Original lyrics for the LadiesAux - Bones and Willow

Here are the lyrics to 2 of the original songs we sing with the LadiesAux…

Bones
by Risa Dickens
[You can check out a recording of this one done in a different style altogether here.]

Said the diver to his bride
“I’ll be back tomorrow on the 3:45”
those are the pearls,
those were his eyes
All we are are our goodbyes
and you should know … she won’t be long alone

Said the mother to her child
“baby, daddy would be here if he were alive”
wrinkles her nose
avoids his eyes
all we are are our lies
keeps him alone
but it won’t be long til it’s known

there are bones
in the orchard
woa-oh oh, woa-oh oh
Bones in the orchard, woa oh oh oh
and when she goes wherever she goes
she says that’s just how things go
pearls on a string, pearls on a string

Said the young king as he died
“flour in her hair when she went there
stitches showed
she tried to go
all to hungry to care
found her at home
now she won’t be long alone”

… bones
in the orchard
woa-oh oh, woa-oh oh
Bones in the orchard, woa oh oh oh
and when she goes wherever she goes
she says that’s just how things go

pearls on a string

Willow
by Risa Dickens

He takes care, he takes care
puts his hands in my hair
but i’m losing things
and we’re losing things
the birds I catch all have holes in their wings

Oh weepin willow
Will’s weepin, oh willow
Oh weepin willow Will’s weepin for me.

High clouds, on the prairies
horses in boxes,
broken bridge
inn, fallowfield road
Hope’s disapearin into towns, where nobody goes

Oh weepin willow
Will’s weepin, oh willow
Oh weepin willow Will’s weepin for me.

Holes in my pockets
shake the coins from my sleeves
i’m losing things
and we’re losing things
forget you at the teller
you don’t even come find me

(x4) Oh weepin willow
Will’s weepin, oh willow
Oh weepin willow Will’s weepin for me.

Oh, good willow willow
oh,
I fear the good will is gone.