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I Am Stretched On Your Grave

by Hannah Rose Baker

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Traditional song arranged for piano, voice, and noise

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I am stretched on your grave
And will lie there forever
If your hands were in mine
I'd be sure we'd not sever
My apple tree my brightness
It's time we were together
For I smell of the earth
And am worn by the weather

Oh my family thinks
That I'm safe in my bed
From night until morning
I am stretched at your head
Calling out to the air
With tears hot and wild
My grief for the girl
That I loved as a child

Do you remember
The night we were lost
In the shade of the blackthorn
And the chill of the frost
Thanks be to Jesus
We did what was right
And your maiden head still
Is your pillar of light

The priests and the friars
Approach me in dread
Because I still love you
I'm alive and you're dead
I still would be your shelter
Through rain and through storm
And with you in your cold grave
I cannot sleep warm

So I'm stretched on your grave
And will lie there forever
If you hands were in mine
I'd be sure we'd not sever
My apple tree my brightness
It's time we were together
For I smell of the earth
And am worn by the weather

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released October 29, 2021
Vocals: Hannah Rose Baker
Pedal Effects, Production, Engineering: Rob Flax
Lyrics and melody: Trad arr. Baker
Mixed by Eric Heveron-Smith
Video by Hannah Rose Baker
Thank you to the Library of Congress for the vintage footage featured in this video

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Hannah Rose Baker Boston, Massachusetts

Hannah Rose Baker never thought that she would be a musician, at least, not one who loved country music, played in dive bars, and revered Willie Nelson. Nevertheless, that is where she has found herself today. Armed with her father’s guitar, her fiddle and her voice, Baker writes and performs songs of humorous melancholy that pay tribute to the deep and wide traditions of American music. ... more

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