The Stanley Brothers - East Virginia Blues (Live) Video Free Download

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8 years ago

Patti Young

I was born in East VirginiaNorth Carolina I did goThere I courted a fair young maidenBut her age I did not knowOh her hair was dark and curlyAnd her cheeks were rosy redOn her breast she wore a lillyWhere I longed to lay my headMolly dear, go ask your motherIf you my bride might ever beIf she says no, come back and tell meAnd I'll run away with theeNo I'll not go ask my motherWhere she lies on her bed of restIn her hand she holds a daggerTo kill the man that I love bestThe ocean's deep and I can't wade itAnd I have no wings to flyI'll just get some blue-eyed boatmanFor to row me o'er the tideI'll go back to East VirginiaNorth Carolina ain't my homeI'll go back to East VirginiaLeave old North Carolina aloneI don't want your green back dollarI don't want your watch and chainAll I want is you my darlingSay you'll take me back againFor you know I'd like to see youAt my door you're welcome inAt my gate I'll always greet youFor you're the girl I tried to win

9 years ago

Peter Feldmann

The original, and seminal recording of this song was made by another Virginia group, the Carter Family, in the late 1920s. The Stanleys do a fine job on it here, with even a rare guitar solo by Carter (close to Maybelle's original take). Some of the verses link it to another traditional song, "Silver Dagger", but the song eventually returns to the Carter Family's version with the identical concluding verse.

9 years ago