I’m the ghost of the girl in the well
Killed by a man who owned my family
It’s been many years since I fell
Still no one has found me
I was fourteen years old when I died
The earth had just turned and the field were alive
So alive
Mister called out to me and I ran
I didn’t want to be under him
Anymore
I’m the ghost of the girl in the well
I was trying to hide when my fingers slipped
In the darkness I cried and I cried
All my tears
Taken by the water
I’m the ghost of the girl in the well
Killed by a man who owned my family
Perhaps the most compelling song on one of the most compelling albums of the millennium thus far. I use it in my Reconciliation class for a lecture on the theme of lament.
This song is great because it's totally fucking grizzled but beautiful at the same time. I used to not really understand the whole "Appalachian" sound or whatever they called it. That is until I discovered guys like these and Bonnie Prince Billy. It's great.