Monkey Hair Lyrics

Martin Carthy & Eliza Carthy Monkey Hair

[Chorus:]
Monkey hair return to fire
And skirts the brown all passings for all
Then she cries, let no man's lies
Move through my wound and add to my soul raw
God of plunder, god of ill send my lull to distant hill
All to raise is drooping shells, impacing my heart in monkey hair

[Verse:]
Times are my mind takes flight, cloudy by day, fiery by night
Master of fire, break the sting in your tail
Is all well and wasted it's fruit less and frail
Flags are waving, banners fly, truth is marching, here am I
Winded and lonely, but stronger and clear
No coward to flinch, no trader to fear this

[Chorus:]
Monkey hair return to fire
And skirts the brown all passings for all
Then she cries, let no man's lies
Move through my wound and add to my soul raw
God of plunder, god of ill send my lull to distant hill
All to raise is drooping shells, impacing my heart in monkey hair