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  1. eldritchhobbit
    Song: “Matty Groves”
    Quote:
    So Matty struck the very first blow, and he hurt Lord Orland sore.
    Lord Orland struck the very next blow, and Matty struck no more.
    And then Lord Orland took his wife, and he sat her on his knee,
    Saying, “Who do you like the best of us, Matty Groves or me?”
    And then up spoke his own dear wife, never heard to speak so free,
    “I’d rather a kiss from dead Matty’s lips than you or your finery.”
    Lord Orland he jumped up and loudly he did bawl,
    He struck his wife right through the heart and pinned her against the wall.
    “A grave, a grave, ” Lord Orland cried, “to put these lovers in,
    But bury my lady at the top for she was of noble kin.”
    Read the complete lyrics.
    Listen to the performance of Alela Diane and Alina Hardin…

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  2. eldritchhobbit
    Song: “Blackadders Cove”
    Quote:
    I tell you a secret that nobody knows:
    Her body’s still layin’ in Blackadders Cove.
    Read the complete lyrics.
    Listen to NewFound Road’s performance…

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  3. eldritchhobbit
    Song: “Little Omie Wise”
    Quote:
    Little Omie, little Omie, I’ll tell you my mind:
    My mind is to drown you and leave you behind.
    Read the complete lyrics.
    Listen to Doc Watson’s performance…

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    Song: “Banks of the Ohio”
    Quote:
    I held a knife against his breast
    As into my arms he pressed.
    He cried, “My love, don’t murder me!
    I’m not prepared for eternity.”
    Read the complete lyrics.
    Listen to the performance of Gangstagrass Feat. Alexa Dirks:

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    Song: “In the Pines”
    Quote:
    “My husband was a hard working man,
    Killed a mile and a half from here.
    His head was found in a driving wheel
    And his body hasn’t ever been found.”
    “My girl, my girl, don’t lie to me.
    Tell me, where did you sleep last night?”
    “In the pines, in the pines,
    Where the sun don’t ever shine.
    I would shiver the whole night through.”
    Read the complete lyrics.
    Listen to Lead Belly’s performance…

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  6. eldritchhobbit
    Song: “Witches of Harlan”
    Quote:
    I’ve heard the stories since I was a kid:
    Witches of Harlan haunt Black Mountain Ridge.
    Some say at midnight they roam the mountainside
    Searching for anybody that isn’t safe inside.

    No, I hear ‘em whisper in the pines,
    I hear 'em calling to me
    To come on outside.
    Read the complete lyrics.
    Listen to the performance of Breaking Grass…

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    Song: “Caleb Meyer”
    Quote:
    I drew that glass across his neck,
    Fine as any blade,
    Then I felt his blood pour fast and hot
    Around me where I laid.
    Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna
    Wear them rattling chains,
    But when I go to sleep at night
    Don’t you call my name.
    Read the complete lyrics.
    Listen to the performance of The Greencards…

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  8. eldritchhobbit
    Song: “Bluestone Mountain”
    Quote:
    Sometimes I wonder if God watches.
    And sometimes life can turn in cruel ways
    ‘Cause on a cold autumn day in late October
    Little Jacob wandered in Scott Hollow Cave.
    Now the caves of West Virginia run forever
    Like a maze of black ribbon through the ground.
    Cora went to search for little Jacob,
    But neither Jake nor Cora would be found.
    Read the complete lyrics.
    Listen to the performance of Bluestone County Bluegrass…

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    Song: “Wind and Rain”
    Quote:
    So she pushed her into the river to drown.
    Oh, the wind and rain!
    And watched her as she floated down…
    Oh, the dreadful wind and rain!
    Read the complete lyrics.
    Listen to Crooked Still’s performance…

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  10. eldritchhobbit
    Song: “Old Tom’s Restless Bones”
    Quote:
    Old Tom on the front porch smoked his cigarette,
    And when he was done, another one he lit.
    “Hey, now,” Old Tom said,
    “You’re the reason that I’m dead.”
    Listen to the performance of David Norris…

