Blackwaterside (Jansch / Traditional cover)

My cover of 'Blackwaterside', a traditional made famous by Bert Jansch and latterly by Led Zeppelin as the instrumental 'Black Mountain Side'. I wanted to add a more contemporary feel, and using Jansch's brilliant model I simplified the guitar part, unable to match his gymnastics. Let's call it a work in progress!

Choruses are overrated!

Comments are appreciated.

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"Blackwaterside"

One evening fair I took the air
Down by the blackwaterside
Twas gazing all around me
When the Irish lass I spied

All through the first part of that night
We did lie in sport and play
When this young woman arose and she gathered her clothes
Saying, "fare thee well today"

That's not the promise that you gave to me
When you first lay on my chest
You could make me believe with your lying tongue
That the sun rose in the west.

Go home, go home, to your Father's garden
Go home and weep your fill
And think upon your own misfortune
Which you bought with your wanton will

There's not one boy in this whole town
As easily led as I
And when the sky does fall and the seas run dry
Why, its then you'll marry I

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Peace

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[LookItsSully]

@BloodySabbathman i think Bert Jansch would be more proud, considering he composed this.

[BloodySabbathman]

amazing, Jimmy Page would be proud.

[maliflies]

Hi mate. I really dig your style and voice, but I do (especially on this tune) think you could use some more power with your voice, im sure its there...

[TheTwelfthOfMay]

Class. Well interpreted

[igeebs]

@LookItsSully Pretty sure its a traditional folk song, All them crazy folks would be proud :p

[DAvid87]

excellent rendition!

[glyncharles]

really nice

[BloodySabbathman]

@LookItsSully agreed

[Aeschylus]

Beautifully done, congratulations!

[kcin1004]

OMG, this is fantastic man. i REALLY dig it.