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Title
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Carpenter's boy
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Singer
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Pillinger, John
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Song Lyrics
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Verse 1
It's of a carpenter's boy coming home from his work,
He hailed a most beautiful maid;
'O Betsy, love,' said he, 'Come sit down by me,
I'll tell you what I dreamed of last night.'
Verse 2
'Your dreams are more than is fated, I know.'
'I dreamt, love, I was lying by your side,
And now I am going to fetch up the cows,
Which are down in the meadows below.'
Verse 3
They both went together to fetch up the cows,
Which were down in the meadows so green;
And what they said there, I'll leave you to guess,
He told her the contents of his dream.
Verse 4
He says - 'My dearest Betsy, yonder is a church across these fields,
Not scarcely now half a mile it seems;
This couple they got married, and so happy they may be;
They often tell the tale of their dreams.
