One Morning in May

by The Swingin' Doors

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A very sweet performance of this 17th century folk song.performed live at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco.
Vocals and guitar: Jenifer McKitrick and Dwight Been
Violin: Stephanie Lee
Drums: Todd Duda

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One morning, one morning, one morning in May
I spied a young couple, they were making their way
One was a maiden so bright
And so fair and the other was a soldier and a brave volunteer

Good morning, good morning, good morning said he
And where are you going my pretty lady?
I'm going out a-walking on the banks of the sea
Just to see the waters rise and hear the nightingale sing

Now they had not been standing but a minute or two
When out of his knapsack a fiddle he drew

And the tune that he played made the valleys all ring
Oh hark, cried the maiden, hear the nightingale sing

Oh maiden, fair maiden, 'tis time to give o'er
Oh no, kind soldier, please play one tune more
For I'd rather hear your fiddle at the touch of one string
Than to see the waters rise and hear the nightingale sing

Oh soldier, kind soldier, will you marry me?
Oh no, pretty maiden, that never shall be
I've a wife down in London and children twice three
Two wives and the army's too many for me

Well, I'll go back to London and I'll stay there for a year
It's often that I'll think of you, my little dear
And if ever I return it will be in the spring
Just to see the waters glide and hear the nightingale sing
To see the waters rise and hear the nightingale sing

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released June 28, 2022
photo:Elisabeth Fall/fallfoto

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"Out of the cauldron of some collective folk unconscious, fueled by the energy of loss transcended, these are the timeless, haunted, twice-told tales of just how it is that the ghost has come to escape from the machine."--Sandy Pearlman, producer of Jenifer's album Glow ... more

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