http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR625INM0Tw New Irish music and dance video from ACOUSTIC BLOOM - The Landlord and the Butchers Girl. <br /><br />Filmed by Irish Showreels on location at the Pembroke Hotel in Kilkenny, at Ninch Farm in County Meath, and the Ocean! <br /><br />Costumes courtesy of Ballina Costume Company (ballinacostumecompany.net) and Jason Paul Ryan (jpr-productions.com) <br /><br />The Landlord and the Butcher's Girl <br /><br />Verse 1 <br />The old Landlord was riding by, <br />when the butcher's daughter caught his eye, <br />the fairest creature he had ever seen. <br />Her long dark hair and dancing hips, <br />the promise of her blood red lips, <br />he stopped a-while, enchanted by the scene. <br />Oh how his heart began to race, <br />when his roving eye fell on her face. <br /><br />Verse 2 <br />He asked the Butcher for her hand, <br />with the promise of great wealth and land, <br />the Butcher unceremoniously declined. <br />His daughter loved the stable boy, <br />their union he could not destroy, <br />and gold nor silver would not change his mind. <br />The Landlord's eyes were wild with rage, <br />by other means he would engage. <br /><br />Verse 3 <br />The Butcher was behind with rent, <br />so the Landlord to the Sheriff went, <br />seeking help to make the Butcher pay. <br />And with the Bailiff's to the fore, <br />he knocked upon the Butchers door, <br />this time determined he would have his way. <br />Oh how his heart was filled with glee, <br />when they brought that Butcher to his knees. <br /><br />Verse 4 <br />A compromise on rent was met, <br />and soon a wedding day was set, <br />the Landlord laughed to see the Butcher' pain. <br />But as the day of marriage neared, <br />mysteriously he disappeared, <br />the old Landlord was never seen again. <br />The Butcher's daughter danced with joy, <br />Now she would have her stable boy. <br /><br />Verse 5 <br />Now preparations had been made, <br />and not to let them go to waste, <br />the butchers girl and stable boy were wed. <br />And when a wedding guest remarked, <br />the meal he served was unsurpassed, <br />the butcher grinned and wryly shook his head. <br />Sure if the people only knew, <br />the old Landlord made damn good stew!
