The Brown Girl Songtext
von Steeleye Span

I′m as brown as brown can be,
My eyes are black as sloe.
I'm as brick as a night-time nightingale
As wild as the forest doe.

My love was high and proud,
A fortune by his side.
But a fairer maiden than ever i′ll be
He took to his bride.

He sent me a letter of love,
He sent it from the town.
He wrote to tell me his love was gone
Because i was so brown.

I sent back his letter of love,
And in anger i wrote down.
Your love is wasted on such as me,
Because i am so brown.


I'll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day.
I'll do as much for you as any maiden may.
I′ll make you rue the very day that you were born.
I′m a bonny brown girl.

I heard not another word more,
Until six months passed by.
A doctor said he had a broken heart,
Without me he would die.

I went to his bedside,
I walked and never ran.
I laughed so loud and then louder still
All at this love-sick man.

I'll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day.
I′ll do as much for you as any maiden may.
I'll make you rue the very day that you were born.
I′m a bonny brown girl.

"I prithee forget," said he,
"I prithee forget and forgive
Oh, grant me just a little space
That i may be well and live."


I'll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day.
I′ll do as much for you as any maiden may.
I'll make you rue the very day that you were born.
I'm a bonny brown girl.

I′ll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day
For twelve months and a day.
You′ll die for betraying a bonny brown girl
All on one summer's day.

I′ll dance upon your grave for twelve months and a day.
I'll do as much for you as any maiden may.
I′ll make you rue the very day that you were born.
I'm a bonny brown girl