Name: little sparrow
Duration: P00H03M05S
Description: a traditional appalachian folk song with scottish roots

little sparrow

from bare bones by Hel Sídhe Wyly

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a traditional appalachian folk song with scottish roots

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come all ye fair and tender ladies
take warning how ye trust young men
they're like a star on a summer mornin
they'll first appear, and then they're gone

they'll tell to you some loving story
declare to you their love is true
then straight away go and court another
and that's the love they have for you

i wish i was a little sparrow
that i had wings, and i could fly
i'd fly away to my false true lover
and while they'd speak, i'd sit and cry.

but i am not no little sparrow
i have no wings, and i can't fly
so i'll sit right here, with my grief and sorrow.
i'll sit right here until i die.

young gal, don't cast your eye on beauty
for beauty is a thing shall fade
seen many a bright, sunshiny mornin
turn into a dismal day.

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from bare bones, released February 19, 2017

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Hel Sídhe Wyly New Mexico

all itchy feet, calloused fingers, burnt cities and wild forests.
banjo, dulcimer, concertina, mouth trumpet and vocals by Hel Sídhe Wyly.

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