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The Girl With The Raven Hair

from Escape From Clinch Mountain by The Bara Bara Band

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lyrics

One morning in the midst of spring
A crowd came for him
they locked him up in a distant tower
To repent his sin
They took him to the trial after flogging him with grime
They smeared his face and asked him what was the cause of his crime

It was the girl with the raven hair my friends, the girl with the raven hair

In the light of the day he was made to walk sober
Through the midst of the town
His face was still wet from the evening dew and his clothes were a dusty brown
His family were told of the news and they quickly moved to another town
And his friends all discussed what could it have been that turned this boy's life around

It was the girl with the raven hair my friends, the girl with the raven hair
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la

On the eve of his execution the jailers spoke about his fate
Tried for protecting this young girls honour the stories they did relate
But when they went to fetch him from his cell no body could they find
Someone had swapped his body with clothes from the laundry line

It was the girl with the raven hair my friends, the girl with the raven hair
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la

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from Escape From Clinch Mountain, released January 14, 2015

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The Bara Bara Band London, UK

Ruth Jacob - banjo, vocals and stuff
Rupert Browne - guitar, vocals, bit of bass
Will Dobson - drums, percussion, noises
Boris Ming - fiddle, dancing

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