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I Am Stretched On Your Grave

Sinéad O'Connor

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

Vocals

John Reynolds

Performer

Steve Wickham

Fiddle

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Philip King

Composer

Frank O'Connor

Songwriter

Chris Birkett

Arranger (Traditional)

John Reynolds

Arranger (Traditional)

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

Arranger (Traditional)

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

Producer

Chris Birkett

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Oh, I am stretched on your grave

And will lie there forever

If your hands were in mine

I'd be sure we'd not sever

My apple tree, my brightness

It's time we were together

For I smell of the earth

And am worn by the weather

[Verse 2]

When my family thinks

That I'm safe in my bed

From night until morning

I am stretched at your head

Calling out to the air

With tears hot and wild

My grief for the girl

That I loved as a child

[Verse 3]

Do you remember

The night we were lost

In the shade of the blackthorn

And the chill of the frost?

Thanks be to Jesus

We did what was right

And your maidenhead still

Is your pillar of light

[Verse 4]

The priests and the friars

Approach me in dread

Because I still love you

My love, and you're dead

I still would be your shelter

Through rain and through storm

And with you in your cold grave

I cannot sleep warm

[Verse 5]

So I'm stretched on your grave

And will lie there forever

If your hands were in mine

I'd be sure we'd not sever

My apple tree, my brightness

It's time we were together

For I smell of the earth

And am worn by the weather

Written by: F O'CONNOR, Philip King, [traditional]

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