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La Llorona

from Gracious Wings by Jackie Oates

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    Gracious Wings is the 8th solo album from English traditional singer, Jackie Oates.

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about

In 2018, Megan and I were the musical accompaniment for a brilliant one woman comedy show, ‘Hollering Woman Creek’ written and performed by our friend Amy Mason, in which Amy explored the themes of first-time pregnancy, withdrawing from antidepressants and travelling around Texas! We co-wrote this song as the main theme.

lyrics

4. La Llorona – Jackie Oates and Megan Henwood

The blue cross display must be a mistake
And I’m too young to get old this quickly
As my middle grows my secret will show
And they’ll know it was made accidentally

CHORUS

La Llorona, you howl and you scream and you holler
La Llorona, a monster who posed as a mother
Down by the hollering creek,
You scrub your red hands and you weep
Oh, the guilt and the grief
La Llorona

The test positive, but in danger she’ll live
For his only soft spot is for whisky
No domestic bliss as he clenches his fists
This is no place to raise up a baby

Two vertical lines should bring me delight
But I’m cold to my bones and exhausted
As I try and sleep by the banks of this creek
I feel cursed by the woman who haunts it

credits

from Gracious Wings, track released September 2, 2022
Megan Henwood – vocals, guitar
John Parker – double bass

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Jackie Oates Wallingford, UK

Jackie Oates is a mainstay of English traditional music and one of the country’s best loved folk performers. Her deeply personal 2018 album The Joy Of Living was described as “utterly gorgeous” by The Guardian. Through collaboration and commission, Jackie brings elements of the English tradition to new people and places; bringing a much needed calm and joy to those who hear it. ... more

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