Folk Song Tour 2020 - Nine Brave Boys (Cornish)

Cortesana Bieiris de Romans (mka Vanessa Cardui) performs the traditional Cornish song ‘Nine Brave Boys’. There was a widow all forlorn Nine brave boys from her body were born Flowers that grow in the valley Three of them were sailors brave Lost in battle in a watery grave Flowers that grow in the valley The harp, the lute, the fife, the flute and the cymbal Sweet goes the treble violin Flowers that grow in the valley Three of them were soldiers bold For the sergeant’s shilling their lives they sold Flowers that grow in the valley The harp, the lute, the fife, the flute and the cymbal Sweet goes the treble violin Flowers that grow in the valley Three of them were tinners fine Died of consumption before their time Flowers that grow in the valley The harp, the lute, the fife, the flute and the cymbal Sweet goes the treble violin Flowers that grow in the valley That was the end of the nine brave boys Leaving the widow all forlorn Flowers that grow in the valley

Added 2 Sept 2026