Lyrics to
Songs The Minstrel Sang

This version of Songs The Minstrel Sang was released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1978.

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It’s almost over it’s almost done
And you can’t put the blame on anyone
It’s almost easy and it’s almost fun
Did you get caught with your britches on

Hi derry day in the month of May
Was the song the minstrel sang
To the good of Robin Hood
Maid Marian and all the gang

His aim was mean and his shot was clean
And his suit was the shade of evergreen
The folks he knew hadn’t naught to fear
When the sheriff was there they were over here

Hi derry doon in the month of June
Was the song the minstrel sung
To the good of Robin Hood’s
Good name and a place to run

He loved strong ale and a run down jail
Was the kind of a scene where he never failed
There was no man on the sea or land
Who could get Maid Marian on the trail

Hi derry day in the month of May
Was the song the minstrel sang
To the good of Robin Hood
Maid Marian and all the gang

It’s almost over it’s almost done
And you can’t put the blame on Marian
She almost made it to the friar’s gate
But the old wooden bridge wouldn’t elevate

Hi derry doon in the month of June
Was the song the minstrel sung
To the good of Robin Hood’s
Good name and a place to run

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The lyrics for Songs The Minstrel Sang are defined as the words making up the song released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Songs The Minstrel Sang have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Gordon Lightfoot and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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