Another CBG folk cover, this one by Utah Phillips. I learned this from Willie Watson.
By the banks of the river where the willows hang down
And the wild birds all warble with a low mourning sound
Down in the hollow where the water runs cold
It was there I first listened to the lies that you told
Now I lie on my bed and I see your sweet face
The past I remember time cannot erase
The letter you wrote me it was written in shame
And I know that your conscience still echoes my name
Now the nights are so long Lord sorrow is deep
And nothing is worse than a night without sleep
I walk out alone and look at the sky
Too empty to sing too lonesome to cry
If the ladies were blackbirds and the ladies were thrushes
I'd lie there for hours in the chilly cold marshes
If the ladies were squirrels with a high bushy tail
I'd fill up my shotgun with rock salt and nails
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Almost missed this one. Really nice!
Really Excellent ! Keepin' it simple with great songs ya just can't go wrong ... guitar sound, singin' and the whole nine yards are just plain good !! Thanks and keep on keepin' on ... !!!
Thanks Vinyl and RTZ!
Nice work, that sounds lovely.
Thanks Nancy, Clock, Denny, Unc RTZ and James O!
Thanks Matthew and J. Rob. Glad you guys commented on the guitar sound, yep it's tuned DGB J. I just redid the electronics, ditching the old pre-amp I built and going straight into my little mixing board. I now have a flat rod piezo in the bridge and a disc underneath the lid in parallel. It's a hot signal and needs some moderate to severe EQ, but I like the result - full and plucky. Pretty close to what I've always wanted and Uncle John termed as the "amped acoustic sound."
Beautiful Man Fine playing and singing great song
Way to go Jimbob perfect song for the worlds state
Back for seconds. Even better a second or third time.
Goood one!
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