Bright Colours from Sheltermore by Kevin Adams

Bright Colours
(The Carter)

When I were a young man I went with a team,
And me only delight was in keeping them clean.
With brushes and curries I'd show their bright colours,
And the name that they gave I was hearty good fellow.

As ever at evening when I goes to my bed,
The thought of my horses comes into my head.
And I rise the next morning with something to eat,
Just as soon as I can get my shoes on my feet.

And when we goes driving out on the highway,
When light goes my load then I gives them some hay;
And I gives them some water when we comes to a pond,
And after they've drunk, boys, go steadily on.

My feet do grow weary a-walking by their side,
And I says to myself, "You must get up and ride,"
And as I was riding I made a new song,
And as I do sing you must learn it along.

When I were a young man I went with a team,
And me only delight was in keeping them clean.
With brushes and curries I'd show their bright colours,
And the name that they gave I was hearty good fellow.

Traditional

• Acoustic
• Carter
• English folk
• Folk
• Working horses
• songwriter
• traditional folk
• traditional song
• Milton Keynes