In Sheffield Park- Ben Butcher (Hamp) c. 1955 REC
[From the Topic Album: Songs & Southern Breezes - Country Singers from Hampshire & Sussex; 1977. Recorded by Bob Copper between September 1954 and November 1957
R. Matteson 2017]
In Sheffield Park- sung by Ben Butcher of Popham, Hampshire; recorded by Bob Copper between September 1954 and November 1957
In Sheffield Park, O there did dwell
A brisk young lad, I loved him well,
He courted me my heart to gain,
Now he's gone and left me full of pain.
I went upstairs to make the bed
And laid me down and nothing said
My mistress came and told me say
What is the matter with you, my maid?
O mistress, mistress, you little know
What pain and sorrow I undergo
It's put your hand on my left breast
My panting heart can take no rest.
My mistress turned away with me
Some help, some help, little help for you,
No help, no help, no help I crave
Young William stole my heart away.
We'll gather green grass all for her bed
And a flowery pillow for her head
And the leaves that blow from tree to tree
Shall be the covering over me.