the furrow collective - wild and wicked youth lyrics
in london town i was bred and born
in the tyburn’s ground, there i died of scorn
i served my time to a saddler’s trade
i was always counted but a roving blade
for at seventeen i took a wife
i loved her dearly as i loved my life
all for to maintain her both fine and gay
i took up robbing on the king’s highway
i robbed lord dukes, i do declare
and lovely nancy with the golden hair
we shuttered up the shutters and bid them goodnight
then we carried the gold to our heart’s delight
through covеnt garden i made my way
with my pretty blowеn to see the play
till fielding’s gang did me pursue
taken was i by the cursed crew
when i’m dead and carried to my grave
a pleasant funeral let me have
six highwaymen to carry me
give them broadswords and sweet liberty
six blooming girls to bear up my pall
give them white gloves and pink ribbons all
and when i’m dead they may tell the truth
there goes a wild and a wicked youth
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