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THE BLOOD OF THE OLD RED ROOSTER (WHAT BLOOD ON THE POINT OF YOUR KNIFE?; EDWARD) Sung by: Irmadene Finch Recorded in Miller, AR, 6/25/53 Click here to listen to the original recording "What does that blood mean on your shirt? Oh, son, come tell to me." "It is the blood of the old red rooster That used to crow for me; It is the blood of the old red rooster That used to crow for me." "That blood's too red for the old red rooster. Oh, son, come tell to me." "It is the blood of the guinea goodle pig That rooted the ground for me. It is the blood of the guinea goodle pig That rooted the ground for me." "That blood's too red for the guinea goodle pig. Oh, son, come tell to me." "It is the blood of yonders hawk That flew away from me. It is the blood of yonders hawk That flew away from me." "That blood's too red for yonders hawk. Oh, son, come tell to me." "It is the blood of the iron-gray pony That plowed the ground for me. It is the blood of the iron-gray pony That plowed the ground for me." "That blood's too red for the iron-gray pony. Oh, son, come tell to me." "It is the blood of my own dear brother That used to play with me. It is the blood of my own dear brother That used to play with me." "What did you and your brother fall out about? Oh, son, come tell to me." "Fell out about a hazelnut sprout That could never be a tree. Fell out about a hazelnut sprout That could never be a tree." "What will you do when your father comes home? Oh, son, come tell to me." "I'll put my foot in yonder ship And I'll sail across the sea. I'll put my foot in yonder ship And I'll sail across the sea." "When will you be back, my dearest son? Oh, son, come tell to me." "When the sun will rise and set in the east, And I know it'll never be. When the sun will rise and set in the east, And I know it'll never be." Also found in Child, #13, "Edward"; Randolph, Vol. I, #6, "What Blood on the Point of Your Knife"; Brown, Vol. II, #7, "Edward." |
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