LT 51 A Kiss In The Morning Early 
                                                   Traditional

'Twas early one morning a young maid arose
And dressed herself up in the finest of clothes
Then off to the shoemaker's shop sure she goes
For the kiss in the morning early, a kiss in the morning early 

The cobbler awoke and he soon let her in
His awl and his hammer were neat as a pin
And he had the will for to greet her so slim
With a kiss in the morning early, a kiss in the morning early 

O Cobbler, o cobbler, we soon we'll be wed
And lieing together in the big feather bed
So give me two shoes with two buckles of red
For my kiss in the morning early, a kiss in the morning early 

The maid hid the shoes at the back of her waist
And praised his good courting and shoemaker's taste
Then home to her father she mournfully faced
For it was in the morning early, it was in the morning early 

O Father, o Father, I've got me a man
And he is the one I will wed if I can
As handsome as ever in leather did stand
For a kiss in the morning early, a kiss in the morning early 

Her father was thinking and thinking again
For to wed her to riches and having them for him
Who knows but it might be a prince or a king
She met in the morning early, that she met in the morning early 

Who knows but it might be a jobber from town
Or a wealthy sea captain who's sailed the world round
A man with some thousands and thousands of pounds
who she met in the morning early, met in the morning early

Her father was smiling, and his daughter embraced
But touching the buckles he drew back in haste
He spied the red shoes that were tied round her waist
And it was in the morning early, it was in the morning early 

O daughter, o daughter, he started to shout
When he had discovered what she was about
Who knows 'twas none but that old cobbling clout
That you met in the morning early, you met in the morning early

Performer Kataryna Dragonweaver