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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Todd Sickafoose
Todd Sickafoose
Producer

Lyrics

Lover, tell me, if you can
Who’s gonna buy the weddin' bands?
Times being what they are
Hard, and gettin' harder all the time
Lover, when I sing my song
All the rivers sing along
And they’re gonna break their banks for me
To lay their gold around my feet
All a-flashing in the pan
All to fashion for your hand
The river's gonna give us the weddin' band
Lover, tell me, if you’re able
Who’s gonna lay the wedding table?
Times being what they are
Dark, and gettin' darker all the time
Lover, when I sing my song
All the trees gonna sing along
Bend their branches down to me
To lay their fruit around my feet
The almond and the apple
And the sugar from the maple
The trees gonna lay the weddings table
Lover, tell me, when we’ll wed
Who’s gonna make the weddin' bed?
Times being what they are
Hard, and gettin' harder all the time
Lover, when I sing my song
All the birds gonna sing along
And they’ll come flyin' 'round to me
To lay their feathers at my feet
And we’ll lie down in eiderdown
Pillow ’neath our heads
The birds are gonna make the wedding bed
And the trees are gonna lay the wedding table
And the river's gonna give us the wedding band
Written by: Anaïs Mitchell

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