Matty Groves Fairport Convention

[Verse 1]
A holiday, a holiday
And the first one of the year
Lord Darnell's wife came into the church
The gospel for to hear

[Verse 2]
And when the meeting it was done
She cast her eyes about
And there she saw little Matty Groves
Walking in the crowd

[Verse 3]
"Come home with me, little Matty Groves
Come home with me tonight
Come home with me, little Matty Groves
And sleep with me till light"

[Verse 4]
"Oh, I can't come home, I won't come home
And sleep with you tonight
By the rings on your fingers I can tell
You are Lord Darnell's wife"

[Verse 5]
"What if I am Lord Darnell's wife?
Lord Darnell's not at home
Well, he is out in the far cornfields
Bringing the yearlings home"