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
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
Em C D Em
Em C D Em
C F C G
C F C G
C F C G
Am G Em
Em C D Em
[Verse]
Am G
'Twas down by Carterhaugh Father
C G Em
Between the water and the wall
Am G
There I met with a wee, wee man
C G Em
And he was the least that ever I saw
[Verse]
Am G
His legs were scarce a finger's length
C G Em
And thick and nimble was his knee
Am G
Between his eyes a flee could go
C G Em
Between his shoulders inches three
[Chorus]
C F C G
His beard was long and white as a swan
C F C G
His robe was neither green nor grey
C F C G
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
Am G Em
And he sank and he's fainted clean away
[Instrumental]
Em C D Em
[Verse]
Am G
He's lifted up a stone, six feet in height
C G Em
And flung it farther than I could see
Am G
And though I'd been a giant born
C G Em
I'd never had lifted it to my knee
[Verse]
Am G
“Wee Wee Man, but thou art strong
C G Em
Tell me where thy dwelling be”
Am G
“It's down beneath yon bonny green bower
C G Em
Though you must come with me and see”
[Chorus]
C F C G
His beard was long and white as a swan
C F C G
His robe was neither green nor grey
C F C G
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
Am G Em
And he sank and he's fainted clean away
[Instrumental]
Em C D Em
[Verse]
Am G
We rode on and we sped on
C G Em
Until we came to a bonny green hall
Am G
The roof was made of the beaten gold
C G Em
And purest crystal was the floor
[Verse]
Am G
There were pipers playing on every stair
C G Em
And ladies dancing in glistering green
Am G
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
C G Em
And the man and the hall no more were seen
[Chorus]
C F C G
His beard was long and white as a swan
C F C G
His robe was neither green nor grey
C F C G
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
Am G Em
And he sank and he's fainted clean away
[Chorus]
C F C G
His beard was long and white as a swan
C F C G
His robe was neither green nor grey
C F C G
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
Am G Em
And he sank and he's fainted clean away
[Outro]
Em C D Em
Em C D Em
Em C D Em
C F C G
C F C G
C F C G
Am G Em
Em C D Em
[Verse]
Am G
'Twas down by Carterhaugh Father
C G Em
Between the water and the wall
Am G
There I met with a wee, wee man
C G Em
And he was the least that ever I saw
[Verse]
Am G
His legs were scarce a finger's length
C G Em
And thick and nimble was his knee
Am G
Between his eyes a flee could go
C G Em
Between his shoulders inches three
[Chorus]
C F C G
His beard was long and white as a swan
C F C G
His robe was neither green nor grey
C F C G
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
Am G Em
And he sank and he's fainted clean away
[Instrumental]
Em C D Em
[Verse]
Am G
He's lifted up a stone, six feet in height
C G Em
And flung it farther than I could see
Am G
And though I'd been a giant born
C G Em
I'd never had lifted it to my knee
[Verse]
Am G
“Wee Wee Man, but thou art strong
C G Em
Tell me where thy dwelling be”
Am G
“It's down beneath yon bonny green bower
C G Em
Though you must come with me and see”
[Chorus]
C F C G
His beard was long and white as a swan
C F C G
His robe was neither green nor grey
C F C G
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
Am G Em
And he sank and he's fainted clean away
[Instrumental]
Em C D Em
[Verse]
Am G
We rode on and we sped on
C G Em
Until we came to a bonny green hall
Am G
The roof was made of the beaten gold
C G Em
And purest crystal was the floor
[Verse]
Am G
There were pipers playing on every stair
C G Em
And ladies dancing in glistering green
Am G
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
C G Em
And the man and the hall no more were seen
[Chorus]
C F C G
His beard was long and white as a swan
C F C G
His robe was neither green nor grey
C F C G
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
Am G Em
And he sank and he's fainted clean away
[Chorus]
C F C G
His beard was long and white as a swan
C F C G
His robe was neither green nor grey
C F C G
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
Am G Em
And he sank and he's fainted clean away
[Outro]
Em C D Em
Stef Chura
Stef Ekkel
Stef Lang
Stefan Andersson
Stefan Demert