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When the mountains cry

from PAo #2 by Known Dwarf

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A lilac comes on a poisoned thorn
It has roots dirty and torn
Young-uns a playin' as the black crow flies
Mama's weeping
Hear the mountains cry.

There was another, a wild dirt flower
Cold was her heart and as dark as dire
Tears on the ground where her love did die
'Neath the bloody moon
Hear the mountains cry.

Oh dig his grave narrow and deep
Set a jug of whiskey by his thirsty feet
And lay two pennies on his roving eyes
Two women wailing
As the mountains cry.


Oh the wind blows weary and the willows sigh
Rivers of sorrow when the mountains cry.
Rivers of sorrow when the mountains cry.

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from PAo #2, released July 1, 2013
Paroles et musique : David Mansfield

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Known Dwarf France

Known Dwarf revisite cinq siècles de folksongs anglo-saxonnes.
Chansons de tavernes du XVIIe siècle, vieilles ballades, chansons de mineurs et de marins, chansons de révolte, elles parlent de la vie, de l’amour, de la mort, du travail, voire de tout ça en même temps. C’est l’occasion d’y croiser les conscrits du XVIIIe siècle, les travailleurs itinérants ou les ouvriers en grève. ... more

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