There is a great write up on this song and it's origins here. Sorry to start the week off on a down note, but this song has been stuck in my head all weekend.
John Jacob Niles - The Maid Freed From The Gallows (Child Ballad No 95)
[audio:http://www.unpiano.com/music/wp-content/music/misc/maid_freed_from_the_gallows.mp3]
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April 6th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
absolutely perfect
April 18th, 2009 at 9:11 am
is this the same version of this song heard in mister lonely?
April 18th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
yeah