Young Banker

X:1
T:Young Banker
B:Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, Dec 1936
S:Charles Lolley, from Frank Kidson's manuscripts
Z:Anne G Gilchrist/Frank Kidson
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:4/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
K:G
D2 |G2 B,2 D2 (G3/2A/) |B3/2 G/ A3/2 F/ G3
w:Young Bank-er he has_ got a pre-ty face,
D |G3/2 A/ B3/2 c/ d2 G2 | F2 E2 D3
w:And all a-round his hat he wears gold lace;
D |G3 G A3 A |B2 d2 c3
w: And such a hand-some head of hair
 c |(B3/2A/) G3/2 A/ B2 A2 | G3/2 F/ E3/2 F/ G2  |]
w:That I_ will not go if Bank-er is not there.
W:Young Banker he has got a pretty face,
W:And all around his hat he wears gold lace;
W:And such a hand-some head of hair
W:That I will not go if Banker is not there.
W:
W:(Lyrics for first verse as provided by the source.
W:No other verses listed in the Journal.
W:An alternative set of words is given below.)
W:
W:As I walked out one morning fair,
W:To view the green fields and take fresh air,
W:I saw young banker standing there,
W:And his true love was a lady fair.
W:
W:Chorus:
W:Young banker he had (such) an handsome face,
W:(And) all around his hat he wore a band of lace,
W:Beside such an handsome head of hair,
W:For my young banker I will go there.
W:He said me pretty fair maid will you go on deck,
W:With a chain of gold around your neck,
W:Whatever you do I will prove true,
W:But the answer that she gave, I'll have none of you.
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:Young banker turned around for to go away,
W:But she called after him for to bid him stay,
W:Oh stay oh stay and I will prove true,
W:But the answer that she gave, I'll have none of you.
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:Now she thought that she heard a foreman say,
W:Come pack up your clothes and come away,
W:It pierced her through the very heart,
W:To think that young banker and her should part.
W:
W:Chorus
W:
W:So come all you pretty fair maids your senses of loss,
W:Since the day in love you have been crossed,
W:For you may lament and you may say,
W:Forever rue the day that you said nay.
W:
W:Chorus
W:
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