Bert Jansch

In The Bleak Midwinter — Bert Jansch

Individual performer: Bert Jansch

Artist background

Herbert "Bert" Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter.

Show Lyrics — In The Bleak Midwinter
In the bleak midwinter,
Long long ago,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone.
Snow had fallen,
Snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter,
A long long time ago.

What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shephard,
I would give a lamb,
And if I were a wise man,
I'd duly play my part.

What can I give him?
I will give my heart.

Earth stood hard as iron,
Frosty winds did blow,
In the bleak midwinter
A long long time ago.

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