| Josh Ritter – Folk Bloodbath Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This song is a mashup of numerous old songs. I didn't know about "peter and the dragon", apparently it is also a mishmash of his own stuff too. Here are the songs I've picked out of it. Louis Collins - Old blues song about the murder of, who guessed it, Louis Collins. This is main song Josh used to build Folk Bloodbath. Delia (aka Delia's Gone) - Old blues song about the real murder of Delia Green in Savannah GA. Stag O'Lee (aka Staggerlee, Stackalee) - This is a very old blues song. The legend of Stack Lee might be older even than the actual murder he committed when he killed Billy Lyon's over a Stetson hat. Barbara Allen - This is a REALLY old song. It's from Ireland/Scotland/England but noone knows exactly were. The verse about being buried together and a rose and brair growing from thier graves is from this song. Oh, and for good measure "Hanging" Billy Lyon's is a reference to the "Hanging Judge" Isaac Parker who was famous in the West for his willingness to give out the death sentence as a Federal Judge in the late 1800's. |
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