Come write me down (The Wedding Song)
Come write me down, ye powers above, the man that first created love,
For I've a diamond in my eye Wherein all my joys and comforts lie,
Wherein all my joys and comforts lie.I will give you gold, I will give you pearl if you can fancy me, dear girl,
Rich costly robes that you shall wear If you can fancy me, my dear,
If you can fancy me, my dear.It's not your gold shall me entice to leave off pleasures to be a wife
For I don't mean or intend at all To be at any young man's call,
To be at any young man's call.Then go your way you scornful dame since you've proved false I'll prove the same
For I don't care but I shall find Some other fair maid to my mind,
Some other fair maid to my mind.Oh, stay young man don't be in haste you seem afraid your time will waste
Let reason rule your roving mind And unto you I will prove kind,
And unto you I will prove kind.So to Church they went that very next day and were married by asking
as I've heard say,
So now that girl she is his wife She will prove his comforts day and night,
She will prove his comforts day and night.So now his trouble and sorrow is past his joy and comfort has come at last
That girl to him always said, Nay, She will prove his comforts night and day,
She will prove his comforts night and day.
"Come write me down" is sung by John Copper and Jon Dudley on the first Coppersongs LP. It's printed in The Copper Family Song Book and in Bob Copper's book, A Song for Every Season. Bob and John Copper sing it on The Folksound of Britain.New: 29 November 1998 | Now: 31 May 2001 | Garry Gillard fecit