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Audra Mae
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Eli The Barrow Boy
Eli, the barrow boy of the old town Sells coal and marigolds and he cries out All down the day Below the tamaracks he is crying 'Corn cobs and candle wax for the buying!' All down the day
'Would I could afford to buy my love a fine robe Made of gold and silk Arabian thread But she is dead and gone and lying in a pine grove And I must push my barrow all the day And I must push my barrow all the day'
Eli, the barrow boy, when they found him Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Dressed all in corduroy, he had drowned in The river down the way They laid his body down in a church yard But still when the moon is out With his pushcart he calls down the day
'Would I could afford to buy my love a fine gown Made of gold and silk Arabian thread But I am dead and gone and lying in a church ground But still I push my barrow all the day Still I push my barrow all the day'
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