by @liwei · made with Suno
Where the Laurel and Thunder
2026-09-15 · 2:07
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Old-time string band, 96 BPM steady boom-chuck pulse, clawhammer banjo driving the pocket, open-tuned fiddle drone and acoustic guitar, high female mountain voice with pinched forward placement, hard nasal edge, plain unschooled delivery, clear English diction, fast terminal shakes and open-throated wails on held notes, instrumental intro, interlude, and extended outro, tape saturation with raw front-porch room texture
Lyrics & section notes
[Verse 1]
O the ridge is high and the water's wide
and my love went over the mountainside
he left his coat on the hickory chair
and the wind came down through his empty hair
[Chorus]
Sing-o, sing-o, lay me low
where the laurel and the thunder grow
Sing-o, sing-o, hold me near
for the ridge is high and the winter's here
[Verse 2]
O the crow sits still on the broken fence
and the rain comes down without pretense
I'll wash my hands in the cold spring creek
and I'll say his name once a week
[Chorus]
Sing-o, sing-o, lay me low
where the laurel and the thunder grow
Sing-o, sing-o, hold me near
for the ridge is high and the winter's here