1. |
Adam and Eve
03:29
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My name is Adam, my name is Eve
I was the first man to live and breathe
God made the ocean, He made it blue
He told us "Don't eat forbidden fruit"
Oh, He can see us, hear what we say
But He was resting on that seventh day
She met a serpent that afternoon
He smiled at her and she broke the rule
Come on, we're leaving, no time to waste
The Garden of Eden's no longer safe
Throw down that apple, that ship has sailed
We're on the run with God on our tail
I can remember, I do recall
There were no weeds here, no thorns at all
I was misguided, I was mislead
I asked for good but got evil instead
Come on, we're leaving, no time to waste
The Garden of Eden's no longer safe
Throw down that apple, that ship has sailed
We're on the run with God on our tail
Throw down that apple, that ship has sailed
We're on the run with God on our tail
My name is Adam, my name is Eve
I was the first man to live and breathe
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2. |
Angeline The Baker
04:08
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Angeline the baker, lives on the village green
The way I always loved her, beats all you've ever seen
Angeline the baker, Angeline I know
Should have married Angeline, twenty years ago
Angeline the baker, age of 43
Fed her sugar candy, but she still won't marry me
Angeline the baker, Angeline I know
Should have married Angeline, just twenty years ago
Her father was a baker, his name was Uncle Sam
I never can forget her, no matter where I am
She said couldn't do hard work, because she is not stout
Baked the biscuits every day and poured the coffee out
Angeline the baker, age of 43
Fed her sugar candy, but she still won't marry me
Angeline the baker, Angeline I know
Should have married Angeline, just twenty years ago
I bought Angeline a brand new dress, neither black nor brown
It was the colour of a stormy skies, before the rain came down
Sixteen horses in my team, the leader he was blind
I dreamed that I was dying, I saw my Angeline
Angeline the baker, age of 43
Fed her sugar candy, but she still won't marry me
Angeline the baker, Angeline I know
Should have married Angeline, just twenty years ago
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3. |
Summertime
02:06
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Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high
Oh, Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry Hush child
One of these mornings
You're going to rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings
And you'll take to the sky
Til that morning
Ain’t 'nothing can harm you
With daddy and mammy standing by
With daddy and mammy standing by
Hush Child
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4. |
Angel Band
04:08
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My latest sun is sinking fast
My race has nearly run
My strongest trials now are past
My triumph is begun
O come, angel band, come and around me stand
O bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home
O bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home
O bear my longing heart to Him
Who bled and died for me
Whose blood now cleanses from all sin
And gives me victory
O come, angel band, come and around me stand
O bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home
O bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home
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5. |
Two Brothers
02:31
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Two brothers on their way
Two brothers on their way
Two brothers on their way
One wore blue
And one wore grey
One wore blue and one wore grey
As they marched along the way
The fife and drum began to play
All on a beautiful morning
One was gentle, one was kind
One was gentle, one was kind
One was gentle, one was kind
One came back, one stayed behind
A cannonball don't pay no mind
If you're gentle or you're kind
It don't think of the folks behind
Or of a beautiful morning
Two girls waiting by the railroad track
Two girls waiting by the railroad track
Two girls waiting by the railroad track
One wore blue, and one wore black
One wore blue, and one wore black
Waiting by the railroad track
For their lovers to come back
All on a beautiful morning
One wore blue, and one wore black
Waiting by the railroad track
For their lovers to come back
All on a beautiful morning
All on a beautiful morning
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6. |
Caleb Meyer
02:46
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Caleb Meyer, he lived alone
In them hollarin' pines
And he made a little whiskey for himself
Sip it up to pass the time
At the back of my house
Caleb come around
And he called my name 'til I went out
An' no one else around
Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna wear them rattlin' chains
But when I go to sleep at night, don't you call my name
Where's your husband, Nelly Cane?
Where's your darling gone?
Did he go on down the mountain side and leave you all alone?
