Biography:
Ralph McTell is an English singer/songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk scene since the 1960s.
Ralph McTell is probably best known for the song Streets of London which has been covered by over a hundred artists around the world. From Clare to Here has proved almost as popular, during a long and continuing recording and performing career.
McTell's guitar style has been influenced by many of the USA's country blues 'Piedmont- style' guitar players of the early 20th century
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Other songs:
- Streets Of London
- Around The Wild Cape Horn
- Barges
- Clare To Here
- Clown
- Easter Lilies
- England
- First Song
- From Clare To Here
- Girl From The Hiring Fair
- Impala Song
- In The Dreamtime
- Jesus Wept
- Last Train And Ride
- London Apprentice
- Maginot Waltz
- Mr Connaughton
- Nannas Song
- Somewhere Down The Road
- Summer Girl
- The Wind In The Willows
- Weather The Storm
- Zimmerman Blues
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Ralph McTell
Girl From The Hiring Fair
Em C G D
I went down to the hiring fair, for to sell my labour,
Em C Bm
and I noticed a maid in the very next row and I hoped that she’d be my
C
neighbour.
G D Em C D
Imagine then o my delight when the farmer picked us both.
G C Em D Em C
I spoke not a word in the cart to the farm but my heart beat in my throat.
Em C G D
My lodging was dry and my master fair and I gave him full measure,
Em C Bm C
But my envy grew like the corn in the field for in his house was my treasure.
G D Em C D
And I’d watch her carry water or drive cows from the byre,
G C Em D Em
And the heat from the sun made the corn grow strong and with it my desire
C Em C
Em C G D
I’d see her in my dreaming and in my dreams caress.
Em C Bm C
Her eyes her lips and her dark brown hair the curves beneath her dress.
G D Em C D
When harvest time it came at last so heavy was the task
G C Em D Em
That the women and the men worked side by side and I had her near at last.
C Em C Em C
Em C G D
So I swung harder with my scythe few words between us passed,
Em C Bm
And I cursed my tongue tied youthfulness and I hoped that she’d hear my
C
heart.
G D Em C D
When all was safely gathered in and we sat down to rest
G C Em D Em C
My trembling fingers touched her arm and she placed them on her breast.
Em C G D
And she turned to me as the sun went down and all my senses reeled,
Em C Bm C
As we lay there on the scented ground and the moon rose over the field.
G / D / Em / C D / G / C Em / C / Em / C / Em / C
Em C G D
She was safely gathered in my arms when from the barn
Em C Bm C
Drifted the sound of the violin and we hurried back to the farm.
G D Em C D
And all were dancing in the lantern light and music filled the air
G C Em D
And I thanked my stars for the harvest moon and the girl from the hiring
Em C Em C
fair.
G D Em C D
And all were dancing in the lantern light and music filled the air,
G C Em D
And I thanked my stars for the harvest moon, and the girl from the hiring
Em C Em C Em C
fair.
Girl From The Hiring Fair
Em C G D
I went down to the hiring fair, for to sell my labour,
Em C Bm
and I noticed a maid in the very next row and I hoped that she’d be my
C
neighbour.
G D Em C D
Imagine then o my delight when the farmer picked us both.
G C Em D Em C
I spoke not a word in the cart to the farm but my heart beat in my throat.
Em C G D
My lodging was dry and my master fair and I gave him full measure,
Em C Bm C
But my envy grew like the corn in the field for in his house was my treasure.
G D Em C D
And I’d watch her carry water or drive cows from the byre,
G C Em D Em
And the heat from the sun made the corn grow strong and with it my desire
C Em C
Em C G D
I’d see her in my dreaming and in my dreams caress.
Em C Bm C
Her eyes her lips and her dark brown hair the curves beneath her dress.
G D Em C D
When harvest time it came at last so heavy was the task
G C Em D Em
That the women and the men worked side by side and I had her near at last.
C Em C Em C
Em C G D
So I swung harder with my scythe few words between us passed,
Em C Bm
And I cursed my tongue tied youthfulness and I hoped that she’d hear my
C
heart.
G D Em C D
When all was safely gathered in and we sat down to rest
G C Em D Em C
My trembling fingers touched her arm and she placed them on her breast.
Em C G D
And she turned to me as the sun went down and all my senses reeled,
Em C Bm C
As we lay there on the scented ground and the moon rose over the field.
G / D / Em / C D / G / C Em / C / Em / C / Em / C
Em C G D
She was safely gathered in my arms when from the barn
Em C Bm C
Drifted the sound of the violin and we hurried back to the farm.
G D Em C D
And all were dancing in the lantern light and music filled the air
G C Em D
And I thanked my stars for the harvest moon and the girl from the hiring
Em C Em C
fair.
G D Em C D
And all were dancing in the lantern light and music filled the air,
G C Em D
And I thanked my stars for the harvest moon, and the girl from the hiring
Em C Em C Em C
fair.
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