I know my love
Language: English
“I know my love by his way [of]1 walkin’, And I know my love by his way of talkin’, And I know my love [by his coat of blue,]2 [But]3 if my love leaves me what will I do?” Refrain And still she cried, “I love him the best, And a troubled mind, sure, can know no rest;” And still she cried, Bonny boys are few, And if my love leaves me what will I do?” “There is a dance house in [yonder town,]4 And there my true love goes every night; He takes a strange one upon his knee, And don’t you think, now, that vexes me?” Refrain “If my love knew I could wash and wring, If my love knew I could weave and spin, I’d make a coat all of the finest kind, But the want of money, sure, leaves me behind?” Refrain
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1 Hughes, this and every subsequent "of": "o'"
2 Hughes: "drest in a suit o' blue,"
3 Hughes: "And"
4 Hughes: "Mara dyke,"
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
1 Hughes, this and every subsequent "of": "o'"
2 Hughes: "drest in a suit o' blue,"
3 Hughes: "And"
4 Hughes: "Mara dyke,"
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Edmunds (1913 - 1986), "I know my love", published 1953, copyright © 1953. [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Herbert Hughes (1882 - 1937), "I know my love", 1909?, published 1909, copyright © 1909 [voice and piano], London: Boosey & Hawkes [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-07
Line count: 19
Word count: 146