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Overground

by Root and Branch

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Overground 05:16
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I left my home and I left my job Went and joined the army If I knew then what I know now I wouldn't have been so barmy. Chorus: Poor old soldier, poor old soldier If I knew then what I know now I wouldn't have been so barmy. Gave me a gun and a big red coat Gave me lots of drilling If I knew then what I know now I wouldn't have took the shilling. Sent me off on a real old boat By Christ she was no beauty Far far across the sea we went Afore to do my duty Fought the Russians, or was it the French Really couldn't tell, sir All I know is they fought so hard They sent us all to hell, sir. When we got back home again To desert was my intent, sir I sold my cot and I sold my coat And over the wall I went, sir. Went to a pub and I got drunk That is where they found me Back to barracks in chains I was sent And there they did impound me. Fifty I got for selling me coat Fifty for selling me blankets If ever I 'list for a soldier again The devil be my sergeant.
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Ol Reuben made a train & he put it on a track He rode it to the Lord knows where Oh me, oh my rode it to the Lord knows where I've been to the East, Lord I've been to the West I've been where the chilly winds don't blow Oh me, oh my I've been where the chilly winds don't blow Well I got myself a blade, and laid Reuben in the shade, I'm startin' up a graveyard of my own. Oh, me, oh my, I'm startin' up a graveyard of my own. Well the train that I ride is 100 coaches long You can hear the whistle blow 100 miles Oh me, oh my you can hear the whistle blow 100 miles
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As time draws near my dearest dear when you and I must part How little you know of the grief and woe in my poor aching heart Each night I suffer for your sake, you're the one I love so dear I wish that I was going with you or you were staying here I wish my chest were made of glass so you might behold That on my heart your name lies wrote in letters made of gold In letters made of gold my love, believe me when I say You are the one I'll love the most until my dying day The blackest crow that ever flew would surely turn to white If ever I prove false to you bright day will turn to night Bright day will turn to night my love, the elements will mourn If ever I prove false to you the seas would rage and burn

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Our first EP, recorded over a long weekend holed up in a cottage in France.

"Entirely fearless fivesome... delivering a tremendous, high-octane set replete with fantastic presence and rich textures. Sometimes a touch rough-house, but much the better for that" - fRoots, November 2015 print edition: frootsmag.com

"Switches effortlessly through energetic jigs and polkas, Appalachian old-time and Highland reels"- Folkwords, full review: www.folkwords.com/folkwordsreviews_94917.html

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released August 19, 2015

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Root and Branch London, UK

Root & Branch play the traditional music of Britain, Ireland and the Appalachian mountains. The band consists of five musicians from both sides of the Atlantic, with diverse influences and backgrounds that create a distinctive and energetic sound.

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