Lonesome John from Murphy Campbell by Murphy Campbell
Tracklist
| 1. | Lonesome John | 3:55 |
Lyrics
How old are you my pretty little miss?
How old are you my honey?
How old are you my pretty little miss?
I’ll be sixteen next Sunday
Where you gone my pretty little miss?
Where you gone my honey?
Your momma is out and looking for you
You’ve been missing since Sunday
I left town with Lonesome John
And him I have wed
I wear his ring upon my hand
And his name upon my breast
He rode me over valleys deep
And over rivers wide
Said I’m the only girl he loved
Until the day he died
Lonesome John is a lying man
With a bottle in hand
He loves me well and he loves me right
Until he just can’t
Where you gone my pretty little miss?
Where you gone my honey?
Your mommas out and looking for you
You’ve been dead since last Sunday
Credits
Murphy Campbell - banjo and vocals
Mason P. Winfree - flat footing
Riley Baugus - guitar
Laurelyn Dossett - backing vocals
Grace Leonard - fiddle
Xul Rutty - bass
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Joseph DeJarnette
License
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Murphy Campbell has deep roots. Western North Carolina is a place her family settled five centuries ago. Born in the foothills and coming from a long lineage of mountain folk - she seeks to draw up the remnants of a forgotten modal sound.