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Apparently based on a local legend, this song tells the tale of an unlucky farmer.

lyrics

JEMMO’S CURSE
Words: Edward Capern, Music: Song Melody - Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll Tune: Three Around Three - Traditional

It was the golden harvest time,
And life went merry in the fields,
Until St. Mary's even-chime,
When labour unto pleasure yields.
In mazy dance, and pleasant song,
Young maidens mingled with the men,
And cheer'ly sped old Time along,
As " necks" were cried from hill to plain.

When hard by where the Torridge flows,
Upon the hillside in the east,
Some sheaves are seen in shiny rows,
The promise of a future feast.
"To-morrow, if the day is fine,
We'll stack this corn," old Jemmo cried ;
"To-morrow, boys, be here at nine,
To-morrow's noon shall see it ride!”

But He whose thoughts are not as ours
Oped wide the windows of the sky,
And pour'd his sweet refreshing showers
Upon the meadows hot and dry.
The cattle leap'd for very joy,
The thirsty landscape wore a smile,
"Butter and barley now, my boy!"
The milkmaid chuckled by the stile.

But Jemmo's eye is dark with rage,
And passion boils in Jemmo's blood,
With Heaven he will the contest wage,
And dares to curse the corn and God.
That night, while stretch'd upon his bed,
Awoke by thunder, wind, and rain,
He lifted his ungrateful head
And cursed the corn and God again.

The morning breaks, away he hies
To seek the cornfield on the hill,
When, lo! a scene confronts his eyes,
And now his cursing tongue is still.
A whirlwind from the mighty Hand
That holds the desolating wind
Had swept the vile blasphemer's land,
And scarcely left an ear behind.

That very morn the ebbing tide
Bore Jemmo's golden sheaves away,
And soon his crop was floating wide
Among the billows of the bay.
And now unto this hour they tell,
That, when the sickle wounds the grain,
The storm that on old Jemmo fell
Returns to curse the spot again.

credits

from The Songs Of Edward Capern, released March 25, 2017
Nick Wyke - Fiddle, vocals
Becki Driscoll - Fiddle
James Budden - Double Bass

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Nick & Becki are highly respected players and composers firmly rooted in North Devon and the West Country. They blend melodic, emotive violin and viola with driving fiddle chords and powerful vocals to produce an unforgettable sound.

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