We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $0.99 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

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

credits

from Holler: An Appalachian Tragedy (Original Workshop Recording), released July 12, 2014
Jillie Mae Eddy, Nate Houran, Nick Buonaiuto, Andrew Patterson, Sam Schuth

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

The Harpers image

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

contact / help

Contact The Harpers

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like The Harpers, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Seafood Sam joins the show to discuss his newest album, " Standing On Giant Shoulders".
listen now