The Wanting Wife

A story of a wife who sends her husband poaching and thieving in the quest for riches, only to realise that she was richer in his company. How often we miss the treasures we have!

One whitened winter’s morning in the early light of day a young man he went walking for to walk he must away. He took with him no purse no pound, he took with him no pay. He took with him no gallant horse for to walk he must away.

Oh for you sir I will pray! Oh for you sir I will pray! Oh for you sir I will pray you’ll come back Christmas Day!

A walking did this young man go to find his fortune told, he’d left behind his wife so fine to fetch her weight in gold. She’d sent him out with nowt in hand, she’d sent him brave and bold, she’d sent him out a walking for to fetch her weight in gold.

He tried his hand at poaching for to catch an easy prey, he’d earn enough from spilling blood to bring her home his pay. With days so short and nights so cold he’d not be to complain, he quickly found his hands were bound and walk he did away.

He wandered down to Watchet town and took with him his coat, a knife in hand he’d find a man to steal from him his boat. But his hand it shook and trembled and he could not keep hold, he dropped the blade beneath the waves and walking he did go.

So one whitened winter’s morning in the early light of day, a young man he went walking for to home he must away. He took with him no purse no pound, he took with him no pay, he took with him no gallant horse for home he did make way.

“A walking darling I did go to find my fortune told, I left behind my wife so fine but not found any gold. Though I come home with nowt in hand I come home brave and bold, for I am not the kind of man to fetch your weight in gold”.

She took him by the shoulder, she turned her face away, she held his hand unto her breast and this to him did say “Oh I sent you out and lost my man, for I had lost my way! But prayer has bought you back to me in time for Christmas Day!”

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