The King of Cups

by The King of Cups

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price

lyrics

My mother called me morning glory
For we were both born in the dew
My mother called me blueberry eyes
For they had opened big and blue
My father taught me to shoot a bow
How swift the deer run in the glade
The gypsy taught me the guitar
And how to gamble heart and spade

A-harvest in the summertime
A-hunting in the winter snow
The lover's lived a thousand lives
And to those lives this love he owes

Farmer boy, soldier's joy, Lonely's captain, Fortune's toy,
roguish knave, sinner saved, The King's own fool, and Nature's slave

You gave me raspberries to eat
Beneath your window flower's bloom
My eyes were made to see your face
My body to bury by your tomb
I'll shoot my arrow to win your heart
The deer I'll chase to care for you
I'll sing your children lullabies
I'd gamble my life, pay all my dues

A-harvest in the summertime
A-hunting in the winter snow
The lover's lived a thousand lives
And to those lives this love he owes

Farmer boy, soldier's joy, Lonely's captain, Fortune's toy,
roguish knave, sinner saved, The King's own fool, and Nature's slave

I've lived ten years, and ten years more
Until your heartbeat quickened mine
I have only ten years to woo
For lover's seasons hasten time
They built this city long ago
My father's father courted then
Am I so different from the past
The days grow long, then short again

A-harvest in the summertime
A-hunting in the winter snow
The lover's lived a thousand lives
And to those lives this love he owes

Farmer boy, soldier's joy, Lonely's captain, Fortune's toy,
roguish knave, sinner saved, The King's own fool, and Nature's slave

credits

released April 12, 2018

license

about

The King of Cups Dublin, Ireland

Facebook

contact / help

Contact The King of Cups

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like The King of Cups, you may also like:

Mind, Man, Medicine
by The Secret Sisters

The Alabama duo's fifth album exults in dusty Americana, showcasing rich vocal harmonies alongside blissful folk instrumentation. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2024
go to album
Little Sun
by Charlie Parr

More contemplative folk from the Minnesota singer-songwriter, sustained by raw full-band arrangements and philosophical lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2024
go to album
Cold Sea
by Oisin Leech

Irish singer-songwriter Oisin Leech's acoustic folk music is characterized by its muted beauty and intimate, solitary quality. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 16, 2024
go to album
Various Artists - Gaza Calling
by Nuovo Canzoniere Partigiano

featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 15, 2024
go to album
Space Bath
by Sami Freeman, feat. James Jackson, Beaunoise, Mia Pixley

A gorgeous journey through a kaleidoscopic array of sonic approaches melted together that feels old and new at the same time. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 5, 2024
go to album
Ship To Shore
by Richard Thompson

The legendary Richard Thompson's new solo album exemplifies his many musical paths, from pop and cabaret to jazz to traditional folk. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 2, 2024
go to album
Playing Dead
by Obscura Hail

Sparkling and knotty indie rock from this Australian group with interlocking guitars and shifting rhythms. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 1, 2024
go to album