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The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake

from Carve That Possum by Tom, Brad & Alice

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(Albert Price, Tannen Music, BMI).
The classic song about the girl and the snake. Arranged by Tom as a result of one of those mythical jam sessions in his head, this one involving Dock Boggs and Bill Monroe.

lyrics

Our darling wandered far away while she was out at play
Lost in the woods, she couldn't hear a sound
She was our darling girl, the sweetest thing in all the world
We searched for her but she couldn’t be found.

CHO. I heard the screams of our little girl far, far away
Hurry daddy there’s an awful, dreadful snake
I ran as fast as I could, through that dark and dreary wood
But I reached our darling girl too late.

Oh, I began to sigh, I knew that soon she’d have to die
For that snake was warnin me close by
I held her close to my face, she said daddy kill that snake
It’s getting dark, tell mommy goodbye.

To all you parents I must say, don’t let your children stray away
They need your love to guide them along
Oh God I pray, we’ll see our darling some sweet day
It seems I still hear her voice around our home.

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from Carve That Possum, released January 1, 2005
Tom-lead vocal, banjo g#DABE
Brad-fiddle EDAE
Alice- harmony vocal, guitar

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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