The Hangman's Tree

from On the Wing by Zombies of the Stratosphere

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Lord Henry said to Mary, “Your crimes you must repay,
Or you will see the hangman’s tree before the break of day
Oh will you bring me silver, or will you bring me gold
Will you bring me diamonds, your promise for to hold?”
Feathers for to fly
A ship to cross the sea
Winds to change the tide
Return, my love to me
Fair Mary said, “Sir Henry, it’s not my time to die
For yonder comes my own true love, riding in the sky
Oh he will bring you silver, and he will bring you gold
He will bring you diamonds, my promise for to hold”
“No I will not bring you silver, no I will not bring you gold
I will not bring you diamonds, her promise for to hold
All that I shall bring you, is all she gave to me
For I have come to see her die beneath the hangman’s tree”
Feathers for to fly
A ship to cross the sea
Winds to change the tide
Take you far from me
Take you far from me
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from On the Wing, released March 22, 2021

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New York City-based powerpop and psychedelia - songs built to last by nerdily obsessive craftsmen with big record collections. You know: the good stuff.

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