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Where the roses were in bloom
A soldier and his sweetheart brave and true
And their hearts were filled with sorrow
For their thoughts were of tomorrow
As she pinned a rose upon his coat of blue
Do not ask me, love, to linger
For you know not what to say
For duty calls your sweetheart's name again
And your heart need not be sighing
If I be among the dying
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again
When the roses bloom again beside the river
And the mockingbird has sung his sweet refrain
In the days of auld lang syne
I'll be with you sweetheart mine
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again
With the rattle of the battle
Came a whisper soft and low
A soldier who had fallen in the fray
I am dying, I am dying
And I know I have to go
But I want to tell you before I pass away
There's a far and distant river
Where the roses are in bloom
A sweetheart who is waiting there for me
And it's there I pray you take me
I've been faithful, don't forsake me
I'll be with her when the roses bloom again
Mermaid Ave. where? Mermaid Ave. down in Coney Island Bklyn? Same? Are you going to make me google street surf the entire length of it looking for that cover art, damn it?! But I imagine there are many Mermaid Avenues in this world, almost no doubt more Mermaid Avenues than mermaids. But one never knows.
"The projects are named after the song "Mermaid's Avenue", written by Guthrie. This was also the name of the street in Coney Island, New York, on which Guthrie lived." ~ Wikipedia
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They were strolling in the gloaming
Through the roses were in bloom,
A soldier and his sweetheart brave and true;
And their hearts were filled with sorrow
As their thoughts were of tomorrow,
As she pinned a rose upon his coat of blue.
Do not ask me, Love, to linger
For you know not what to say,
For Duty calls your Sweetheart’s name again;
And your heart need not be sighing
If I be among the dying;
I’ll be with you when the Roses bloom again.
When the Roses Bloom again beside the River,
And the mockingbird has sung his sweet refrain;
In the Days of Auld Lang Syne,
I’ll be with you Sweetheart mine,
I’ll be with you when the Roses bloom again.
With the rattle of the battle
Came a whisper soft and low,
A soldier who had fallen in the fray;
I am dying, I am dying, and I know I have to go,
But I want to tell you before I pass away:
There’s a far and distant river
When the Roses are in bloom
A sweetheart who is waiting there for me.
And its there I pray you take me
I’ve been faithful, don’t forsake me,
I’ll be with her when the roses bloom again!
With the rattle of the battle
Came a whisper soft and low
A soldier who had fallen in the fray
I am dying, I am dying
Indeed, "verse-verse-verse-chorus" is extremely common for folk songs (and many other genres), and these lyrics are from over 100 years ago. A chorus generally is what you call a "tagline" - a repeated phrase. That's what makes it a chorus.
Wilco is more than okay.
But together for me it doesn´ t work. Sounds like it is Billy Bragg minus Wilco... Just boring
To me it sounds like Wilco minus Billy. But yes, it's boring. A shame, as I'm a big fan of Billy Bragg, musically and politically. A guy I'd happily share a pint or four with :*)
Wilco is more than okay.
But together for me it doesn´ t work. Sounds like it is Billy Bragg minus Wilco... Just boring
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that's cause it's auld Scots
Good job from a fellow Geecheeboy!
that's cause it's auld Scots
Radiohead used it. its probably fantastic in part because of how infrequently it occurs.
Good job. I have all the samplers that Oxford put out before their unfortunate demise - they are full of good music from a wide variety of performers.
Here ya' go, bub. https://www.lauracantrell.com/mp3/whentherosesbloomagain.mp3
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Good job! I love hearing Jeff sing this. Have you ever heard a girl named Laura Cantrell sing this? She does a damned fine job on it.
...it threw me for a loop of vague recognition likewise...
Cash may have recorded it first but it is not his song. A.P. "Doc" Carter wrote it.
You're right - I thought that's what this was for a second. The difference is that Blood of the Lamb really stays in a minor key and this one ventures a bit into happier territory - at least by country music standards.
Apparently Wilco & Bragg didn't get along much but they made some great recordings...
Get "Mermaid Avenue Volume II", you won't be disappointed. In my opinion, it's even better than number one.