms tCoday
AmI wouldn't want her Dany other Cway...

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The story behind the song

"Beeswing" tells a tender story of a young man encountering a free-spirited woman in what feels like the "summer of love." He recalls her distinctive brown hair and a look of "half surprise," painting a picture of a woman who lives life on her own terms, unwilling to be tied down to a domestic scene of "fire burning in the hearth and babbies on the rug." It's a bittersweet reflection on a love that could never be contained, accepting her for exactly who she was. The song captures a wistful admiration for a wild heart, a spirit as light and transient as a beeswing.

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Beeswing

Beeswing

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Beeswing

by Richard Thompson

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[Verse]

G C G G C G

I was 19 when I came to town they called it the summer of love

G C G D C

They were burning babies, burning flags, the hawks against the doves

G C G G C G

I took a job in the steamie down on Cauldrumm St,

G C G D C

I fell in love with a laundry girl who was workin' next to me

[Chorus]

Em G

She was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing

Em D C

So fine a breath of wind might blow her away

Em G

She was a lost child, she was runnin' wild

Em D C

She said so long as there's no price on love I'll stay

Am D C

And you wouldn't want me any other way

[Verse]

G C G G C G

Brown hair zig zagged around her face and look of half surprise,

G C G D C

Like a fox caught in the headlights there was animal in her eyes,

G C G C G

She said young man, oh can't you see I'm not the factory kind,

G C G D C

If you don't take me out of here I'll surely lose my mind

[Chorus]

Em G

She was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing

Em D C

So fine that I might crush her where she lay

Em G

She was a lost child, she was runnin' wild

Em D C

She said so long as there's no price on love I'll stay

Am D C

You wouldn't want me any other way

[Verse]

G C G G C G

We busked around the market towns, we picked fruit down in Kent

G C G D C

We could tinker lamps and pots n knives wherever we went

G C G G C G

I said to her we'll settle down, get a few acres dug,

G C G D C

A fire burning in the hearth and babbies on the rug

G C G G C G

She said Oh man, you foolish man, that surely sounds like hell,

G C G D C

You might be lord of half the world but you'll not own me as well

[Chorus]

Em G

She was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing

Em D C

So fine a breath of wind might blow her away

Em G

She was a lost child, she was runnin' wild (she said)

Em D C

So long as there's no price on love I'll stay

Am D C

You wouldn't want me any other way

[Verse]

G C G G C G

We was campin' down the Gower one time, the work was pretty good

G C G D C

She thought we shouldn't wait for the frost and I thought maybe we should

G C G G C G

We were drinking more in those days, tempers reached a pitch

G C C D C

And like a fool I let her run with the ramblin' itch

G C G G C G

Oh the last I heard she was sleeping rough back on the Darby beat

G C G D C

White Horse in her hip pocket, and a Wolfhound at her feet

G C G G C G

They say that she married once to a man called Romany Brown

G C G D C

but even a gypsy caravan was too much settlin' down

G C G G C G

They say her rose has bloomed now, hard weather and hard booze,

G C G D C

Maybe that's the price you pay for the chains that you refuse

[Outro]

Em G

She was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing

Em D C

I miss her more than words could ever say

Em G

If I could just taste all of her wildness now

Em D C

If I could hold her in my arms today

Am D C

I wouldn't want her any other way...

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