"Parting Letter" - Original

Redo of my original song. Not perfect but better than the previous yak-attack sounding version.

Original song, music & lyrics by Robbie Banfitch

ooohhh
on the moor
near the river
at the dead man's door

i found a letter
weather-worn and frayed
torn from the ledger
on his dyin' day

it read dear sarah
i dreamt a chilly ghost
she wandered aimless
on a cold gray coast

i plucked a lily
from her tangled hair
and sent it driftin'
on the howling air

it spoke of sparrows
'neath a blood drenched moon
of the golden valley
that she left too soon

it sung of midnight
of the lone wolf's call
of dawn's red glower
when the dusk did fall

he cried i miss you
holder of my heart
and whispered softly
with the world i part

he cried i miss you
holder of my heart
my only true love
with the earth i part

with the earth i part
with the earth i part
with the earth i part
with the earth i part.

Copyright 2009 Robbie Banfitch

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• parting
• letter
• appalachian
• songcatcher
• mountain
• music
• bluegrass
• country
• roots

[KatxUNDED]

I wish i was that guitar =D

Love the song and lyrics.

[SharkSongs]

gawsh that's feisty of you

[michristina]

I really like this song, with its gloomy atmosfere and your threnody-like tone. Beautiful.

[SharkSongs]

actually, i'm gonna write a song called Threnody next. so thanks for describing me as such.

[asscuntruless]

Wooow, me like :D

[SharkSongs]

thank youuuuu

[benclouthier]

you would be the perfect accessory to a camp fire

[SillyLetters]

you should just never talk again, ever. just sing like this.<3

[pingwenfriend]

i love this so much! beautiful!

[oooDAVORooo]

I like this :) ... You have a great, actually, amazing voice ... wow...

and the song is beautiful...

btw I love the fail part hahahaha :D

great job

[Breizh07]

nice work --- I might try learning it if you don't mind , and put some fiddle to it

and share it on t'net with musicky friends - if ok by you!

thanks - be braver Yak voices work for me!

michele (UK)

[Breizh07]

nice work --- I might try learning it if you don't mind , and put some fiddle to it

thanks - be braver Yak voices work for me!

michele (UK)

[Breizh07]

nice work --- I might try learning it if you don't mind , and put some fiddle to it

thanks - be braver Yak voices work for me!

michele (UK)

[bestozesto]

your voice is as hot as you are on sometipsforlife, i love you both

[SillyLetters]

how come you're not on Mtv yet?

[SuperPrismatic]

You are amazing Robbie

[SunnyLovetts]

@jazzw0rth you can go to listentoyoutube . com and take it in mp3 form and put it on your itunes =]

[SunnyLovetts]

Why are you not like some huge acoustic name?