"One Morning in May" genre: Celtic
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	Traditional English
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	Story Behind the Song I combined several sources to come up with my version of this traditional English song. Lyrics ONE MORNING IN MAY 1. One morning, one morning, one morning in May I spied a young couple, they were makin' their way. One was a lady so sweet and so fair And the other was a soldier and a brave volunteer. 2. "Well, good morning, good morning," said the soldier so free, "And where are you going my pretty lady?" "I'm goin out a-walkin' by the banks o' the sea Just to watch the waters gliding and hear the nightingale sing." 3. "And then may I go with you as we journey along? And may I go with you? I'll sing you a song. I'll sing "The Lady of London" and make the violin ring, As we watch the waters gliding and hear the nightingale sing." 4. Well they had not been walkin' but a moment or two, When out of his satchel a fiddle he drew. And the tune that he played made the violin ring, As they saw the waters gliding and heard the nightingale sing. 5. Said the soldier to the lady, "'Tis time to give o'er." "Oh, no, kind soldier, please play one tune more. I'd rather hear your fiddle at the touch of one string, Than to see the waters gliding and hear the nightingale sing." 6. So he tuned up his fiddle in a higher key. He played "The Shamrock of Erin," he played it so free. He played "The Lady of London" and made the violin ring, As they watched the waters gliding and heard the nightingale sing. 7. Said the lady to the soldier, "Won't you marry me?" "Oh no!" cried the soldier, "That never could be. I've a sweet wife in Scotland and children twice three, And you know thats a-plenty for a soldier like me." 8. "Goodbye," said the soldier with a parting caress. "Tomorrow I'm going to the throne of Queen Bess. And if ever I return it will be in the spring, Just to see the waters gliding and hear the nightingale sing." 9. "Farewell," said the lady as she gave him her hand. "I'll think of you often in Erin's fair land. Still, I'd rather hear your fiddle at the tap of one string, Than to see the waters gliding and hear the nightingale sing. Than to see the waters gliding and hear the nightingale sing."

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