Where the river bends ,
and fishing boats were moored ,
for it is by these tranquil waters I have seen her walk .
Now There was a house apron a hill ,
Where the rich found time to mame and ****.
where the foxgloves lined up all in a row .
Underneath there were fields
and meadows a glow .
Where men who owned but a farthing in rent ,
who toiled for their Lords ,
every day the good Lord sent .
And there was a river where I first met you ,
for you’re eyes were as bright as. the flowers in you’re basket ,
fragile and blue .
“ Tuppence a ha penny each one in bloom
There are fox gloves and roses ,
both picked for spring ,
and daffodils a plenty all singing in tune ,”
half way to paradise if i bought the moon
I thought to myself as I stood by you’re side .
But I wanted from you a flower so dainty and rare ,
tucked away in your basket ,
you were hoping I wouldn’t see it there .
“ Oh please not that one you said with a smile
That one I have set aside ,
You see the man who picks that flower ,
it is with him I must reside .
please buy from me foxgloves or a rose ,
purple white or yellow and red ,
for there are so many “
So I bid her farewell
and off she went ,
to find her lover by the banks of the Afon Nedd .
And as I was walking away the men soon came ,
In search of a flower as rare as her name.
A stranger rode with his lover into town ,
to buy a flower of love .
For he heard long ago
from a place he didn’t know ,
that if you bought foxgloves and roses ,
from the Afron Nedd
You will end up in bed !
“ Oh won’t you buy this one sir I picked it just for you ?
for you are the one that makes my heart go boom ,
Up to castell Nedd where the flowers are of violet , pink , and blue .”
“ But mame said the.man my wife wants th3 Roses and foxgloves
of love not your dainty rare flower O heavens above .”
So now she goes rambling I have seen her alone ,
alone with her most precious flower all on her own .
Walking through the beacons alone and forlorn ,
when I take my horse a riding though fields and planes .
And I still love her dearly if she would just give me a chance ,
to pick that dainty flower ,
and unpick the lock on her heart .
