Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother the Mountain (Official Audio)

"Our Mother the Mountain" from Townes Van Zandt's album Our Mother the Mountain
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Lyrics:
My lover comes to me with a rose on her bosom
The moon's dancin' purple
All through her black hair
And a ladies-in-waiting she stands 'neath my window
And the sun will rise soon
On the false and the fair
Sing a-too a-loor-a-lie-o
She tells me she comes from my mother the mountain
Her skin fits her tightly
And her lips do not lie
She silently slips from her throat a medallion
Slowly she twirls it
In front of my eyes
Sing a-too a-loor-a-lie-o
I watch her, I love her, I long for to touch her
The satin she's wearin'
Is shimmering blue
Outside my window her ladies are sleeping
My dogs a gone hunting
The howling is through
Sing a-too a-loor-a-lie-o
So I reach for her hand and her eyes turn to poison
And her hair turns to splinters,
And her flesh turns to brine
She leaps across the room, she stands in the window
And screams that my first-born
Will surely be blind
Sing a-too a-loor-a-lie-o
Then she throws herself out to the black of the nightfall
She's parted her lips
But she makes not a sound
I fly down the stairway, and I run to the garden
No trace of my true love
Is there to be found
Sing a-too a-loor-a-lie-o
So walk these hills lightly, and watch who you're lovin'
By mother the mountain
I swear that it's true
And love not a woman with hair black as midnight
And a dress made of satin
All shimmering blue
Sing a-too a-loor-a-lie-o
Oh my lover comes to me with a rose on her bosom
The moon's dancing purple all through her black hair
And a lady's in waiting, she'll stand 'neath my window
And the sun will rise soon on the false and the fair
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[@isaiahbasaldua924]

a beautiful folk country poem about the beauty of life, nature, and love. So eerie it cuts at your soul

[@frank9995]

My favorite kind of folk / country music is the kind that’s eerie and haunting like this. Ghost stories, murder ballads, and dark fairy tales.

[@mrbushwookie6051]

You got any songs/albums/artists you recommend? I'm trying to find more music like this

[@frank9995]

@@mrbushwookie6051 Check out the album "Built With Bones" by Christian Williams, and "Sackcloth & Ashes" by 16 Horsepower.

[@AtTheCrossroads]

It’s kinda sad that one of the best songs, of the best songwriter who ever lived, has only 77k views in 4 years.

[@bigdaddypiggy]

Another perfect example of undeniable talent not meaning financial success …..Townes is better than 50% of what you hear on classic rock/country radio 🤨

[@carloscristobal807]

Townes is better than 99.999% of what you hear on classic radio.😃

[@billj4524]

Genius is often overlooked when it’s not in the mainstream…especially in music

[@dantean]

Some of his greatest poetry.

[@caseysmith544]

This is one of the best Classic style Country songs I have heard.

[@asherlayton8420]

If you ever see this song or comment know that your part of the world that's meant to stay if it were put to the test, seeking out this songs proves your still of normal consciousness and not a complete momo, hopefully KZbin last long enough people even past me grandkids could see this and hopefully people will still seek this but if you find it God bless you and cherish all small things for those are tye real important things not the TV or phones or bong rips that let you pass tye time to tye inevitable, even tho bongrips enhance the experience just all in moderation, still God bless ya and have a wonderful journey

[@JoaoSilva-zt2lg]

yes, hopefully people will watch it and finally have piece of mind

[@herrmiseria]

I don't have children yet but when I do I will make sure to introduce them to real music and hopefully they will do the same for their children. Townes' poetry should live on

[@charlesbogle6544]

Very well said... Check out his spooky and brilliant song "Snow Don't Fall"... Peace and wisdom, seek timeless truth and strive for the light eternal 🌄

[@hex1443]

lol bless you too, I like the addendum on the bong rips ;)

[@joannehack7588]

amen 🙏

[@076don]

What a beautiful song by a master song writer. 🤙🤙💚💚✌️✌️

[@mertalakr573]

I've noticed that one of the many musicians inspired by Van Zandt is Nick Cave. Cave's Where the Wild Roses Grow sounds like this song, even both of the lyrics have the same vibe.

[@billj4524]

Incredible song…totally mesmerising

[@jasonmcmillan4373]

I came upon his music thanks to Colter Wall, & so far I havent heard a bad song by him. What an artist.

[@kellymiller3432]

check out blaze Foley, sturgill Simpson, Sierra Ferrell and lost dog street band if ya haven't

[@craigluhr7243]

TVZ was one of the greatest songwriters ever. In the Top 5. I was lucky to see him live a few times back in the 80's

[@craigluhr7243]

@@kellymiller3432 Blaze Foley, TVZ, John Prine. All are amazing.

[@haydenpettit5829]

Stunning.

[@reddwing4368]

Terror folk Like poe kinda But deeper evil So original and Terribly beautiful Another one of his hidden gems That seem to go on and on Just like my own The beaverbrnd witch If one cares to believe me I too have a fable Of

[@zfunk56]

I love the term terror folk! Very cool!

[@jamesonhook1405]

the sun will rise soon on the false and the fair

[@alexandrMGr8]

This would go well in the new new scoresese film , the killing of flower moon.

[@jn2050]

Her Hair turns into splitters. WOW

[@christopherlawrence4522]

I think it's splinters. Still a great song.

[@kellymiller3432]

@@christopherlawrence4522 obviously what they meant lol

[@zatoichimasseur6767]

I think they meant Splitters bro.

[@bigdaddypiggy]

Dax Riggs does a fantastic version of this song

[@zfunk56]

Omg. I'm going to go find that version. I had no idea. Dax Riggs is great.

[@bigdaddypiggy]

@@zfunk56: You have excellent taste music I must say 🤓🖤🤘🏻

[@zfunk56]

@@bigdaddypiggy Danke. I think so.

[@lowtdog]

What sort of flute is that?

[@v1dupjo]

flute.