WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, KING HENRY, MY SON?
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, MY OWN PRETTY ONE?
I BEEN AT THE GREENWOOD, MAMA, MAKE MY BED SOON
I'M SICK TO MY HEART, AND I’LL DIE BEFORE NOON
WHO MET YOU THERE, KING HENRY, MY SON?
WHO MET YOU THERE, MY OWN PRETTY ONE?
I MET WITH MY LOVER, MAMA MAKE MY BED SOON
I'M SICK TO MY HEART, AND I’LL DIE BEFORE NOON
WHAT DID SHE GIVE YOU, KING HENRY, MY SON?
WHAT DID SHE GIVE YOU, MY OWN PRETTY ONE?
I'S FED CATFISH AND CORNBREAD, MAMA MAKE MY BED SOON
I'M SICK TO MY HEART, AND I’LL DIE BEFORE NOON
OH HELL, YOU ARE POISONED, KING HENRY, MY SON
OH HELL, YOU ARE POISONED, MY OWN PRETTY ONE
WAS THAT RATTLESNAKE WOMAN, MAMA MAKE MY BED SOON
I'M SICK TO MY HEART, AND I’LL DIE BEFORE NOON
WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE TO YOUR LOVER, MY SON?
WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE HER, MY OWN PRETTY ONE?
JUST A TALL TREE TO HANG FROM, MOTHER MAKE MY BED SOON
I'M SICK TO THE HEART, AND I’LL DIE BEFORE NOON
The Harpers make music theater at the intersection of fine and folk art. We tell stories in active conversation with our
audience and with the world around us. We strive to center marginalized perspectives; destigmatize mental illness, disability, and survival after sexual violence; to celebrate the spectrums of gender and sexuality; and to serve the New Haven community....more
This New Haven duo write bright and emotionally resonant folk music where sweeping strings elevate gorgeous melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 23, 2021
Edd Donovan's day job as a social worker brings a sense of empathy to his elegantly constructed political folk music. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 26, 2019