All Things Are Quite Silent

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Steeleye Span

Steeleye Span are an English folk-rock band, formed in 1969 and still active today. Along with Fairport Convention they are amongst the best known acts of the British folk revival, and were among the most commercially successful, thanks to their hit singles "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat". The band's name is a character in the song Horkstow Grange. They had three Top 40 albums. They achieved a certified gold record with sales of "All Around My Hat". more »

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1998

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All things are quite silent, each mortal at rest, 
When me and my true love lay snug in one nest, 
When a bold set of ruffians broke into our cave, 
And they forced my dear jewel to plough the salt wave.

I begged hard for my darling as I would for my life.
But they'd not listen to me although a fond wife, 
Saying: The king must have sailors, to the seas he must go, 
And they left me lamenting in sorrow and woe.

Through green fields and meadows we of times have walked, 
And the fond recollections together have talked, 
Where the lark and the blackbird so sweetly did sing, 
And the lovely thrushes' voices made the valleys to ring.

Now although I'm forsaken, I won't be cast down.
Who knows but my true love some day may return
And will make me amends for my trouble and strife, 
And me and my true love might live happy for life.

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