Bampton Fair from Fifty Verses by Melrose Quartet
6. Bampton Fair (Paul Wilson, MCPS/PRS) 2:09
Written by Paul Wilson about the ancient Bampton Fair in Devon, once a very important pony-trading event but largely taken over by a funfair by the time he visited in the 1970s. The song includes examples of Romani speech including "grai" for horse. James first heard it sung by Tony Rose.
Tracklist
| 6. | Bampton Fair | 2:10 |
Lyrics
Are you going to Bampton Fair?
Get your beer down Bob, we’re moving
Are you going to Bampton Fair, boy?
We’ll go to the fair like we’ve always done
Get in the car and give it a run
Get a few friends and have some fun
Down at the Bampton Fair, boy, down at the Bampton Fair
Who did you see at the Bampton Fair…
Young ones, old ones, me and you
Travellers, farmers, visitors too
They even had a TV crew
Down at the Bampton Fair…
What did you buy at the Bampton Fair…
A crockery set that has no cups
A brand new shirt that has no cuffs
A bloomin’ old grai that has no puff
Down at the Bampton Fair…
What did you drink at the Bampton Fair…
Twenty-one pints and one for me head
A scotch or a brandy or a port instead
All served up in a muddy old shed
Down at the Bampton Fair…
What did you get at the Bampton Fair…
Two black eyes and a broken nose
I caught a cold and I damn near froze
A bump on the head and I tore me clothes
Down at the Bampton Fair…
Will you go next year to Bampton Fair…
If the pubs are open and the beer is free
If the landlord says “It’s all on me”
If I can’t think of anywhere else to be
I’ll go to Bampton Fair, boy,
Go to Bampton Fair, boy, to Bampton Fair
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Simply one of the best acappella groups on the UK folk scene, Melrose Quartet are made up of two well-loved folk duos, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan and Jess & Rich Arrowsmith. Based in Sheffield, they have a decade of gigs behind them, and vast collective experience as workshop leaders as well as performers. They are also a ceilidh band and the Patrons of Whiby Folk Week. Www.melrosequartet.co.uk