Emily Portman - Stick Stock

Song off Emily's new album The Glamoury.
www.emilyportman.co.uk/

Stick Stock
Emily: voice, Lucy Farrell: voice & viola, Rachel Newton: voice

My stepmother slew me
My dear father ate me
My little brother whom I love
Sits below I sing above
Stick Stock Stone Dead

My stepmother was beautiful
She stole my father's heart away
She wanted him all for herself
Wanted me out of the way

My little brother he was born
With hair as black as the carrion crow
My hair grew gold as summer corn
And She grew bitter as the sloe

We played in the shade of the juniper tree
Like a raven and a dove
Stepmother's heart twisted like bark
Until she had no room for love

'Come in, come in my sweetie pies'
Night is nearing, better beware
But before you sleep, Susie Sweet
Let me comb your golden hair'

'Your lovely locks are full of knots
They will break my ebony comb
Fetch father's axe and a billet of wood
I'll cut the knots the wind has blown'

That night my brother had a dream
A white bird crying scarlet tears
In the morning when he woke
His tender heart was full of fear

My stepmother baked tender pies
Neat meat pies with crusts of gold
Father ate up every bite
Brother let his pies grow cold

In the woods they found my bones
Buried them under the juniper tree
On my grave my brother weeps
Weeps until he cannot see.

And I will sing my little song
To soothe my brother's tears away
To ring in my stepmother's ears
Until she turns into the clay.

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[Lemmingf5]

The first bit, i thought she said "My stepmother screwed me.." But it turns out she said "My stepmother slew me" (killed)

And i first heard this band in the TV repeat of the Cambridge folk festival, did you?

[byronicgirl73]

@Lemmingf5 I know what you mean about the lyrics! I heard it on a London radio program in January and though it was great!

[MissL0ver]

Where can you find the lyrics to this song? :D Love it btw^^

[byronicgirl73]

@MissL0ver ...They were on her website but I guess the lyrics page is down. I found them in the cache though and put them in the description for you. :)

[Maz4136]

...song FROM Emly's new album.

[byronicgirl73]

@Maz4136 Are you serious??? Ok.. dictionary says this: off (adv.) from a particular thing, place or position. While you're playing grammar police, please contact Female All Stars Academy blog as well as countless other websites as they have offended you're grammatical sensibilities as well. Get a life... I'm only trying to promote an artist.

[victorchoquet]

what a song,what a voice.no wonder she's had a nomination for the folk awards. must try to get to see her live

[SilentHillFan7]

I love this song she is a brill singer is this the fariy tale of new youk

[FonicGR]

jaded failed

[riadamilesius]

Wow, I'm very happy to have found this!

[TheMoosh7895]

creepy song

[NedsMissingTeeth]

Thanks for the upload. It was great having the lyrics in the description. Brilliant lyrics too...

[GraceeColee]

Was such a pleasure when she taught me to sing at Sidmouth folk festival:')!

[addictivesharkpiss]

This is completely wonderful

[SageBearer]

@ThePaopuFruitLover That was my first thought, too. XD

[ThePaopuFruitLover]

anyone getting a sweeny todd feeling with the pies? obviously her mum popped her into pies 0_o