Henry Lee (3:55)
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HENRY LEE
(trad.)
original: Dick Justice (1929) - Brunswick
covered by: Darby & Tarlton (1930s) as Lowe Bonnie, Judy Henske (1963) as Love Henry, Bob Dylan (1993) idem, Nick Cave & P.J. Harvey (1996) , Ralph Stanley (2002) , Peggy Seeger (2003) with both of her sons, Martin Simpson (2004) as Love Henry,
“And the little bird looks down on Henry Lee”, sole witness of a crime passionel. Not the girl but the man’s the victim. Drowned by his mistress, he pays the highest price for sticking to his lawfull wedded wife.
(trad.)
original: Dick Justice (1929) - Brunswick
covered by: Darby & Tarlton (1930s) as Lowe Bonnie, Judy Henske (1963) as Love Henry, Bob Dylan (1993) idem, Nick Cave & P.J. Harvey (1996) , Ralph Stanley (2002) , Peggy Seeger (2003) with both of her sons, Martin Simpson (2004) as Love Henry,
“And the little bird looks down on Henry Lee”, sole witness of a crime passionel. Not the girl but the man’s the victim. Drowned by his mistress, he pays the highest price for sticking to his lawfull wedded wife.
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Henry Lee
Get down, get down little Henry Lee
And stay all night with me
You won't find a girl in this damn world
That will compare with me
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