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FATAL WEDDING NIGHT (THE FATAL WEDDING) Sung by: Mrs. Barnes Recorded on 9/4/62 Click here to listen to the original recording On a bright and moonlight night. The church was decorated; All within was gay and bright. A lady with a baby came And saw the light . . . glow. She thought of how those same bells chimed For her three years ago. "I would like to be admitted, sir," She asked the sexton old, "Just for the sake of my baby, And protect him from the cold." The sexton told her that the wedding there Was for the rich and grand, And with an eager watching crowd, Outside she'd have to stand. Chorus: While the wedding bells were ringing, While the bride and groom were there, Marching up the aisle together, As the organ pealed an air. Telling tales of fond affection, Vowing never more to part, Just another fatal wedding, Just another broken heart. She begged the sexton once again To let her step inside. "You may step in for the baby's sake," The gray-haired man replied. She begged the sexton once again To let her step inside. "You may step in for the baby's sake," The gray-haired man replied. "Does anyone know the reason why This couple should not wed? Speak now or forever hold your peace," Soon the preacher said. "I must object," the lady cried, With a voice so meek and mild, "For the bridegroom is my husband, And this is our little child." "What proof have you?" the preacher said. "My infant," she replied, And raised her babe and knelt to pray; The little one had died. (Chorus) The parents of the bride then took The outcast by the arm. "We'll care for you through life," they said, "You've saved our child from harm." The parents, bride, and outcast then Quickly drove away. The husband died by his own hand Before the break of day. Also found in Randolph, Vol. IV, #766, "The Fatal Wedding"; Brown, Vol. II, #272, "The Fatal Wedding"; Belden, p. 141, "The Fatal Wedding." |
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