Lyrics
A HOLIDAY A HOLIDAY AND THE FIRST ONE OF THE YEAR
LORD DARNELL'S WIFE CAME INTO THE CHURCH THE GOSPEL FOR TO HEAR
AND WHEN THE MEETING IT WAS DONE SHE CAST HER EYES ABOUT
AND THERE SHE SAW YOUNG MATTY GROVES WALKING IN THE CROWD
COME HOME WITH ME YOUNG MATTY GROVES COME HOME WITH ME TONIGHT
COME HOME WITH ME YOUNG MATTY GROVES AND SLEEP WITH ME TONIGHT
AND A SERVANT WHO WAS STANDING BY AND HEARING WHAT WAS SAID
HE SWORE LORD DARNELL HE WOULD KNOW BEFORE THE SUN WOULD SET
YOUNG MATTY GROVES NOW HE LAY DOWN AND TOOK A LITTLE SLEEP
WHEN HE AWOKE LORD DARNELL WAS STANDING AT HIS FEET
SAYING HOW DO YO LIKE MY FEATHER BED AND HOW DO YOU LIKE MY SHEETS
HOW DO YOU LIKE MY LADY FAIR WHO LIES IN YOUR ARMS ASLEEP
MATTY GROVES MATTY GROVES YOU BEST RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
FOR YOU SLEPT WITH BRAVE LORD DARNELL'S WIFE
AND NOW HE'LL TAKE YOUR LIFE MATTY GROVES MATTY GROVES
YOU BEST GO RUN FOR YOUR LIFE TODAY
WELL IT'S TRUE I HAVE TWO BEATEN SWORDS THEY COST ME DEEP IN THE PURSE
AND YOU WILL HAVE THE BEST OF THEM AND I WILL HAVE THE WORST
AND YOU WILL STRIKE THE VERY FIRST BLOW AND STRIKE IT LIKE A MAN
AND I WILL STRIKE THE VERY NEXT BLOW AND KILL YOU IF I CAN
SO MATTY STRUCK THE VERY FIRST BLOW AND HURT LORD DARNELL SORE
LORD DARNELL STRUCK THE VERY NEXT BLOW AND MATTY STRUCK NO MORE
AND THEN LORD DARNELL TOOK HIS WIFE AND SAT HER ON HIS KNEE
SAYING WHO DO YOU LIKE THE BEST OF US MATTY GROVES OR ME
