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Katie Cruel

from Lay Your Dark Low by Salt House

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‘Katie Cruel’ - Trad. arr. Salt House
(Verse in italics from Scots song: ‘Licht Bob's Lassie’)
‘Soft As Snow on Shore Street’ - Ewan MacPherson (MCPS & PRS)

lyrics

When I first came to town,
They called me the roving jewel.
Now they've changed their tune,
They call me Katie Cruel.

If I was where I would be,
Then I'd be where I am not.
Here I am where I must be,
Where I would be, I cannot.

Through the woods I’ll go,
Through the boggy mire,
Straightaway down the road,
Till I come to my heart's desire.

Feather beds are soft,
Painted rooms are bonnie,
I would leave them a’,
Tae be wi my ain own Johnny.

When I first came to town,
They bought me drinks a-plenty.
Now they've changed their tune,
They bring me bottles empty.

When I first came to town,
They called me the roving jewel.
Now they've changed their tune,
They call me Katie Cruel.

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from Lay Your Dark Low, released November 11, 2013

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Salt House UK

Salt House have been a mainstay of the folk scene for a decade. New songs that sound as if they’ve always been here. Ancient ballads woken up. Poems given the melodies they’ve long deserved. Songs strong rooted in place, people and their shared love of the natural world. Jenny Sturgeon, Ewan MacPherson & Lauren MacColl ... more

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