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Oh Dear Oh

from Down Among the Dead Men by Mawkin

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MY HUSBANDS GOT NO COURAGE IN HIM / THE WOBBLY SCHOTTISCHE
(Trad. Arr: David Delarre, James Delarre, Danny Crump)

An unlikely folk song about an unsatisfied woman wishing she was with a younger model. Dave loves Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbricks version of this but the 7/8 time signature proved too hot to handle. The tune set was written by James when we were on the road in the band van!

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As I walked out one May morning
To view the fields and the leaves were springing
I saw two maidens standing by
And one of them had her hands a wringing

O dear o, o dear o
My husband's got no courage in him
O dear o, o dear o
My husband's got no courage in him

All sorts of meats I do preserve
All sorts of drinks that's fitting for him
Oyster pie and rhubarb too
But that don't put no courage in him

O dear o, o dear o
Her husband's got no courage in him
O dear o, o dear o
Her husband's got no courage in him

My man can dance, caper and sing
i’ll do anything thats fitting for him
But he won’t do the thing I want
Because he has no courage in him

For Seven years I've made his bed
And every night I've laid beside him
And my hand I clap between his thighs-
But that don't put no courage in him

O dear o, o dear o
Her husband's got no courage in him
O dear o, o dear o
Her husband's got no courage in him

I wish to God that he was dead
And in his grave I'd quickly lay him
Then I'd find a nice young man
That's got a bit of courage in him

O dear o, o dear o
Her husband's got no courage in him
O dear o, o dear o
Her husband's got no courage in him

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from Down Among the Dead Men, released October 5, 2018

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Folk rebels, Mawkin, fresh off the back of the three-times-BBC-Folk -Award nominated collaboration Mawkin:Causley, are now forging a bold new sound that strengthens their instrumental roots and embraces a new, exuberant exploration into the traditional folk canon. ... more

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