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I Wish My Baby Was Born

by Country Mouse

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Traditional, largely from the version recorded by Tim Erikson, Riley Baugus, and Tim O'Brien featured in the motion picture Cold Mountain.

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I wish, I wish my baby was born
And sittin' on its papa's knee
And me, poor girl, were dead and gone
And the green grass growin' over my feet

I ain't ahead, nor never will be
Till the sweet apple grows on a sour apple tree
But still I hope the time will come
When you and I shall be as one

I wish, I wish my love had died
And sent his soul to wander free
Then we might meet where ravens fly
Let our poor bodies rest in peace

The owl, the owl is a lonely bird
It chills my heart with dread and terror
That's someone's blood there on it's wings
That's someone's blood there on it's feathers

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released February 20, 2017
Recorded live off the floor at Runaway Lane. Big thanks to Chris Thompson; make your next record with him.

Country Mouse logo, Banner and skull graphics by Kristen Dullum @phantom.orchid

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Country Mouse Nanaimo, British Columbia

Country Mouse are four feral forest creatures brought together by a shared love of outsider music and the unlikely coincidence of each having a body to bury. They have conspired, collaborated, and shared shovels ever since. They create low tone psychedelic doom folk with Appalachian and punk rock over and undertones. They sound best in forests and look better in the dark. ... more

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