Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Print

"Bluebeard" lyrics

Patty Griffin Lyrics

"Bluebeard"

Maiden said, "I'll marry you
I'll be yours and I'll be true
I'll consent to be your bride
All my days, at your side
That is how I live my life"

Maiden no more

Her mother and her sister warned
The man, he was not natural born
His eyes were black and his beard was blue
But the maiden saw her own love true
There was nothing they could do

Maiden no more

The man gave her a ring of keys
Professed his love down on his knees
Said, "Everything I have is free
But this one door and this one key"
He said, "Don't you look in there
Or I'll kill you cold and dead, I swear"
Gave her such a weight to bear
Then the man, he rode away
Then the bride went wild night and day
Only to find she wanted more
She had the key, she found the door
Chain and blood was on the floor
A stain that was not there before

Maiden no more
Maiden no more
Maiden no more
Maiden no more

The man came back to take her life
To cut her with a cold gray knife
To lay her there with all the rest
Blood and bones and faded dress
To cast her to the deep darkness
But the man with his intentions stated
Found he'd underestimated
The forces of the sea and the sand
The light and the life of the land
All rose up with a hundred hands
All rose up and killed that man
All rose up with a hundred hands
All rose up and killed that man

Maiden no more
Maiden no more
Maiden no more
Maiden no more


Submit Corrections
Writer(s): Patricia J. Griffin
  1. AZLyrics
  2. P
  3. Patty Griffin Lyrics
album: "Patty Griffin" (2019)
Patty Griffin - Patty Griffin album cover
Mama's Worried
River
Where I Come From
Hourglass
Had A Good Reason
Bluebeard
What Now
Luminous Places
Coins
Boys From Tralee
The Wheel
What I Remember
Just The Same
You May Also Like
Dar Williams - "Slippery Slope" Well, we tied that knot Just look at those rings we got Gonna wear 'em each year after today We knew it was meant to be We didn't have to go wait and see No matter what they say I think you'll agree...
Courtney Marie Andrews - "Irene" Farewell, Irene Where your dreams are bound, I just can't tell But we both know, Irene They won't come true at the bottom of a well Gain some confidence, Irene If you speak, let your voice ring out...
The Secret Sisters - "Late Bloomer" Sugarwater to the brim They told me it'd be spring Early September and my first Glimpse of tiny wings Summer's coming to an end Magnolias are in bloom Well, Birmingham this time of year Is giving me...
Joan Shelley - "Not Over By Half" You've torn your shirt, you've outgrown this town Your friends are all scattered and you're lonesome But you're still searching for music in the sounds It's a tame world would leave you unbroken Oh...
Nanci Griffith - "Boots Of Spanish Leather" Oh, I'm sailing away, my own true love I'm sailing away in the morning Is there something I can send you from across the sea? From the place where I'll be landing? There's nothing you can send me,...
Amanda Shires - "You Are My Home" You are my home Wherever you go Anywhere that you stand Is my piece of land You are my home Your six-one frame My address is your name High ceilings, grand halls Walls are just walls You are my...
Yola Carter - "Orphan Country" As a baby I was alone in my roller Every sign rang the chord of dishonor Oh I tried to see if I could find the light amid the dusk But my kin can't love And the others thirst for blood Life and I...
Katie Pruitt - "Grace Has A Gun" Boy, you'd better start runnin’ 'Cause Grace has a gun She's not foolin’ around, she don't keep it for fun Make sure you approach her With a bulletproof vest 'Cause when you piss her off, she'll aim...
Aoife O'Donovan - "Oh, Mama" When I was a barmaid, you were my mead When I was a brave knight, you were my steed When I was so lonesome I wanted to cry You came to me in the night You cried, 'oh Mama, sing me a love song' Pour...
Lyrics licensed by MusixMatch