(Note this song also appears on YouTube with the name "Here Is The Door". I get the feeling a number of Connie's song titles were not initially specified and later decided by the people who released them.)
On casual listen I thought this was just a nice song about giving romantic advice to a loved one. On closer look, though -- this is a murder ballad!
The advice giver tried to give the right advice on how to deal with the man's infidelity -- "leave him or abide him". But the wronged woman ended up murdering him instead out by the well, and now the advice giver (who witnessed them fighting) is standing hesitantly outside her door, and wondering (on the last line) if the murderer is going to deny it.
(Note this song also appears on YouTube with the name "Here Is The Door". I get the feeling a number of Connie's song titles were not initially specified and later decided by the people who released them.)
On casual listen I thought this was just a nice song about giving romantic advice to a loved one. On closer look, though -- this is a murder ballad!
The advice giver tried to give the right advice on how to deal with the man's infidelity -- "leave him or abide him". But the wronged woman ended up murdering him instead out by the well, and now the advice giver (who witnessed them fighting) is standing hesitantly outside her door, and wondering (on the last line) if the murderer is going to deny it.