WAS A TIME GONE AWAY I’D A FARM ON A HILL
FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
IN A TIME GONE AWAY I’D A FARM ON A HILL
I’S INCLINED TO HOE CORN, I’D BE FARMING THERE STILL
SINGIN’ FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
ONE DAY AS I LAY WITH MY HEAD TO THE SKY
FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
THIS DAY AS I LAY WITH MY HEAD TO THE SKY
COME THE DEVIL TO ME WITH A FIRE IN HIS EYES
SINGIN’ FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
I ASKED OF THE DEVIL: YOU’RE AFTER MY LIFE?
FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
I CRIED TO THE DEVIL: YOU’RE AFTER MY LIFE
OH NO, SAID THE DEVIL, I’M AFTER YOUR WIFE
SINGIN’ FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
I SAID: TAKE HER AWAY, AND I’LL TROUBLE YOU NONE
FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
YOU TAKE HER AWAY, AND I’LL TROUBLE YOU NONE
SHE WON’T BE MUCH LONGER SO PRETTY AND YOUNG
SINGIN’ FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
HE CARRIED HER DOWN TO THE VALLEY OF HELL
FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
HE CARRIED MY LOVE TO THE VALLEY OF HELL
AND HE CALLED TO HIS DEMONS: LET’S SCORCH HER UP WELL
SINGIN’ FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
OUT COME HIS DEMONS TO PUT HER IN CHAINS
FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
OUT COME SOME DEMONS TO PUT HER IN CHAINS
THEN UP WITH HER FOOT AND SHE KICKED IN THEIR BRAINS
SINGIN’ FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
SHE BACKED THE OLD DEVIL UP INTO THE WALL
FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
SHE BACKED MISTER DEVIL UP INTO THE WALL
SAYIN’ LET ME GO, DADDY, OR I’LL MURDER YOU ALL
SINGIN’ FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
EARLY NEXT MORNING I LOOKED TO THE ROAD
FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
I WOKE THE NEXT MORNING AND LOOKED TO THE ROAD
AND THERE WAS MY LOVER A’COMIN’ ON HOME
SINGIN’ FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
BY NOW YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT MY WOMAN CAN DO
FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
NOW YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT MY WOMAN CAN DO
SHE BESTED THE DEVIL, SHE’D DO BETTER TO YOU
SINGIN’ FIDDLE-EE-DEE, FIDDLE-DA
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