Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger - The False Lover Won Back (Lyrics) [HD]

Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger sing the traditional ballad 'The False Lover Won Back' from the 1959 Ewan MacColl with Peggy Seeger Tradition album 'Classic Scots Ballads'. The lyrics are in the video and below with comments about the song and singers.
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The False Lover Won Back (Singers: Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger)
The sun shines high on yonder hill
And low in yonder dell
The place where me and my love dwells
The sun, it never goes doon
Bonny love, the sun, it never goes doon
"Gae saddle to me
The bonny black steed
Or saddle to me the broon
That I may ride a' aroond, bonny love
That I may ride a' aroond"
Bonny love, that I may ride a' aroond
"It's when will ye be back, bonny love?
It's when will ye be hame?"
"When the heather hills are nine times brunt
And all grown green again"
Bonny love, and all grown green again
"O, that's ower lang tae bide awa'
That's ower lang fae hame
The baby that's nae born yet
Will be ower lang wantin' its name"
Bonny love, will be ower lang wantin' its name
He turned aboot his high horse heid
And fast awa' rode he
And she's kilted up her gay clothin
And fast, fast followed she
Bonny love, and fast, fast followed she
The firsten toon that they cam tae
He bocht her hose and sheen
And he bade her rue and return noo
And nae mair follow him
Bonny love, and nae more follow him
"It's love for love that I do want
Love for love again
It's hard when I like ye sae weel
And ye nae me again"
Bonny love, and ye nae me again
The neesten toon that they cam til
He bocht her a brooch and ring
And he bade her rue and return noo
And nae mair follow him
Bonny love, and nae mair follow him
"It's love for love that I do want
Love for love again
It's hard when I like ye sae weel
And ye nae me again"
Bonny love, and ye nae me again
The neesten toon that they cam til
He bocht her a weddin' ring
And he bade her dry her rosy cheeks
And he would tak her wi' him
Bonny love, and he would tak her wi' him
"It's love, for love, that I do want
Love for love again
And there's nane but you for me, bonny love
And there's nane but you for me"
Bonny love, and there's nane but you for me
There's comfort for the comfortless
And honey for the bee
"And there's nane for you but me, bonny love
And there's nane for you but me"
Bonny love, and there's nane for you but me
"It's love for love that I hae got
Love for love again
So turn your high horse heid aboot
And we will ride for hame"
Bonny love, and we will ride for hame
Songwriter: Traditional song (Child #218)
[Lyrics from genius.com]
Personnel: Ewan MacColl - Vocals, Peggy Seeger - Backing Vocals, Banjo, Guitar.
Wikipedia states:
Chile #218 (The False Lover Won Back): A young man deserts his lover for a fairer maid who lives far away. His former love follows him from town to town. Trying to get her to return home, he bribes her with gifts. In the end, he falls in love with her again and as a final gift buys her a wedding gown (or ring).
James Henry Miller (25 January 1915 - 22 October 1989), better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was a folk singer-songwriter, folk song collector, labour activist and actor. Born in England to Scottish parents, he is known as one of the instigators of the 1960s folk revival as well as for writing such songs as "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Dirty Old Town".
MacColl collected hundreds of traditional folk songs, including the version of "Scarborough Fair" later popularised by Simon & Garfunkel, and released dozens of albums with A.L. Lloyd, Peggy Seeger and others, mostly of traditional folk songs.
Margaret "Peggy" Seeger (born June 17, 1935) is an American folk singer. She has lived in Britain for more than 60 years, and was married to the singer and songwriter Ewan MacColl until his death in 1989.