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Garden Of Roses
05:08
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Garden of Roses
by Oxlip
One mornin I went out for a walk
among the garden of roses
I met a man with a look so cold
Who smiled and spoke of his riches and gold
He told me I was very fair
The fairest of them all
That I could have his riches and gold
If I'd stray from the garden of roses
Oh no kind sir I don't want your gold
I don't want your riches
How could I leave the sweet gentle air
In the garden of roses?
He charmed me with his talk of wealth
And fed me dainty treats
We rode his horses with crimson bells
And strayed from the garden of roses
We stopped beneath a cherry tree
The cold wind blew astir
He held a knee unto my breast
This night young maid you shall breath your last breath
Oh please of please before you strike
Grant me this one last request
Take all my gold but bury me in
The garden of roses
Take heed all young men and maidens
Don't fall for the pleasures of folly
Promise to love but never to leave
The garden of roses
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2. |
Two Lovely Swans
03:22
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Two Lovely Swans
lyrics by Oxlip
melody Traditional
There are two swans on a misty lake
There are 2 lovely swans on a misty lake
Here's the tale of two lovers lost
And two lovely swans on a misty lake
One's a maiden pure as snow
And the other a ploughboy with no airs or gold
All the kin and folk did frown
Don't marry him he is the poorest boy in town
Put a ring on her finger in the morning you will be
Put a ring on her finger but surely not he
Put a ring on her finger for the whole world to know
That the maiden and the plough boy are in love
But the maidens love did grow
And folk did fear this tale of woe
There's a place where we can go
We'll be free from the fears of this earthly road
With a ribbon to a tree
No ring but a ribbon tied to a tree
With the words "farewell to thee"
And initials from the ploughboy and his wife to be
Who's to know where young lovers go
Who's to know where they went or how the tale would go
But for twenty years and three
The ploughboy and the maiden have ne'er been seen
There are two swans on a misty lake
There are two lovely swans in a misty lake
With a ribbon tied to the tree
As swans the ploughboy and his wife are free.
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3. |
This Dark Hour
03:52
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This Dark Hour
by Oxlip
Brother, what have you done?
What is this blood?
What has gone wrong?
Come in, sit by the fire
Hang up your boots
Rest for a while
Sister, my heart is strange
Something's not right
Sinister night
Let's go to the country and leave this dark hour
My love was like fresh milk but my heart has turned sour
Blacker, than this dark night
Is the betrayal
Of an adulterous wife
Throw me, throw me to hell
Love's not for rent
To borrow or sell
Let's go to the country and leave this dark hour
My love was like fresh milk but my heart has turned sour x2
I stand covered in blood
Damned in this life
I've murdered my wife
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4. |
Children Of Zion
03:18
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Children of Zion
by Rev.Gary Davis
I wonder where my mother went Amen
Lord I wonder where my own mother Amen
I wonder where my father went Amen
Lord I wonder where my own father Amen
They're sittin somewhere in glory Amen
Oh they're sittin somewhere in glory Amen
I rapped and rapped on mercies door
till my head got wet with the midnight dew
I feel like all the little children amen
Tell me which way are you travellin Amen
Tell me which way are you travellin Amen
I'm on my way to see Jesus Amen
Lord I'm on my way to see Jesus Amen
I feel like the children of Zion Amen
Lord I feel like all the little children Amen
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5. |
Dust
04:46
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Dust
by Oxlip
From Oklahoma to the Texan Plains
There's no water and there's no rain
Angry winds have shaken our homes
Taken our land and taken our hope
Blackened wind came out of the sky
And evil storm has bled us dry
Our fields of gold are a bed of rust
Buffalo grass has turned to dust
Dust to eat and dust to drink
Dust in your hair and dust in your teeth
Mr.President you gave us gin and rum
Won't you give us back the midday sun?
Did you tear the sacred ground?
Did you push too hard? Did you push too long?
The promise of money has made you proud
What goes up must come down
Wash your windows and wash you walls
Wash your children and teach them well
To store their riches in a heavenly home
And never sell what can't be sold
Folk/Rock
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6. |
Lark In The Morning
05:16
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Lark in the Morning
(Traditional)
Lark in the morning she rises from her nest
And flies up in the air with the dew upon her breast
Like the jolly plough boy she whistles and she sings
And comes home in the evening with the dew upon her breast
Roger the plough boy he is a handsome blade
Whistling and singing over yonder glade
He met with pretty Susan she's handsome I declare
Far more inticing than the birds up in the air.
Lark in the morning she rises from her nest
And flies up in the air with the dew upon her breast
Like the jolly plough boy she whistles and she sings
And comes home in the evening with the dew upon her breast
One evening coming home past the rakes in the town
The meadows were green but the grass cut down
As I should chance to tumble all in the new mown hay
It's kiss me now or never the Bonny lass did say
When twenty long weeks and twenty long days
Her mother chanced to notice She'd thickened round the waist
It was the handsome ploughboy the maiden she did say
He caused me to tumble all in the new mown hay.
Here's health to the ploughboy wherever you may be
Who likes to have a Bonny lass sittin on his knee
Drinking strong porter you'll whistle and you'll sing
A father to the maidens baby you shall be.
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7. |
Outshine The Devil
03:37
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Outshine the Devil
by Oxlip
I lost all of my money I feel so alone
I lost all of my money and I'm alone
Shame hangs around my neck like a rock
Shame it hangs around my neck like a rock
I don't trust nobody I don't trust myself
I don't trust nobody or myself
I can't outshine the devil he's always by my side
I can't outshine the devil he's by my side
I lost my love to gambling I lost a loving wife
Now I'm left to gambling my whole life
When I'm dead and gone please look out for my sin
When I'm dead and gone look for my son
Tell him that his father tried to learn to love
I tried and tried and tried and tried and fail to love
I want to wake beside you love but instead I wake up drunk
I can't outshine the devil he's always by my side
I can't outshine the devil he's by my side
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8. |
Prophet From St.Paul
03:36
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Prophet fro St.Paul
by Oxlip
I come from the country it's quiet and green
Women are free and mean what they mean
There is a kingdom beyond what you see
Says a prophet from St.Paul who interprets you dream
My girl my girl you heart is sincere
The pain you have suffered will soon disappear
Blessed are the hearts that yearn to be near
Like a mule to the water or an elegant deer
Timorous and timid is a heart full of fear
Trembling trepidly tenuously tame
But you, you are different you're made
To fight with lions and conquer the grave
I come from the country it's quiet and green
Women are free and mean what they mean
There is a kingdom beyond what you see
That is the kingdom that's living in me
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The Well (that never runs dry)
by Oxlip
Doctor oh doctor I feel it in my bones
Deep in the valley where the howlin wind moans
The pain in my heart grows and grows
Where is the well that never runs dry?
I don't have riches I don't have gold
I may be lonely until I am old
The rags on my back are my heavenly robes
I yearn for the well that never runs dry
Rivers may dry up or they may flow
My cup is empty and I'm thirsty for more
I look to my saviour I look to The Lord
He is the well that never runs dry
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Oxlip Vancouver, British Columbia
EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR nominee by the 2022 Canadian Folk Music Awards for her recent work, 'Your Mother Was A
Peacock',
"Sometimes a completely beautiful song is the most powerful way to say Fuck You.” says OXLIP who hails from Northern Ireland but currently lives in Vancouver, BC.
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