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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[Intro]
D E D E D E D E
[Verse]
D E F#m
It's of two noble butchers, as I have heard men say
E E7
Started out from London, all on a market day
A D A E E7
And as they were a-riding as fast as they could ride
E D E F#m
"Oh, stop your horse," says Johnson, "for I hear some woman cry"
D E F#m
"I will not stop," says Wilson, "I will not stop," says he
E D E
"I will not stop," says Wilson, "for robbed we shall be"
[Verse]
A D A E E7
Johnson, he got off his horse, searched the woods all 'round
A D E F#m
And there he spied a woman with her hair pinned to the ground
D E F#m
"How came you here, dear woman? How came you here fast bound?
E E7
How came you here this morning, with your hair pinned to the ground?"
A D A E E7
"They robbed me, they stripped me, they left me here fast bound
A D E F#m
They left me here this morning, with my hair pinned to the ground"
[Chorus]
D
May god keep all good people
E
May god keep all good people
F#m D E A D F#m E
May god keep all good people from such bad company....
[Verse]
D E F#m
Then Johnson, he being a valiant man and a man of courage bold
E E7
He took his coat from off his back to keep her from the cold
A D A E E7
And as they were a-riding as fast as they could ride
A D E F#m
She put a whistle to her mouth and she gave three shivering cries
[Verse]
D E F#m
Up jumped three bold and swaggering men with swords all in their hands
E E7
Who then commanded Johnson, commanded him to stand
A D A E E7
"I'll stop, I'll stand," says Johnson, "as long as I can stand
A D E F#m
For never was I, in all me life, afraid of any man"
[Chorus]
D
May god keep all good people
E
May god keep all good people
F#m D E A D F#m E
May god keep all good people from such bad company....
[Instrumental]
A D F#m E
[Verse]
D E F#m
Oh, two of them he quickly slew and the third he did not mind
E E7
Till the false young woman took a knife and stabbed him from behind
A D A E E7
Poor Johnson he spun round about and he fell down to the ground
A D E F#m
And he cursed that wretched woman who gave him his death wound
[Verse]
D E F#m
Now the day it being a market day, there were people travelling by
E E7
Who saw the awful murder, who saw poor Johnson die
A D A E E7
Now Johnson he was a valiant man, and a valiant man was he
A D E F#m
May god keep all good people from such bad company
[Chorus]
D
May god keep all good people
E
May god keep all good people
F#m D E A D F#m E
May god keep all good people from such bad company....
[Outro]
A D F#m E
A D F#m E
A D F#m E
D E D E D E D E
[Verse]
D E F#m
It's of two noble butchers, as I have heard men say
E E7
Started out from London, all on a market day
A D A E E7
And as they were a-riding as fast as they could ride
E D E F#m
"Oh, stop your horse," says Johnson, "for I hear some woman cry"
D E F#m
"I will not stop," says Wilson, "I will not stop," says he
E D E
"I will not stop," says Wilson, "for robbed we shall be"
[Verse]
A D A E E7
Johnson, he got off his horse, searched the woods all 'round
A D E F#m
And there he spied a woman with her hair pinned to the ground
D E F#m
"How came you here, dear woman? How came you here fast bound?
E E7
How came you here this morning, with your hair pinned to the ground?"
A D A E E7
"They robbed me, they stripped me, they left me here fast bound
A D E F#m
They left me here this morning, with my hair pinned to the ground"
[Chorus]
D
May god keep all good people
E
May god keep all good people
F#m D E A D F#m E
May god keep all good people from such bad company....
[Verse]
D E F#m
Then Johnson, he being a valiant man and a man of courage bold
E E7
He took his coat from off his back to keep her from the cold
A D A E E7
And as they were a-riding as fast as they could ride
A D E F#m
She put a whistle to her mouth and she gave three shivering cries
[Verse]
D E F#m
Up jumped three bold and swaggering men with swords all in their hands
E E7
Who then commanded Johnson, commanded him to stand
A D A E E7
"I'll stop, I'll stand," says Johnson, "as long as I can stand
A D E F#m
For never was I, in all me life, afraid of any man"
[Chorus]
D
May god keep all good people
E
May god keep all good people
F#m D E A D F#m E
May god keep all good people from such bad company....
[Instrumental]
A D F#m E
[Verse]
D E F#m
Oh, two of them he quickly slew and the third he did not mind
E E7
Till the false young woman took a knife and stabbed him from behind
A D A E E7
Poor Johnson he spun round about and he fell down to the ground
A D E F#m
And he cursed that wretched woman who gave him his death wound
[Verse]
D E F#m
Now the day it being a market day, there were people travelling by
E E7
Who saw the awful murder, who saw poor Johnson die
A D A E E7
Now Johnson he was a valiant man, and a valiant man was he
A D E F#m
May god keep all good people from such bad company
[Chorus]
D
May god keep all good people
E
May god keep all good people
F#m D E A D F#m E
May god keep all good people from such bad company....
[Outro]
A D F#m E
A D F#m E
A D F#m E
Stef Chura
Stef Ekkel
Stef Lang
Stefan Andersson
Stefan Demert