Lyrics:

The Silly Sisters sing My Husband's Got No Courage in Him
Martin Carthy sings Oh Dear Oh

As I walked out one May morning
To view the fields and the leaves a-springing
I saw two maidens standing by
And one of them her hands was wringing


Chorus (after each verse):
O dear o, o dear o
My husband's got no courage in him
O dear o

All sort of vittles I did provide
All sorts of meats that's fitting for him
With oyster pie and rhubarb too
But nothing will put courage in him


My husband can dance and caper and sing
And do anything that is fitting for him
But he cannot do the thing I want
Because he has no courage in him


My husband's admired wherever he goes
And everyone looks well upon him
With his handsome features and well-shaped leg
But still he's got no courage in him


Every night when I goes to bed
I lie and throw my leg right o'er him
And my hand I clap between his thighs
But I can't put any courage in him


Seven long years I've made his bed
And every night I've lain beside him
And this morning I rose with my maidenhead
For still he's got no courage in him

I wish my husband he was dead
And in the/his grave I'd quickly lay him
And then I'd try another one
That's got a little courage in him