I Loved a Lass
Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger Lyrics


I once loved a lass an I loved her sae weel,
I hated a' ithers that spoke o' her ill.
But noo she's rewarded me weel for my love,
For she's gone tae be wed tae anither.

When I saw my love tae the kirk go
Wi" bride and bride maidens she made a fine sh
And I followed on wi' a hairt fu' o' woe
For she's gone tae be wed tae anither.
When I saw my love sit doon tae dine
I sat doon beside her and poured oot the wine
And I drank tae the lassie that should hae been
But she's gone tae be 'wed tae anither.

The men o' yon forest they askit o' me
How many strawberries grow in the saut sea?
I answered them back wi' a tear in my e'e
How many ships sail in the forest'?

O dig me a grave and dig it sae deep
And cover it owre wi' flooers sae sweet
And I will lie doon there and tak' a lang sleep.
And maybe in time I'll forget her.


Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.



Written by: TERRY COX, BERT JANSCH, JACQUI MCSHEE, JOHN RENBOURN, DANNY THOMPSON, PD TRADITIONAL

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18AnniCheppalle

I once loved a lass and I loved her so well
I hated all others that spoke of her ill
But now, she's rewarded me well for my love
For she's gone to be wed to another
..
When I saw my love go through the church doors
With bride and bridesmaiden, they made a fine show
And I followed along with my heart full of woe
For now she is wed to another
..
When I saw my love a-sit down to dine
I sat down beside her and I poured out the wine
And I drank to the lass that should have been mine
But now she is wed to another
..
The men of yon forest, they ask it of me
"How many strawberries grow in the salt sea?"
And I ask of them back with a tear in my eye
"How many ships sail in the forest?"
..
So, dig me a grave and dig it so deep
And cover it over with flowers so sweet
And I'll turn in for to take a long sleep
And maybe in time I'll forget her
..
So, they dug him a grave and they dug it so deep
And covered it over with flowers so sweet
And he's turned in for to take a long sleep
And maybe by now he's forgotten.
..



All comments from YouTube:

18AnniCheppalle

I once loved a lass and I loved her so well
I hated all others that spoke of her ill
But now, she's rewarded me well for my love
For she's gone to be wed to another
..
When I saw my love go through the church doors
With bride and bridesmaiden, they made a fine show
And I followed along with my heart full of woe
For now she is wed to another
..
When I saw my love a-sit down to dine
I sat down beside her and I poured out the wine
And I drank to the lass that should have been mine
But now she is wed to another
..
The men of yon forest, they ask it of me
"How many strawberries grow in the salt sea?"
And I ask of them back with a tear in my eye
"How many ships sail in the forest?"
..
So, dig me a grave and dig it so deep
And cover it over with flowers so sweet
And I'll turn in for to take a long sleep
And maybe in time I'll forget her
..
So, they dug him a grave and they dug it so deep
And covered it over with flowers so sweet
And he's turned in for to take a long sleep
And maybe by now he's forgotten.
..

Abb4

He sings this so beautifully and simply.

Arkybark

I love the brisk, outwardly unemotional way Ewan sings this, even if it may be a bit flippant for the subject matter. Most of the other interpretations are too maudlin for my taste.

Alex Morris

Great song ,,,some man ,,,,traditional music at its best,

Brandulph Christophersen

Great... just GREAT!

vincent insomnicide

pure beauty.

sandra morey

Just a simple lost love song, done so well by Ewan MacColl. Later Bob Dylan put new words about the bombing of the church in Birmingham Ala where little girls died. Birmingham Sunday..

Weez L

I love this song :'( x (I hope so! )

Jennifer Zoller

🌸🌸🌸💓 MAGIC 💓🌸🌸🌸
( I still love you..........)

Feras Harbi

Outlander vibes.

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