Yes, my husband'd gone to Bolling Green to do some business there
Then Caleb threw that bottle down and grabbed me by my hair
Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna wear them rattlin' chains
But when I go to sleep at night, don't you call my name
He threw me in the needle bed
Across my dress he lay
Then he pinned my hands above my head and I began to pray
I cried my God, I am your child
Send your angels down
Then feeling with my fingertips, a bottleneck I found
An' I tore that glass across his neck
Fine as any blade
Then I felt his blood pour fast and hot 'round me where I lay
Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna wear them rattlin' chains
But when I go to sleep at night, don't you call my name
Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna wear them rattlin' chains
But when I go to sleep at night, don't you call my name
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7. |
Lady Of The Wood
02:24
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Lady of the Wood gonna take me home, fightin's o'er and the battle's done
Lay me down in the cool cool shade, blood and bone gonna be remade
Lady of the Wood gonna take me home, fightin's o'er and the battle's done
Lay me down in the cool cool shade, blood and bone gonna be remade
Lay my sword down on the grass, close my eyes when the spirit pass
Lady of the Wood gonna take me home, fightin's o'er and the battle's done
Lay me down in the cool cool shade, blood and bone gonna be remade
Earth gonna cover my heart and bones, cover my body all up with stones
Lady of the Wood gonna take me home, fightin's o'er and the battle's done
Lay me down in the cool cool shade, blood and bone gonna be remade
Fill my heart with peace and bliss, trade my heart for the Lady's Kiss
Lady of the Wood gonna take me home, fightin's o'er and the battle's done
Lay me down in the cool cool shade, blood and bone gonna be remade
Silver coins to pay my toll, Lady of the Wood gonna take my soul
Lady of the Wood gonna take me home, fightin's o'er and the battle's done
Lay me down in the cool cool shade, blood and bone gonna be remade
Lay by the water 'neath tree and branch where the warm winds blow and the shadows dance
Lady of the Wood gonna take me home, fightin's o'er and the battle's done
Lay me down in the cool cool shade, blood and bone gonna be remade
Lay me down in the cool cool shade, blood and bone gonna be remade
Lady of the Wood gonna take me home, fightin's o'er and the battle's done
Lay me down in the cool cool shade, blood and bone gonna be remade
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8. |
Morning Come
02:56
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Morning Come, Maria Gone
Morning come and Maria's gone
Morning come and Maria's gone
Morning come and Maria's gone
And it's early in the morning
Oh, she's gone and I can't go
Oh, she's gone and I can't go
Oh, she's gone and I can't go
And it's early in the morning
Never could I know her mind
Never could I know her mind
Never could I know her mind
And it's early in the morning
Trouble, trouble is my name
Trouble, trouble is my name
Trouble, trouble is my name
And it's early in the morning
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9. |
Long Time Traveller
02:32
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These fleeting charms of earth
Farewell, your springs of joy are dry
My soul now seeks another home
A brighter world on high
I'm a long time travelling here below
I'm a long time travelling away from home
I'm a long time travelling here below
To lay this body down
Farewell kind friends whose tender care
Has long engaged my love
Your fond embrace I now exchange
For better friends above
I'm a long time travelling here below
I'm a long time travelling away from home
I'm a long time travelling here below
To lay this body down...
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10. |
Wind And Rain
03:17
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There were two sisters of county Clair
Oh, the wind and rain
One was dark and the other was fair
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
And they both had a love of the miller's son
Oh, the wind and rain
But he was fond of the fairer one
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
So she pushed her into the river to drown
Oh, the wind and rain
And watched her as she floated down
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
And she floated till she came to the millers pond
Oh, the wind and the rain
Dead on the water like a golden swan
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
As she came to rest on the riverside
Oh, the wind and the rain
And her bones were washed by the rolling tide
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
And along the road came a fiddler fair
Oh, the wind and rain
And found her bones just a lying there, cried
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
So he made a fiddle peg of her long finger bone
Oh, the wind and the rain
He a made a fiddle peg of her long finger bone, crying
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
And he strung his fiddle bow with her long yeller hair
Oh, the wind and the rain
He strung his fiddle bow with her long yeller hair, cried
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
And he made a fiddle fiddle of her breast bone
Oh, the wind and rain
He made a fiddle fiddle of her breast bone, cried
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
But the only tune that the fiddle could play was
Oh, the wind and rain
The only tune that the fiddle would play was
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
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11. |
North Country
03:01
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She's gone, She's gone;She's gone, said he
She's gone away
To the north country
He gave her all, that a young girl could need
All the things that make for a good life to lead
She's gone, She's gone;She's gone, said he
She's gone away
To the north country
Well, she tried and tried, for to make it her home
But with each passing day, she felt her heart turn to stone
She's gone, She's gone;She's gone, said he
She's gone away
To the north country
Its goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, said she
This life aint mine, I cant make it be
She's gone, She's gone;She's gone, said he
She's gone away
To the north country
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Won’t get drunk no more
Won’t get drunk no more
Won’t get drunk no more
Way down the Old Plank Road
My wife died on Friday night, Saturday she was buried
Sunday was my courtin’ day, Monday I got married
I’m going to build me a scaffold upon the mountain high
So I can see the pretty girls as they goes riding by
Eighteen pounds of meat a week, whiskey here to sell
How can a young man go back home, city girls look so well
Doney, oh dear Doney, what makes you treat me so
Caused me to wear that ball and chain, now my ankle’s sore
I’m goin’ back to that old plank road on a midnight train
I’d rather be a dead man than wear that ball and chain. ______________________________________________
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13. |
The Lone Pilgrim
02:34
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I came to the place where the lone pilgrim lay,
And there so I stood by his tomb,
When in a low whisper I heard something say:
How sweetly I sleep here alone.
