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Four Loom Weaver

from True North by Johnny Campbell

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Recorded on the slopes of Gragareth / Green Hill, Lancashire' highest point.

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I’m a four loom weaver, as anyone knows.
I’ve nowt to eat and I’ve worn out m’ clothes.
M’ clogs are both broken, and stockings I’ve none.
You’d scarce gi’s tuppence for owt I’ve got on.

Old Billy O’ Bent, kept telling me long
We mayn’t had better times if I’d nobbut held m’ tongue.
I’ve held m’ tongue til I near lost m’ breath,
And I feel in m’ heart that I’ll soon clem to death.

I’m a four loom weaver, as anyone knows.
I’ve nowt to eat and I’ve worn out m’ clothes.
Old Billy were reet, but he ne’er were clemmed,
He ne’er picked o’er in his life.

We held out for six weeks, thought each day were the last.
We tarried and shifted til we were quite fast.
We lived upon nettles when nettles were good.
And Waterloo Porridge were best to us as food.

Our Margaret declares, if hoo’d clothes to put on,
Hoo’d go up t’ London to see the great man.
And if things didn’t alter when there hoo’d been
Hoo’ swears hoo’d fight til there blood up to th’ e’en.

I’m a four loom weaver as anyone knows.
I’ve nowt to eat and I’ve worn out m’ clothes.
Stockings I’ve none, nor looms to weave on,
I’ve woven mesen t’ far end.

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from True North, track released January 26, 2024
Johnny Campbell - Vocals

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Johnny Campbell England, UK

Johnny has performed over 600 shows, toured 22 countries from USA, Mainland & E.Europe, Scandinavia & Nordic countries.

Performing established festivals such as Belladrum Festival & Tradfest Edinburgh & being billed with BBC Folk award nominees & winners in recent years such as Stick In the Wheel, Martin Carthy, Ye Vagabonds, Lankum, Daoiri Farrell, Ewan McLennan, The Men They Couldn't Hang. ... more

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