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    Song: “Ghost of Norma Jean”
    Quote:
    When you see another cross
    By the road where she is lost,
    You’ll know that she has some company.
    Listen to the Steep Canyon Rangers’ performance…

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    Song: “Little Margaret”
    Quote:
    Is Little Margaret in her room
    Or is she in the hall?
    Little Margaret’s in her coal-black coffin
    With her face turned toward the wall.
    Listen to the performance of Sheila Kay Adams…

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    Song: “Pretty Polly”
    Quote:
    Polly, Pretty Polly, your guess is about right:
    I dug on your grave the biggest part of last night.
    Read the complete lyrics.
    Listen to the performance of Ralph Stanley & Patty Loveless:

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    Song: “The Ghost of Eli Renfro”
    Quote:
    Can’t you hear? Can’t you hear?
    When the moon is bright and clear
    From time to time,
    It’s old Eli dragging chains
    And moaning people’s names.
    I just hope and pray he never thinks of mine.
    Read the complete lyrics.
    Listen to The Nashville Bluegrass Band’s performance…

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    Song: “Long Black Veil”
    Quote:
    Oh, the scaffold is high and eternity’s near.
    She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear.
    But late at night, when the north wind blows,
    In a long black veil, she cries o'er my bones.
    She walks these hills in a long black veil.
    She visits my grave when the night winds wail.
    Nobody knows. Nobody sees.
    Nobody knows but me.
    Read the complete lyrics.
    Listen to Gillian Welch’s performance…

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    Song: “Murder of the Lawson Family”
    Quote:
    It was on last Christmas Evening,
    A snow was on the ground,
    His home in North Carolina
    Where this murderer he was found.
    His name was Charlie Lawson
    And he had a loving wife,
    But we’ll never know what caused him
    To take his family’s life.


    Listen to The Carolina Buddies’ performance…

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  18. eldritchhobbit
    Part 1:
    Song: “Bringing Mary Home”
    Quote:
    But 13 years ago today in a wreck just down the road
    Our darling Mary lost her life, and we still miss her so.
    So thank you for your trouble and the kindness you have shown;
    You’re the 13th one who’s been here bringing Mary home.


    Listen to The Country Gentlemen’s performance…


    Part 2:
    Song: “I’ve Come to Take You Home”
    (Note: This song is a direct response to the song I posted above, “Bringing Mary Home.”)
    Quote:
    Though his life is swiftly fading, a memory remains
    Of that chilly, ghostly evening while driving in the rain.


    Listen to Seldom Scene’s performance…

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  19. eldritchhobbit
    Song: “Knoxville Boy”
    Quote:
    When the moon is high the Knoxville boy
    Goes prowling out to kill.
    We don’t know why so many die
    To give that boy a thrill.
    A handsome lad with a wealthy dad
    And eyes of bluebird blue,
    He’s killed before, he’ll kill some more,
    And the next one could be you.

    When the fog rolls into Knoxville
    And the river’s on the rise,
    Don’t go near the Knoxville boy
    There’s murder in his eyes.
    Listen to Larry Stephenson’s performance…

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  20. eldritchhobbit
    October is here! This year for my Halloween countdown, with the invaluable assistance of my husband (and resident expert on all things Appalachian), I will be bringing you a spooky, Halloween-appropriate song with a twist of mountain flavor. I’ve chosen one version of each of these songs to share, but some have been recorded and reinterpreted many, many times.
    If you like “Boograss” (or Spooky Bluegrass), Southern Gothic tales, traditional murder ballads, ghost stories, and/or Halloween chills, I hope you will enjoy each day’s post!
    Song: “O Death”
    Quote:
    O Death, O Death in the morning,
    O Death, spare me over ‘til another year.


    Listen to Rhiannon Giddens’ performance…

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