The tempest may howl and the loud thunder roar
And gathering storms may arise,
But calm is my fear, and at rest is my soul,
The tears are all wiped from my eyes.
The call of my master compelled me from home,
No kindred or relative nigh.
I met the contagion and sank to the tomb,
My soul flew to mansions on high.
Go tell my companion and children most dear
To weep not for me now I'm gone.
The same hand that led me through seas most severe
Has kindly assisted me home.
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If I had wings like Noah’s dove
I’d fly the river to the one I love
Fare thee well, my honey
Fare thee well
I had a man who was long and tall
He moved his body like a cannonball
Fare thee well, my honey
Fare thee well
One of these days and it won’t be long
You’ll call my name and I’ll be gone
Fare thee well, my honey
Fare thee well
I remember one evening in the pouring rain
And in my heart was an aching pain
Fare thee well, my honey
Fare thee well
If I had listened to what mama said
I’d be at home in my mama’s bed
Fare thee well, my honey
Fare thee well
Show us a bird flying high above
Nothing worth living without the one you love
Fare thee well, my honey
Fare thee well
Fare thee well, my honey
Fare thee well
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15. |
Who's That Knocking?
03:23
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Who's that knocking at my window
Knocks so loud and won't come in
It's your own true-hearted lover
Go rise you up and let him in
Go away, go away, you'll wake my mother
She lies here right by my side
Don't sing love songs, no, you'll wake my mother
'Cause love's a thing she can't abide
Don't sing love songs, no, you'll wake my mother
She lies on her bed of rest
In her hand she carries a weapon
To kill the one that I love best
My daddy is a handsome devil
Got a chain five miles long
On each leg an iron does dangle
For another man his love went wrong
Who's that knocking at my window
Knocks so loud and won't come in
It's your own true-hearted lover
Go rise you up and let him in
I've come to whisper in your ear love
Do you think that's any harm
I've come to win, win, win you from your mother
Go rest yourself in your darlin's arms
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16. |
Bright Morning Stars
02:54
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Bright morning stars are rising
Bright morning stars are rising
Bright morning stars are rising
Day is a-breaking in my soul
Oh where are our dear fathers
Oh where are our dear fathers
They’re down in the valley praying
Day is a-breaking in my soul
And where are our dear mothers
Oh, where are our dear mothers
They‘ve gone up to heaven shouting
Day is a-breaking in my soul
And how can I be lonely
My lord is ever near me
His wondrous love surrounds me
Day is a breaking in my soul
Bright morning stars are rising
Day is a-breaking in my soul
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17. |
Rattlin' Bones
03:54
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Smoke don't rise, fuel don't burn
Sun don't shine no more
Late one night, sorrow come round
Scratching at my door
But I cut my hands and break my back
Dragging this bag of stones
Till they bury me down beneath the ground
With the dust and rattling bones
Left my home and left my love
Caught on a rusty nail
Devil rose up heavy with gold
My soul's not for sale
Then a holy man in a house of God
He offered me a book of prayer
But when I left my home and I left my love
Left my faith back there
Smoke don't rise, fuel don't burn
Sun don't shine no more
Late one night, sorrow come round
Scratching at my door
But I cut my hands and break my back
Dragging this bag of stones
Till they bury me down beneath the ground
With the dust and rattling bones
Shut my eyes and hang my head
Darkness makes no sound
Climb it up, bottom there
Earth's on the way back down
When a sadness falls on the morning bird
Wonder what the day will bring
But I shut my eyes and hang my head
At least that bird can sing
Smoke don't rise, fuel don't burn
Sun don't shine no more
Late one night, sorrow come round
Scratching at my door
But I cut my hands and break my back
Dragging this bag of stones
Till they bury me down beneath the ground
With the dust and rattling bones
Till they bury me down beneath the ground
With the dust and rattling bones
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Go to sleep you little babe
Go to sleep you little babe
Your mama's gone away and your daddy's gone astray
Didn't leave nobody but the baby
Go to sleep you little babe
Go to sleep you little babe
Everybody's gone in the cotton and the corn
Didn't leave nobody but the baby
You're sweet little babe
You're sweet little babe
Honey in the rock and the sugar don't stop
Gonna' bring a bottle to the baby
Don't you weep pretty babe
Don't you weep pretty babe
She's long gone with her red shoes on
Gonna' need another lovin' baby
