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Eli, the Barrow Boy Lyrics — The Decemberists | Dork

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Eli, the Barrow Boy Lyrics

Lyrics

The Decemberists

Eli, the Barrow Boy

From Picaresque2005

Written by Colin Meloy

Produced by Chris Walla, The Decemberists

Lyrics

Eli, the Barrow Boy

[Verse 1] 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 candlewax for the buying, all down the day [Chorus] Would I could afford to buy my love a fine robe Made of gold and silk Arabian thread 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 [Verse 2] Eli, the barrow boy, when they found him Dressed all in corduroy, he had drowned in the river down the way They laid his body down in a churchyard But still when the moon is out, with his pushcart, he calls down the day [Chorus] 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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About this track

"Eli, the Barrow Boy" is a song by The Decemberists from the album Picaresque, released in 2005. The song was written by Colin Meloy. It was produced by Chris Walla, The Decemberists.

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