Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen - Housewife's Lament

Never Grow Old (1994) - Anne Hills and Cindy Mangsen. Flying Fish Records #638.
"In the fall of 1994, Anne released a duet album with long-time singing partner Cindy Mangsen. Joined by a striking array of guests, including Tom Paxton, Laurie Lewis, John Hartford, Gordon Bok, Priscilla Herdman and others, Anne and Cindy nail sixteen traditional songs reaching back to the last century. Never Grow Old received the 1994 NAIRD Indie Folk 'Honorable Mention' award."

[@destinybarrett4638]

One day I was walking I heard a complaining I saw an old woman The picture of gloom She gazed at the mud on her door step (T'was raining) And this was her song As she weilded her broom Oh life is a toil and love is a trouble, Beauty will fade and riches will flee Pleasures they dwindle and prices they double And nothing is as I would wish it to be

[@victoriawatson3380]

thank you!!!

[@suefrank8184]

Thank you for posting this! The marvelous period song--apt beyond belief--and the exquisite harmonies of Hills and Mangsen--priceless:-)

[@evapick1566]

I would love to find that arrangement, it's lovely. Any possibility? Anybody?

[@B1acksh0es]

Peggy Seeger does it with guitar...