Biography:
Steeleye Span formed in 1969 from members of Fairport Convention and out of the ashes of Sweeney's Men creating a distinctive fusion of both British folk with electric rock music. The resulting first version of the band was formed by ex-Fairport bassist Ashley Hutchings and built around two pairs of vocalists, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior and Gay & Terry Woods. Rhythm was to be supplied largely by Hutchings' bass, and without drums.
Tensions between the band grew during the production in 1970 of their first album
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Other songs:
- Alison Gross
- All Around My Hat
- All Things Are Quite Silent
- Ancient Eyes
- Australia
- Babylon
- Barnet Fair
- Be Careful What You Wish For
- Beyond The Dreaming Place
- Black Jack Davy
- Bonny Black Hare
- Bonny Moorhen
- Brides Farewell
- Cam Ye Oer Frae France
- Captain Coulston
- Chanticleer
- Child Owlet
- Creeping Jane
- Dance With Me
- Dark
- Demon Lover
- Down In Yon Forest
- Drink Down The Moon
- Edward
- Edwin
- Erin
- False Knight On The Road
- Fire And Ice
- First Dance
- Fishermans Wife
- Following Me
- Gamble Gold
- Gaudete
- Go From My Window
- Gone To America
- Granny Aching
- Hares On The Mountain
- Hark The Herald Angels Sing
- Harvest Of The Moon
- Heir Of Linne
- Hiver
- I See His Blood Upon The Rose
- I Wish That I Never Was Wed
- Isabel
- Jack Hall
- John Barleycorn
- Just As The Tide
- Just One Heart
- King Henry
- Lady Isobel And The Elf Knight
- Let Her Go Down
- Locks And Bolts
- London
- Long Lankin
- Long
- Longbone
- Lord Elgin
- Lord Gregory
- Lord Randall
- Lovely On The Water
- Lowlands Of Holland
- Mantle Of Green
- Marigold
- Marrowbones
- Mistletoe Bough
- My Love
- Ned Ludd Part 1 Inclosure
- Ned Ludd Part 2 Rural Retreat
- New York Girls
- Now We Are Six
- One Misty Moisty Morning
- Our Captain Cried
- Padstow
- Peace On The Border
- Poor Old Soldier
- Prince Charlie Stuart
- Queen Mary
- Ranzo Mandolin
- Royal Forester
- Saucy Sailor
- Seagull
- See Amid The Winters Snow
- Seven Hundred Elves
- Shaking Of The Sheets
- Sheep
- Sheepcrook And Black Dog
- Sing We The Virgin Mary
- Sir James The Rose
- Some Rival
- Somewhere Along The Road
- Spotted Cow
- Take My Heart
- Tell Me Why
- The Blackleg Miner
- The Blacksmith
- The Bold Poachers
- The Brown Girl
- The Connemara Cradle Song
- The Cruel Mother
- The Dreamer And The Widow
- The First Nowell
- The Hard Times Of Old England
- The Hills Of Greenmore
- The Holly And The Ivy
- The Making Of A Man
- The Old Maid In The Garrett
- The Old Turf Fire
- The Prickly Bush
- The Song Will Remain
- The Story Of The Scullion King
- The Summer Lady
- The Three Sisters
- The Tricks Of London
- The Twelve Witches
- The Unquiet Grave
- The Ups And Downs
- The Water Is Wide
- The Wee Free Men
- The Wee Wee Man
- The Wife Of Ushers Well
- There Was A Wealthy Merchant
- Thornaby Woods
- To Know Him Is To Love Him
- Today In Bethlehem
- Twa Corbies
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Two Butchers
- Two Constant Lovers
- Two Magicians
- Unconquered Sun
- Underneath Her Apron
- Van Diemens Land
- We Shall Wear Midnight
- Whats The Life Of A Man
- When I Was On Horseback
- Where Are They Now
- Who Told The Butcher
- Whummil Bore
- You Will Burn
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SEVEN HUNDRED ELVES
Capo 1
[Chorus]
G D A Em
Seven hundred elves from out the wood
G D A Em
Foul and grim they were
G D A Em
Down to the farmer's house they went
G D A Em
His meat and drink to share
[verse]
G D A Em G D A Em
There was a farmer in the west and there he chose his ground
G D A Em G D A Em
He thought to spend the winter there and brought his hawk and hound
G D A Em G D A Em
He brought with him both hound and cock alone he begged to stay
G D A Em G D A Em
And all the deer that roamed the wood had cause to rue the day
[verse]
G D A Em G D A Em
He felled the oak, he felled the birch, the beech nor poplar spared
G D A Em G D A Em
And much was grieved the sullen elves at what the stranger dared
G D A Em G D A Em
He hewed him baulks and he hewed him beams with eager toil and haste
G D A Em G D A Em
Then up and spake the woodland elves: ``Who's come our wood to waste?’'
