Story Behind The Song
Traditional Cornish drinking/celebration Mayday song
Song Description
A villager's song from Cornwall area, celebrating Mayday. Drink is usually involve.
| Song Length |
4:32 |
Genre |
World - Celtic, Folk - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Jovial, Exultant |
Subject |
Dance, Friendship |
| Similar Artists |
The Moody Blues, The Cranberries |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
PADSTOW
(trad. Cornish)
Chorus:
Unite and unite, oh let us all unite
For summer is a-comin' today
And whither we are going, we all will unite
In the merry morning of May
The young men of Padstow, they might if they would
For summer is a-comin' today
They might have built a ship and gilded it with gold
In the merry morning of May
The young women of Padstow, they might if they would
For summer is a-comin' today
They might have raised a garland with the white rose and the red
In the merry morning of May
Chorus
Rise up, Mrs. Johnson, all in your gown of green
For summer is a-comin' today
You are as fine a lady as awaits upon the green
In the merry morning of May
Where are the young maids who now here should sing
For summer is a-comin' today
They're all out in the meadow, a-flower-gathering
In the merry morning of May
Chorus
Arise all you Wild Celts with all the joy you bring
For summer is a-comin' today
And bring to us a mug of beer, the merrier we shall sing
In the merry morning of May
Chorus