Kathleen McBride

from This Great Unknown by Gentlemen of the Woods

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Kathleen McBride with her arms hung by her side
And her eyes fixed on the water of the bay
The teardrops in her eye catch the moonlight from the sky
And pining is like you’ve never heard
She wore a blue dress with the hemn held up to her breast
And her hair was long as the night
From tip to tip she walked through the mud and up the locks
Searching for he who was gone

Oh did he fall (did he fall)
Did he drown (did he drown)
Or did he up and leave for a better life in town
Was it murder (was it murder)
Was it fever (was it fever)
Or did he up and leave for a better life in town

In November she’d decide, oh that poor Kathleen McBride
That he who was gone was never coming back
But she was sure he’d never leave, knowing how she’d greive
So she climbed the largest willow and she wept.

Oh did he fall (did he fall)
Did he drown (did he drown)
Or did he up and leave for a better life in town
Was it murder (was it murder)
Was it fever (was it fever)
Or did he up and leave for a better life in town

One night she shed her dress of blue, and climbed the damn to get a better view
Of the water that took him from her
With emptiness in her eye and the moonlight in the sky
She jumped and screamed “I’m coming after you”

Oh, did he fall (did he fall)
Did he drown (did he drown)
Or did he up and leave for a better life in town
Was it murder (was it murder)
Was it fever (was it fever)
Or did he up and leave for a better life in town

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from This Great Unknown, released August 27, 2020

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Gentlemen of the Woods Ottawa, Ontario

Our latest release, This Great Unknown, is a collection of songs that weaves together a lifetime of moments, memories and wishes. It unintentionally became a journal of reflection, nostalgia and what comes next. We hope you like it!

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