I
A beauty to behold was she
Who sat upon the minstrel’s seat,
A gem that hardly could be found
Was she who stole my heart away,
Her voice belonged in a choir of Angels,
Her gait could be of a princess,
She took her steps with utmost care,
Her words the same was bestowed,
My heart she made her personal banjo,
The strings she plucked with perfect rhythm,
Her heart I swore I’d win for me,
But she left before I could achieve this feat;
So out to the roads I go,
To bring my minstrel home,
Her heart I’d win,
A song she’d sing,
To announce our love to the world.
II
I saddled my horse and galloped
After her as fast as I could,
But she had the advantage of a day and a half
So that didn’t much good do.
I reached the next town in record time
But she had left at dawn,
So I went to pub, had a few drinks
And told my matey’s of my woes;
I cried then wailed and huffed and puffed
Then chugged a few beers and soon was on my way;
So I’m out on the roads again,
To bring my minstrel home,
Her heart I’d win,
A song she’d sing,
To announce our love to the world.
III
I saddled my horse and galloped
After her as fast as I could,
But it was late and the hunters were out
So I didn’t get very far.
An arrow my horse had taken,
When for a bull it was mistaken,
But I couldn’t blame the hunters,
I’d have shot at me too,
It was pitch black and they couldn’t see a thing.
They asked me in for tea but I took a horse instead,
I saddled the horse and soon enough;
I was out on the roads again,
To bring my minstrel home,
Her heart I’d win,
A song she’d sing,
To announce our love to the world.
IV
I wasn’t long gone when I found
My minstrel on the side of the road,
A broken down carriage was her misfortune
And a blessing in disguise.
Her carriage I fixed and told of my woes
And professed my love for her;
She smiled and said she loved me too
And before long we’d be wed.
So we went back the way we had come,
My horse I retrieved from the hunters,
I said hey! and goodbye! to my matey’s at the pub,
And soon we were home and I told of how,
I’d been out on the road for days,
And I’ve brought my minstrel home,
Her heart I won,
A song she sang,
To announce our love to the world.
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