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The False Knight Upon The Road

from Landlocked (album) by David Morrison

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I learned this song from Alan Lomax's Classic Ballads Of Britain And Ireland Vol 1. My arrangement, including the introduction of an original melodic motif, is greatly influenced by Benjamin Britten's folksong settings.

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The False Knight Upon the Road

"Where do you go so late?" said the knight on the road.
"For I got to meet my God," said the child as he stood.
And he stood and he stood and 'twere well he stood.
"For I go to meet my God," said the child as he stood.

"How will you go by land?" said the knight on the road.
"With a strong staff in my hand," said the child as he stood.
And he stood and he stood and 'twere well he stood.
"With a strong staff in my hand," said the child as he stood.

"How will you go by sea?" said the knight on the road.
"With a good boat under me," said the child as he stood.
And he stood and he stood and 'twere well he stood.
"With a good boat under me," said the child as he stood.

"Methinks I hear a bell," said the knight on the road.
"Aye, it's ringing you to hell," said the child as he stood.
And he stood and he stood and 'twere well he stood.
"Aye, it's ringing you to hell," said the child as he stood.

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from Landlocked (album), released June 12, 2011
Traditional. This arrangement © David Morrison 2010 BMI

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David Morrison Wimberley, Texas

Singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer. Occasional guest vocalist w/The Rudy Schwartz Project, Farrago Ensemble, The Able Sea & others. Has played hundreds of solo & band shows & been
featured on Church of the Subgenius show. Coproduced the Glimmer Blinkken's Golden Days & mixed the Mustn'ts EP. Currently w/the Lemon Settlement & the Swangles. Runs Rat Palace Recording. ... more

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