Also known as "The Trees They Go So High" and various other names.
lyrics
The trees are growing high, and the grass is growing green,
The time has come to pass my love, that you and I have seen,
Twas on a winters evening as I sat all alone,
I saw a bonny boy, young but growing,
Oh mother dear mother you've done me such wrong,
You've married me to a bonny boy, his age it is so young,
For he is only 12, myself barely 13,
Saying your bonny boy is young but he’s growing,
Oh daughter dear daughter I've done you no wrong,
I've married you to a bonny boy, he is a rich lords son,
A lady he will make of you if a lady you’ll be made,
Oh your bonny boy is young, but he’s growing.
Twas on a summers morning at the breaking of the day,
They went into a corn field all for to sport and play,
And what it is they did there, oh she never will say,
But she never more complained at his growing,
Oh mother dear mother, now if it pleases you,
We’ll send him to the college for another year or two,
And all around his arm we shall tie a ribbon blue,
So all the other ladies know he’s married,
And at the age of thirteen he was a married man,
And at the age of fourteen a father to his son,
And at the age of fifteen his grave was growing green,
And that did put an end to his growing.
Hello! I'm Reesha, I sing songs and accompany them on the guitar with dubious proficiency. Some of them are funny, some of them are depressing. It's a magical mood lottery!
This is a great adaptation of Arthuriana and a brilliant narrative album. I love how the queerness of the characters is handled as an integral part of the narrative and plot development without it being the end all be all of the characters themselves. my boy Gawain deserved better though maritarvaniti
TTBT has some of my favorite songs written by The Mechs. Iphis is my personal favorite due to its ties with Greek Mythology, but it's definitely an album I have on repeat constantly. yumeinati
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This album speaks to the continuum of African diasporic culture that is central to the vibrant canon of Americana folk music. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 29, 2020