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Origin Of Holly Yeong

from Underneath The Willow Tree by Grandpa Egg

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lyrics

Tucked away, a tiny village
Just east of the Seomjin waves
Where sailors come for pint and pillage
Where young girls are sold as slaves
One among them with her long hair
Pulled tight in a hangman’s braid
Flung herself into the night-air
And sunk to a watery grave

Mother died in vain
Father’s debts to pay

Swallowed up at sea, miss Holly Yeong
Coughed up on the beach with salty lungs
Swallowed up at sea and left for dead
Coughed up on the beach in lotus flower bed

Taken in and told to scrub
Every crevice and every hole
Papa Grub sure has a preference
For young girls who know their role

Half a world away
How her poor heart aches

Swallowed up at sea, miss Holly Yeong
Coughed up on the beach with a foreign tongue
Swallowed up at sea and left for dead
Coughed up on the beach in lotus flower bed

Holly, you’re safe now here with me
Underneath the willow tree
You got all you need
Don’t cry, see the sun caught streaming through
He won’t lay a hand on you
For at-least another hour or two

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from Underneath The Willow Tree, released November 19, 2017
Jeb - vocal, acoustic, organ, bass, toy-piano
Bart - banjo
Jordin - djembe

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