The Black Swan Inn
Performances of The Jolly Miller and Turpin Hero – The Black Swan was the inspiration for this song.
The words were rewritten by children to personalise them to our very special village.
As I rode through Marton one day
I saw a man and he did say
“You must come with me down to the river”
He pulled his pistol “stand and deliver!”
Hey, ho, Turpin Hero
I am the valiant Turpin O
Down in the cellar of the Old Black Swan
Soon all the best beer was long gone
Down there Dickie planned his next robbery
He planned to rob the Church you see
Hey, ho, Turpin Hero
I am the valiant Turpin O
Now he’s at the Old Black Swan
The Receptionist she has long gone
As he is now with her in the cellar
He is now her brand new fella
Hey, ho, Turpin Hero
I am the valiant Turpin O
He rode on past the Ingleby Arms
And rode on through a couple of farms
And there a few chickens caught his eye
and I think that is why he died
Hey, ho, Turpin Hero
I am the valiant Turpin O
He rode down to the Black Swan door
and he found what he was looking for
A cellar in which he wrote his story
Highwayman life of gore and glory
The current owner of the Black Swan Inn, John Patrick approves the design layout