[Chorus]
G D A Em
Seven hundred elves from out the wood
G D A Em
Foul and grim they were
G D A Em
Down to the farmer's house they went
G D A Em
His meat and drink to share
[verse]
G D A Em G D A Em
Up and spake the biggest elf and grimly rolled his eyes:
G D A Em G D A Em
"We'll march upon the farmer's house and hold on him assize
G D A Em G D A Em
He's knocking down both wood and bower, he shows us great distain
G D A Em G D A Em
We'll make him rue the day he was born and taste of shame and pain.’'
[Chorus]
G D A Em
Seven hundred elves from out the wood
G D A Em
Foul and grim they were
G D A Em
Down to the farmer's house they went
G D A Em
His meat and drink to share
[verse]
G D A Em G D A Em
All the elves from out the wood began to dance and spring
G D A Em G D A Em
And marched towards the farmer's house their lengthy tails to swing
G D A Em G D A Em
The farmer from his window looked and quickly crossed his breast
G D A Em G D A Em
"Oh woe is me,'' the farmer cried, "The elves will be my guests.’'
[verse]
G D A Em G D A Em
In every nook he made a cross and all about the room
G D A Em G D A Em
And off flew many a frightened elf back to his forest gloom
G D A Em G D A Em
Some flew to the east, some flew to the west, some flew to the north away
G D A Em G D A Em
And some flew down the deep ravine and there forever stay
[Chorus]
G D A Em
Seven hundred elves from out the wood
G D A Em
Foul and grim they were
G D A Em
Down to the farmer's house they went
G D A Em
His meat and drink to share
Capo 1
[Chorus]
G D A Em
Seven hundred elves from out the wood
G D A Em
Foul and grim they were
G D A Em
Down to the farmer's house they went
G D A Em
His meat and drink to share
[verse]
G D A Em G D A Em
There was a farmer in the west and there he chose his ground
G D A Em G D A Em
He thought to spend the winter there and brought his hawk and hound
G D A Em G D A Em
He brought with him both hound and cock alone he begged to stay
G D A Em G D A Em
And all the deer that roamed the wood had cause to rue the day
[verse]
G D A Em G D A Em
He felled the oak, he felled the birch, the beech nor poplar spared
G D A Em G D A Em
And much was grieved the sullen elves at what the stranger dared
G D A Em G D A Em
He hewed him baulks and he hewed him beams with eager toil and haste
G D A Em G D A Em
Then up and spake the woodland elves: ``Who's come our wood to waste?’'
[Chorus]
G D A Em
Seven hundred elves from out the wood
G D A Em
Foul and grim they were
G D A Em
Down to the farmer's house they went
G D A Em
His meat and drink to share
[verse]
G D A Em G D A Em
Up and spake the biggest elf and grimly rolled his eyes:
G D A Em G D A Em
"We'll march upon the farmer's house and hold on him assize
G D A Em G D A Em
He's knocking down both wood and bower, he shows us great distain
G D A Em G D A Em
We'll make him rue the day he was born and taste of shame and pain.’'
[Chorus]
G D A Em
Seven hundred elves from out the wood
G D A Em
Foul and grim they were
G D A Em
Down to the farmer's house they went
G D A Em
His meat and drink to share
[verse]
G D A Em G D A Em
All the elves from out the wood began to dance and spring
G D A Em G D A Em
And marched towards the farmer's house their lengthy tails to swing
G D A Em G D A Em
The farmer from his window looked and quickly crossed his breast
G D A Em G D A Em
"Oh woe is me,'' the farmer cried, "The elves will be my guests.’'
[verse]
G D A Em G D A Em
In every nook he made a cross and all about the room
G D A Em G D A Em
And off flew many a frightened elf back to his forest gloom
G D A Em G D A Em
Some flew to the east, some flew to the west, some flew to the north away
G D A Em G D A Em
And some flew down the deep ravine and there forever stay
[Chorus]
G D A Em
Seven hundred elves from out the wood
G D A Em
Foul and grim they were
G D A Em
Down to the farmer's house they went
G D A Em
His meat and drink to share
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