Strictly limited first edition of 50. CD in 6-panel Pantone Vermilion digipak, with original photography by Sarah Bryan and Cal Evan. Produced by MonotypePressing.
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"The Devil Knows How" limited cassette edition in Pantone Hunter Green, produced exclusively for Gourd Recordings in cooperation with DPSR. Includes download card.
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George Collins rode home one cold winter night,
'taken down sick to die.
Little Mary was sitting in her mama's hall,
a-sewing her silk so fine,
but when she hear'd that George was dead,
she laid her silk aside.
Oh daughter oh daughrer, what makes you weep so,
there's more young men than one,
Oh Mama, oh Mama, George got my heart,
but now he's dead and gone.
She followed him up, she followed him down,
she followed him to the grave.
Set down the coffin, screw off the lid,
push back the linen so fine,
and let me kiss George clay-cold lips,
I know they'll never kiss mine.
And don't you see that little turtle-dove,
it flies from pine to pine,
a-mournin' for it's lost true love,
and I must mourn for mine.
And don't you see that little turtle-dove,
it flies from oak to oak,
a-mourning for it's lost true love,
for its poor heart is broke.
credits
from The Devil Knows How,
released May 13, 2022
Voice: Derek Piotr
Backing voice: Ian Kirkpatrick
Hurdy-gurdy: Rowan Gatherer
Mixed by: Charles Yingling
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