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I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl
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I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl
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Is it true what you hear, did he do it out of fear
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Was the day drawing near when the child would start to show
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Was it rage or shame, or the damage to his name
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Was it something worse, does anybody know
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Did she pay the price, for making men look twice
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Like a glimpse of paradise across the dull and bitter land
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Did she pass them by, did she dare to meet their eye
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Did she scorn them all and did they understand
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A grief to her father, did she really leave him
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A lover to her brother, yes we all believe him
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Temptation to look better, no better than she should be
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Unfaithful to her lover, he always knew she would be
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She said I never had a chance to prove them wrong
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My time was short, the story long
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No I never had a chance to prove them wrong
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It's always them who write the song
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I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl
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I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl
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Did he go to ground, was the suitcase ever found
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Did the police come storming round on a trail already cold
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Did he lead them a dance, did he run away to France
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Or did he shop himself before the day was old
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Now she was bound to loose if she set her face to choose
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They never could excuse her for stirring up their fears
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She was much to young, now the earth has stilled her tongue
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You can hear the voices calling down the years
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She said I never had a chance to prove them wrong
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My time was short, the story long
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No I never had a chance to prove them wrong
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It's always them who write the song
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I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl
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I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl