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Well Below the Valley

from Neofolk Romantique by Sharon Knight

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"The Maid and the Palmer" or "The Well Below The Valley" is a murder ballad Roud 91, Child ballad 21. Because of its dark and sinister lyrics (implying murder and, in some versions, incest), the song was often avoided by folk singers (from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maid_and_the_Palmer).

Obviously we had no such compunctions:D

lyrics

Well Below the Valley
(traditional, arr. Winter)

A gentleman was passing by
He asked for a drink as he got dry
At the well below below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

Me cup is full up to the brim
If I were to stoop I might fall in
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

If your true love was passing by
You'd fill him a drink as he got dry
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

She swore by grass, she swore by corn
That her true love had never been born
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

Well below the valley-o, green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o, Well below the valley-o

He said, Young maid, you're swearing wrong
For six fine children you had born
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me the father o' them
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

There's two of them by your Uncle Dan
Another two by your brother John
At the well below the valley o
Another two by your Father dear
If you hold true the stories you hear
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

Well below the valley-o, green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o, Well below the valley-o,

If you be a man of high esteem
You'll tell to me what’s happened to them
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

There's two buried 'neath the stable floor
Another two by the kitchen door
At the well below the valley o
Another two beneath the well
They wait to hear you keening in Hell
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

You'll be seven years a-ringing the bell
And seven more a’courtin' in Hell
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

I'll be seven years a-ringing the bell
But the Lord above may save me soul
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

Well below the valley-o, green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o, Well below the valley-o,

credits

from Neofolk Romantique, released August 1, 2013
Sharon Knight: lead & harmony vocals, octave mandolin, bodhran
Winter: harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro, slide guitar, bass, percussion

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Festival favorites Sharon Knight and her longtime collaborator Winter perform a mythic-Celtic style, which they call "Neofolk Romantique; songs for poets, adventurers and lovers of mystery". They tour internationally several months of the year, bringing their fantastical tales of love and magic to festivals, cafes, and homes across the land. ... more

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