Book of Song

Cold Blow & the Rainy Night

by trad

My [G] hat is frozen [D] to my head
My body is like a lump of lead
My [G] shoes are frozen [D] to my feet
from [G] standing [D] at your [G] window
[D] Let me come in, the soldier cried
Cold blow and the [G] rainy [D] night
Let me come in the soldier cried
[D] I’ll never come [G] back a- [D] gain [G] no!

My father’s working down the street
my mother the bedroom keys does keep
My door and windows all do creek,
I cannot let you in, no
Let me come in the soldier cried
Cold blow and the rainy night
Let me come in the soldier cried
I’ll never come back again no!

Then she came down and let him in
and kissed his ruby lips and chin
Then went back to bed again,
and the soldier he won her favour
Then she blessed the rainy night
cold blow and the rainy night
Then she blessed the rainy night
that ever she let him in at all

Now you’ve had your way with me
Soldier, won’t you marry me?
No my love that never can be
so fare thee well forever
Then she cursed the rainy night
Cold blow and the rainy night
Then she cursed the rainy night
That ever she let him in at all

Then he jumped up out of bed
and put on his hat upon his head
She had lost her maidenhead
and the money had heard the jingle
Then she cursed the rainy night
Cold blow and the rainy night
Then she cursed the rainy night
That ever she let him in at all