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Brother Green

from Brother Green by Redwood River Band

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The traditional Civil War ballad "Brother Green", also known as "The Dying Soldier" first recorded by Buell Kazee in 1928.

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Oh brother Green, oh come to me,
For I am shot and bleeding,
Now I must die, no more to see,
My wife and my dear children.

The foreign foe has laid me low,
On this cold ground to suffer,
Stay brother stay and lay me away,
And write my wife a letter.

Tell her that I’m prepared to die,
And want to meet her in heaven,
Since I believed in the Lord above,
My sins are all forgiven.

My little ones, I love them well,
Oh could I once more see them,
That I might bid them a long farewell,
But we will meet in heaven.

Go tell my wife she must not grieve,
Oh kiss my dear little children,
For they will call for me in vain,
When I am gone to heaven.

Oh brother I am dying now,
Oh see I die so easy,
Oh surely death has lost it’s sting,
Because I love my Jesus.

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from Brother Green, released December 9, 2018
Simon Robinson - Vocals, Banjo
Naomi Moores - Vocals, Guitar
Alice Phelps - Vocals, Double Bass

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Redwood River Band Leeds, UK

Old Time Acoustic trio based in Leeds, England.

Simon Robinson - Vocals, Banjo, Guitar
Naomi Moores - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Clarinet
Alice Phelps - Vocals, Double Bass

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