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lyrics

Bolakins was a very fine mason
As ever laid stone
He built a fine castle
And for pay he got none

Where is the gentleman?
Is he at home?
He’s gone down to Marion
For to visit his son

Where is the lady?
Is she at home?
She's upstairs sleeping
Said the foster to him

How will we get her down
Such a dark night as this?
We'll stick her little baby
Full of needles and pins

They stuck her little baby
Full of needles and pins

The foster she rocked
and Bolakins he sung
While blood and tears
From the cradle did run

Down come our lady
Not thinking any harm
Old Bolakins
He caught her in his arms

Bolakins, Bolakins
Spare my life one day
I’ll give you many marigolds
As my horse can take away

Bolakins, Bolakins
Spare my life one hour
I’ll give you daughter Bessie
My own blooming flower

You better keep your daughter Bessie
For to run through the flood
And scour a silver basin
For to catch your heart's blood

Daughter Bessie climbed up
In my window so high
And saw her father
Come a-riding hard by

Oh, father, oh, father
Can you blame me
Old Bolakins
Has killed your lady

Oh, father, oh, father
Can you blame me
Old Bolakins
Has killed your baby

They hung Bolakins
To the sea-gallows tree
And tied the foster
To the stake of stand-by

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from Making and Then Unmaking, released May 14, 2021
Traditional, variant of Lamkin (Child 93)
version as sung by Mrs. Mary Magdalena „Lena” Bare Turbyfill,
as communicated to her by her mother, Mrs. Mary Melissa „Mollie” Bare (Presnell)
Technician [treated by]: Stephan Mathieu
Co-producer: Scott Solter

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Derek Piotr is a folklorist, researcher and performer whose work focuses primarily on the human voice.

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