1) an English folk … Read Full Bio ↴There are numerous artists named Sam Lee, including:
1) an English folk musician
2) a Korean artist
3) a Taiwanese artist
1) Sam Lee is a folk-singer, song-collector, promoter, radio host, TV personality, teacher and owner of a restless mind luckily powered with generous supplies of optimistic energy.
He's a natural singer but the practice was new to him until his first encounter with folk-song some six years ago, an epiphany that compelled him to abandon his work as a visual artist, teacher of wilderness survival and part-time burlesque dancer and go in search of the last custodians of the living traditions, the Gypsy Traveller community.
He spent a four-year apprenticeship under the legendary, late Scottish Traveller Stanley Robertson - last of the great ballad singers - becoming the musical 'next of kin' to Stanley's vast repertoire of songs which, with his band, he interprets using unconventional instrumentation and arrangements, challenging preconceptions of what 'traditional folk' should sound like.
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2) Sam Lee is a Korean artist
3) Sam Lee is a Taiwanese artist
Wild Wood Amber
Sam Lee Lyrics
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Climbing at walls in the white wood
And the pink and wild roses
All around us they stood
And you took off your apron
And sheltered me
Lovely Johnny
Oh lovely Johnny
And all the colour of amber of my love’s hair
And it’s two blue eyes
They enticed me
And his ruby lips
They being soft and fine
For many’s the time they were
Pressed to mine
Oh i’ll go fishing in yonder’s brook
And i’ll catch my love
With a line and a hook
And if he loves me as I love him
No man on earth can cut us in two
Lovely Johnny
Lovely Johnny do you remember the time
When you promised you’d marry me
Above all womankind
You pulled of your apron
Sheltered me from all wind
Lovely Johnny
Lovely Johnny
What has altered your mind
Oh i wish, i wish
But it’s all in vain
And i wish to God
I’m a maiden again
But a maiden again
I will never more be
Til apples grow on an orange tree
For these apples are ripe
But they soon get rotten
A young man’s heart
It soon grows cold
What car i for the world of pleasure
All i want is an honest young man
Lovely Johnny
Lovely Johnny
What has altered your mind
When you’d promise you’d marry me
Above all womankind
And you pulled off your apron
Sheltered me from all wind
Lovely Johnny
Lovely Johnny
What has altered your mind
The Wild Wild Berry is a hauntingly beautiful folk song that tells the story of unrequited love and betrayal. The song begins with imagery of a wild forest fire encroaching on the singer and their lover. The fire represents the passion between the two and the danger of it burning out of control. However, the lover takes off their apron and shelters the singer from the fire, showing their care and love for them. The chorus asks what has altered Lovely Johnny's mind, hinting that something has changed between them.
The second verse focuses on the singer's love for their partner and how they were attracted to their physical features. However, the repetition of the chorus highlights the confusion and hurt the singer feels because Johnny has seemingly changed his mind about their relationship. The singer longs for things to go back to the way they were when Johnny promised to marry them above all other women.
The final verse is a lament of the singer's situation. They wish they could be a maiden again, free from the heartbreak that comes with love. But the reality is that once a woman gives herself to a man, she cannot become pure again. The stanza ends with the singer accepting that young men's hearts are fickle, and all they want is an honest man. The final chorus asks again, what has altered Lovely Johnny's mind, highlighting the confusion and despair of the singer.
Overall, The Wild Wild Berry is a poignant song about love and betrayal, beautifully sung by Sam Lee and accompanied by Daniel Pemberton's haunting score.
Line by Line Meaning
All the fire’s
The flames are burning brightly
Climbing at walls in the white wood
The fire is spreading up the walls of the white woods
And the pink and wild roses
The roses around us are pink and wild
All around us they stood
The roses stood all around us
And you took off your apron
You removed your apron
And sheltered me
You protected me from the fire
Lovely Johnny
Addressing the person named Johnny in an affectionate way
Oh lovely Johnny
Continued address to Johnny with affection
What has altered your mind
Asking Johnny what has caused his change in behavior or thinking
And all the colour of amber of my love’s hair
Describing the color of the artist's love's hair as amber
And it’s two blue eyes
Describing the color of the singer's love's eyes as blue
They enticed me
The eyes of the artist's love attracted and tempted the artist
And his ruby lips
Describing the color of the singer's love's lips as ruby
They being soft and fine
The lips of the singer's love are soft and delicate
For many’s the time they were
The singer has shared kisses with their love many times
Pressed to mine
The artist's love has kissed the artist multiple times
Oh i’ll go fishing in yonder’s brook
The artist plans to go fishing in the nearby brook
And i’ll catch my love
The singer is hoping to catch their love through fishing
With a line and a hook
Using traditional fishing equipment to catch their love
And if he loves me as I love him
If the artist's love returns their love, their love will not be broken
No man on earth can cut us in two
No one can come between their love
Oh i wish, i wish
The artist expresses a desire
But it’s all in vain
The singer understands that their wish is unlikely to come true
And i wish to God
The artist reinforces their wish by calling upon God
I’m a maiden again
The singer wishes to be a maiden again
But a maiden again
The singer acknowledges that they cannot be a maiden again
I will never more be
The singer has accepted that they cannot return to their past state
Til apples grow on an orange tree
The artist believes that something very unlikely will have to happen before they can return to their past state
For these apples are ripe
Referring to the current state of the apples, which are ready for picking
But they soon get rotten
The apples will not remain fresh for long
A young man’s heart
Referring to the heart of a young man
It soon grows cold
A young man's heart can grow cold quickly
What car i for the world of pleasure
The artist is not interested in worldly pleasures
All i want is an honest young man
The artist desires an honest, trustworthy man
When you’d promise you’d marry me
Reminiscing about Johnny's promises of marriage
Above all womankind
Johnny promised to marry the artist instead of anyone else
And you pulled off your apron
Describing Johnny's actions of removing his apron
Sheltered me from all wind
Johnny protected the singer from any wind that may have been blowing
What has altered your mind
Asking Johnny what has caused his change in behavior or thinking
Lovely Johnny
Addressing the person named Johnny in an affectionate way
Lovely Johnny
Continued address to Johnny with affection
What has altered your mind
Asking Johnny what has caused his change in behavior or thinking
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Gerry Driver, Samuel Lee
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