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Well, I went down to the hiring fair for to sell my labour

I noticed a maid in the very next row and

I hoped she’d be my neighbour

Imagine then my delight when the farmer picked us both

I spoke not a word on the cart to the farm

But my heart beat in my throat

Well, my lodgings were dry and my master fair

And I gave him full measure

But my envy grew like the corn in the field

For in his house was my treasure

I’d watch her carry water or drive cows from the byre

And the heat from the sun made the corn grow strong

And with it my desire

Well, I’d see her in my dreaming, and in my dreams caress

Her eyes, her lips, and her dark brown hair

The curves beneath her dress

When harvest time it came at last, so heavy was the task

That the women and the men worked side by side

And I had her near at last

So I swung harder with my scythe. Few words between us passed

And I cursed my tongue-tied youthfulness

And hoped that she’d hear my heart

When all was safely gathered in, and we sat down to rest

My trembling fingers touched her arm and

She placed them on her breast

And then she turned to me as the sun went down

And all my senses reeled

As we lay there on the scented ground and

The moon rose over the field. Hmmm…

Well she was safely gathered in my arms when from the barn

Drifted the sound of a violin and we hurried back to the farm

And all were dancing in the lantern light and music filled the air

And I thanked my stars for the harvest moon and

The girl from the hiring fair

And all were dancing in the lantern light and music filled the air

And I thanked my stars for the harvest moon and

The girl from the hiring fair

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