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The Prickly Bush

from On A Whim by A Different Thread

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A re-arranged traditional song. Possibly one of the earliest dated folk songs from England.

lyrics

Hang man, hang man, slack your horse a while
I think I see my father coming, traveling many a mile
Have you brought me silver or gold to set me free
Or have you come to see me hanging high from the gallow tree

No I have not brought you silver, nor gold to set you free
I have come to see you hanging high from the gallow tree

Hang man, hang man, stay your hand a while
I think I see my mother coming… over yonder stile
Have you brought me silver or gold to set me free
Or have you come to see me hanging high from the gallow tree

No I have not brought you silver, nor gold to set you free
I have come to see you hanging high from the gallow tree

Hang man, hang man, hold your rope for me
I think I see my lover coming, over yonder sea
Have you brought me silver or gold to set me free
Or have you come to see me hanging high from the gallow tree

Yes, I’ve brought you silver and gold to set you free
I’ll save your body from the cold, cold ground and your neck from
the hangman's tree

Oh that prickly bush, it pricks my heart full sore
If I ever get out that prickly bush, I’ll never get in no more

credits

from On A Whim, released September 13, 2018
Arrangement by Robert Jackson
Vocals: Robert Jackson and Alicia Best
Guitar, harmonica: Robert Jackson
Accordion: Alan Best
Barritone guitar: Jeff Crawford
Drums: Rob Banks

Recorded and engineered by Jeff Crawford at Arbor Ridge Studios, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Produced by Jeff Crawford and A Different Thread
Mastered by Pete Maher

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A Different Thread North Carolina

“Warm, deep singer-songwriters who have drank from the well of 20th century tradition” - Folk Radio UK

A Different Thread, is the collaboration between Robert Jackson from Lichfield, England, and Alicia Best from Durham, North Carolina, USA. Both traveling songwriters in their own right, they first met while busking in Galway, Ireland, back in 2016 and have been touring together ever since.
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