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WAS A LADY IN THE HOLLER
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH HER FATHER’S KILLER
DOWN BY THE GREENWOOD SIDE

HE LOVED HER WELL A YEAR AND A DAY
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
‘TILL HER SWELLIN’ BELLY DID HER BETRAY
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SHE LEANED HER BACK AGAINST A THORN
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
AND THERE SHE HAD TWO LITTLE BABES BORN
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TWO RED SILK RIBBONS IN HER CURLS
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
SHE TOOK TO SMOTHER THOSE NEWBORN GIRLS
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SHE BURIED THEM INSIDE THE EARTH
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
ONE SHALLOW GRAVE SHE DUG IN THE DIRT
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AND AS SHE MADE HER WAY BACK HOME
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
SHE SAW TWO PRETTY GIRLS A’PLAYIN’ ALL ALONE
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MY SWEET YOUNG THINGS, IF YOU WERE MINE
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
I’D DRESS YOU UP IN SILKS SO FINE
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MOTHER DEAR, WHEN WE WE DID LIVE
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
BUT TWO SILK RIBBONS DID YOU GIVE
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MY DAUGHTERS LOOK WITH HEAVEN’S EYE
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
SEE WHAT DEATH NOW I MUST DIE
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SEVEN YEARS A FISH IN THE FLOOD
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
SEVEN YEARS A BIRD IN THE WOOD
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SEVEN YEARS YOUR TONGUE TO THE WARNING BELL
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
ETERNITY IN THE FLAMES OF HELL
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WELCOME, WELCOME FISH IN THE FLOOD
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
WELCOME, WELCOME BIRD IN THE WOOD
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WELCOME, WELCOME WARNING BELL
O BARREN RIVER, O MOUNTAIN HIGH
BUT SPARE ME, LORD, FROM THE FLAMES OF HELL
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from Holler: An Appalachian Tragedy (Original Workshop Recording), released July 12, 2014
Jillie Mae Eddy, Nate Houran, Nick Buonaiuto, Andrew Patterson, Sam Schuth

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The Harpers New Haven, Connecticut

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

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