Go to sleep you little babe
Go to sleep you little babe
You and me and the Devil makes three
Don't need no other lovin' baby
Go to sleep you little babe
Go to sleep you little babe
Come and lay your bones on the alabaster stones
And be my ever-lovin' baby
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19. |
Blood Red Roses
03:12
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Talk to me, child of islands
With your gull's wide-open stare
And the colder wind that ruffles up your hair
Talk to me
I was free, free and aimless
I was floating like a cloud
Like a message tossed in the ebb-tide of the crowd
Lost at sea
That was me
And you gave me the blood-red roses
That grow where the lonely meet
And I carried the dying roses
That smelt so sweet
So sharp and sweet
I was wild, you were wilder
You were free to leave this land
But it clung to you like a gold ring to your hand
Divide the sky
You and I
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20. |
The Gardener
03:21
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Proud Margaret stood at her father's doorway
As straight as willow wand
And by there came a gardener bold
With a red rose in his hand, his hand
With a red rose in his hand.
O you shall have my rose, fair maid
If you'll give your flower to me
And among the flowers in your father's garden
I'll make a gown for thee, for thee
I'll make a gown for thee
Your gown shall be sweet smelling thyme
Your apron celandine
Your petticoat of the camomile
Come kiss sweetheart, and join, and join
Come kiss sweetheart, and join
Your glove shall be of the clover flower
Your shoes of the rue so fine
I'll line them with the cornflower blue
So join your love with mine, with mine
So join your love with mine
Since you have made a gown for me
Among the summer flowers
So I will make a suit for thee
Among the winter showers, the showers
Among the winter showers
The milk white snow will be your shirt
That lies your body next
And the night black rain will be your coat
With the wind gale at your breast, your breast
With the wind gale at your breast
The horses you shall ride upon
Will be of the wintry grey
And every time that you pass by
I'll wish you were away, away
I'll wish you were away
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21. |
New Railroad
04:21
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Workin on a new railroad mud up to my knees
Workin on a new railroad mud up to my knees
I'm working for big john henry and he's so hard to please
I've been all around this world
Used to have a big grey horse arrow was his name
Used to have a big grey horse arrow was his name
They caught me making liquor and they told me get off their plain
I've been all around this world
Hang me oh hang me and i'll be dead and gone
Hang me oh hang me and i'll be dead and gone
It's not the hanging that i mind it's laying in the grave so long
I've been all around this world
Single girl single girl go spend your days in town
Single girl single girl go spend your days in town
Just wait til you get married you'll work till the sun goes down
I've been all around this world
Lulu oh lulu won't you open up that door
Lulu oh lulu won't you open up that door
Before i come and open it with my old 44
I've been all around this world
Diggin on a new railroad mud up to my knees
Diggin on a new railroad mud up to my knees
Diggin for big john henry and he's so hard to please
I've been all around this world
Been all around this world
I've been all around this world
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22. |
Stand By The Shore
02:30
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Sisters now our meeting is over
Sisters we must part
And if we should never meet again
I'll keep you in my heart
And we'll stand by the shore
And we'll stand by the shore
And we'll stand by the shore
And be safe forever more
Brothers now our meeting is over
Brothers we must part
And if we should never meet again
I'll keep you in my heart
And we'll stand by the shore
And we'll stand by the shore
And we'll stand by the shore
And be safe forever more
Mothers now our meeting is over
Mothers we must part
And if we should never meet again
I'll keep you in my heart
And we'll stand by the shore
And we'll stand by the shore
And we'll stand by the shore
And be safe forever more
Fathers now our meeting is over
Fathers we must part
And if we should never meet again
I'll keep you in my heart
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Saltwater Taffy Adelaide, Australia
Saltwater Taffy from Adelaide, South Australia take you on a melodic ride across the salty seas to the hills and cotton
fields, from civil wars to lost loves.
'Think sublime four part harmonies, tight as a drum arrangements, material varying in genre but leaning to both the traditional and contemporary in folk/acoustic music, then you get the idea.'
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