{"id":6061,"date":"2022-12-11T10:43:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T14:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?page_id=6061"},"modified":"2022-12-28T12:04:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T16:04:57","slug":"if-i-was-a-blackbird-rick-spencer-version","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?page_id=6061","title":{"rendered":"If I Was A Blackbird – Rick Spencer version"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rick sings this song rather differently from the Andy Stewart\/Paull Elliott presentation<\/a>.\u00a0 Rick first recorded this in with Donna Glover in their 2001 album “Love’s Labor”, but re-released it along with Dawn Indermuehle in 2022 in their album “The Anchor, Plow, and Ballot<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

Jos. Morneault<\/p>\n

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I once knew a maiden; a maiden so fair
\nFell in love with a sailor; a young sailor boy
\nHe courted her daily; by night and by day
\n\u2018Till at length this young sailor, he sailed far away.<\/p>\n

Chorus:
\nOh if I was a blackbird; could whistle and sing<\/strong><\/em>
\nI\u2019d follow the ship that my true love sails in<\/strong><\/em>
\nAnd there in the top rigging, I\u2019d there build my nest<\/strong><\/em>
\nAnd fly, like a seagull, to his lily-white breast<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

My love, he is handsome in every degree
\nMy parents despise him because he loves me
\nBut let them despise him and say what they will
\nWhile there\u2019s breath in my body I will love that boy still<\/p>\n

Chorus<\/p>\n

Oh if I was a scholar; could handle a pen
\nOne long, loving letter to my true love I\u2019d send
\nI\u2019d write of my sorrow, my grief, and my woe
\nAnd if I could but find him, I would crown him with gold.<\/p>\n

Chorus<\/p>\n

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