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Merry Month of May​/​Coming Through The Rye

from By the River Bending by The Peacocks

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Twas in the pleasant month of May,
In the springtime of the year,
And down in yonder meadow
There runs a river clear.
See how the little fishes,
How they do sport and play;
Causes many a lad and many a lass
To go there a-making hay.

Then in comes the scythesman,
That meadow to mow down,
With his old leathered bottle
And the ale that runs so brown.
There's many a stout and a laboring man
Goes there his skill to try;
He works, he mows, he sweats, he blows,
And the grass cuts very dry.

It was just at one evening
As the sun was a-going down,
We saw the jolly piper
Come a-strolling through the town.
There he pulled out his tabor and pipes
And he made the valleys ring;
So we all put down our rakes and forks
And we left off haymaking.

We called for a dance
And we tripped it along;
We danced all round the haycocks
Till the rising of the sun.
When the sun did shine such a glorious light,
How the harmless birds did sing;
Each lad he took his lass in hand
And went back to his haymaking.

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from By the River Bending, released March 20, 2011
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The Peacocks Calgary, Alberta

The Peacocks are an unique blend of sparkling Celtic harp and warm vocals highlighted by beautiful flute descants. The Peacocks are made up by two sisters Talitha Peacock (harp) and Rachel Peacock (harp/flute) joined by Travis Friesen (vocals/guitar).

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