The Hiring Fair Fairport Convention

[Verse 1]
I went down to the hiring fair
For to sell my labour
I noticed a maid in the very next row
And hoped she'd be my neighbour
Imagine then my delight
When the farmer picked us both
Though I spoke not a word on the cart to the farm
My heart beat in my throat

[Verse 2]
My lodging was dry and my master fair
I gave him full measure
Like the corn in the field my envy grew
For in his house was my treasure
I'd watch her carry water
Or drive cows from the byre
And the heat from the sun made the corn grow strong
And with it my desire

[Verse 3]
I'd see her in my dreaming
And in my dreams caress
Her eyes, her lips, her dark brown hair
The curves beneath her dress
When harvest time it came at last
So heavy was our task
That the women and the men worked side by side
So I had her near at last