Eggs In Her Basket-Martin Carthy

[ti:Eggs In Her Basket] [ar:Martin Carthy] [al:Right Of Passage] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Eggs In Her Basket - Martin Carthy [00:05.01]It is of two sailor lads both set out a walking [00:11.58]With their pockets a being both lined with gold [00:16.71]As they went a walking and civilly talking [00:22.39]Oh some fair pretty damsel they do behold [00:27.94] [00:29.63]Oh one of those young men [00:32.68]Should I chance for to carry your basket [00:37.30]Oh there's eggs in the basket oh do take care [00:42.28]And if you should chance to out walk me [00:47.63]At the half way house you'll find me later there [00:53.60] [00:55.53]These two young men oh they start out boldly [01:00.46] [01:00.99]Until they come to the half way house [01:05.91]And it's landlord oh landlord [01:08.22]Go start the kitchen [01:11.43]Oh for you'll need your saucepan and skillet now [01:15.99]And it's landlord oh landlord [01:18.22]Take back the blanket [01:21.26]Oh for we'll give you bacon and eggs to fry [01:27.09] [01:28.28]Oh that landlord went out to the basket [01:33.53]A thinking he'd got eggs to fry [01:38.36]Oh say young man ain't you mistaken [01:43.20]Oh for in this basket we've got a child [01:49.10] [01:50.57]Up steps this young Nancy [01:52.99]Oh dearest Nancy [01:56.22]That he'd taken to bed on last whitsuntide [02:01.15]We got this young child since I take your fancy [02:05.49] [02:06.56]So now the gay fiddler you've got to pay [02:13.11] [02:14.41]That child's not ours lovely Nancy [02:19.52]He's no babe of mine nor no friend's beside [02:24.43]Here's fifty golds I'll give anybody [02:29.38]If she'll take care of this little child [02:35.66]Oh I will take it I'll kindly treat it [02:41.07]If you will say all my money's paid [02:47.95] [02:49.80]Oh that young man went up to the basket [02:55.07]He's kicked it around and around the floor [02:59.35]Woo since it is done I will surely pay it [03:04.81]But damn me if I do eat eggs any more