The Willow Garden
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The Willow Garden Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Down in the willow garden, me and my love did meet
And as we sat a-courting, my love fell off to sleep
I had a bottle of burgundy wine; my love, she did not know
And so I poisoned that dear little girl along the banks below
Along the banks below
[Verse 2]
I drew my saber through her; it was a bloody night
I threw her in the river, which was a dreadful sight
My father often told me that money would set me free
And so I murdered that dear little girl whose name was Rose Connelly
Whose name was Rose Connelly
[Verse 3]
My father sits at his cabin door wiping his tear-dimmed eyes
His only son soon should walk to yonder scaffold high
My race is run beneath the sun; the scaffold now waits for me
For I did murder that dear little girl whose name was Rose Connelly
Whose name was Rose Connelly
Whose name was Rose Connelly
Down in the willow garden, me and my love did meet
And as we sat a-courting, my love fell off to sleep
I had a bottle of burgundy wine; my love, she did not know
And so I poisoned that dear little girl along the banks below
Along the banks below
[Verse 2]
I drew my saber through her; it was a bloody night
I threw her in the river, which was a dreadful sight
My father often told me that money would set me free
And so I murdered that dear little girl whose name was Rose Connelly
Whose name was Rose Connelly
[Verse 3]
My father sits at his cabin door wiping his tear-dimmed eyes
His only son soon should walk to yonder scaffold high
My race is run beneath the sun; the scaffold now waits for me
For I did murder that dear little girl whose name was Rose Connelly
Whose name was Rose Connelly
Whose name was Rose Connelly
About
Genius Annotation
A rendition of the traditional folk ballad, this song was released as a B-side to the single “Where the Wild Roses Grow” off of the 1996 album Murder Ballads. It was later released on the 2005 compilation B-Sides & Rarities, as well as the 2011 re-release of Murder Ballads. With Conway Savage singing, it is notable as being one of the only Bad Seeds songs where Nick Cave contributes no vocals.
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Cymbals
Bass
Violin
Hammond Organ
Piano
Vocals
Release Date
October 2, 1995
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