Game of All Fours Kate Rusby

[Verse 1]
As I was a-walking one midsummer morning
To hear the birds whistle and the nightingales play
Was there that I met a beautiful maiden
As I was a-walking along the highway

[Verse 2]
"Where are you going, my fair pretty lady?
Where are you going so early this morn?"
She answered, "Kind sir, to visit my neighbours
I'm going down to Lincoln, the place I was born"

[Verse 3]
"Oh, may I go with you, my fair pretty lady?
May I go along in your sweet company?"
She turned her head round and smiling all at me
Said, "You may come with me, kind sir, if you please"

[Verse 4]
We hadn't been walking a few miles together
Before this young damsel began to show free
She sat herself down saying, "Sit down beside me
The game we shall play will be one, two and three"

[Verse 5]
I said, "My dear lady, if you're fond of the gaming
There's one game I know I would like you to learn
The game it is called The Game Of All Fours"
So I took out my pack and began the first turn