Track 6

Come Write Me Down

This is one of the songs of love rather than of loss (though it was close!). It takes the form of a conversation between a man and woman. He really likes the look of her and wants to marry her.

Come write me down, ye powers above
The man that first created love,
For I’ve a diamond in my eye
𝄆 Wherein all my joys and comforts lie. 𝄇

“I will give you gold, I will give you pearl
If you could fancy me, dear girl.
Rich costly robes that you shall wear
𝄆 If you could fancy me, my dear.” 𝄇

At first she refuses saying she does not want to surrender her freedom yet thanks.

“’Tis not your gold shall me entice
To leave off pleasures to be a wife,
For I don’t mean or intend at all
𝄆 To be at any young man’s call.” 𝄇

Once he tells her “fine, I’ll go find someone else then…” she soon changes her tune….

“Then go your way you scornful dame
Since you’ve proved false I will prove the same.
’Tis I don’t seek, but I shall find
𝄆 Some other fair maid to my mind.” 𝄇

“Oh, stay young man don’t be in haste,
You seem afraid your time you will waste.
Let reason rule your roving mind
𝄆 And unto you I will prove kind.” 𝄇

And off they go and get married and live happily ever after! Ahhhhh, lovely hey.

So to Church they went that very next day
And were married by asking, as I’ve heard say,
And now that girl she is his wife,
𝄆 She will prove his comfort day and night. 𝄇

From our lovely walk in April to launch the album.