Name: Pretty Saro
Duration: P00H03M19S
Description: Rooted in 18th-century England, "Pretty Saro" found new life in the Appalachian mountains. Each retelling of the tale brings unique lyrical variations, but the core theme of love and longing remains. Our adaptation adds a new perspective, exploring the heartache of a parent forced to leave home and long for their daughter, Saro, who was left behind.

Pretty Saro

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SIDE A
1 Beneath the Willow
2 Cuckoo Bird
3 The Devil’s Nine
4 Shenandoah

SIDE B
1 Gone for Soldier
2 Lazy John
3 Wind and Rain
4 I’m So Glad
5 Wayfaring Stranger

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Rooted in 18th-century England, "Pretty Saro" found new life in the Appalachian mountains. Each retelling of the tale brings unique lyrical variations, but the core theme of love and longing remains. Our adaptation adds a new perspective, exploring the heartache of a parent forced to leave home and long for their daughter, Saro, who was left behind.

lyrics

O, I left my Pretty Saro
And I quit my lover too
And I started for to ramble
This whole wide world through

And When I get tired
I’ll lay down and weep
And think of my pretty darling
Wherever I sleep

And it’s not this long journey
I’m dreading for to go
Or the country I’m leaving
Or the debts that I owe

There’s one thing that grieves me
And troubles my mind
That’s leaving my little darling
Way back here behind

Well, I wish I was a turtle dove
Had wings and could fly
I’d fly through Saro's window
Feel the breath of her sigh

And there in those precious arms
All night I would lye
And hold my sweet child forever
Never have to say goodbye

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from American Patchwork Quartet, released February 9, 2024
from American Patchwork Quartet, track releases October 27, 2023
Traditional Arrangement and Lyrical Adaptation by Clay Ross

Songwriter: John Clayton Ross (ASCAP)
Publishing: Yalcmusic (ASCAP)

Clay Ross - Producer, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Cavaquinho, & Vocals
Clarence Penn - Associate Producer, Drums & Percussion
Shani Gandhi - Associate Producer, Engineer, and Mixing Engineer
Falguni Shah (Falu) - Vocals
Yasushi Nakamura - Acoustic & Electric Bass
Dowell Gandy - Assistant Engineer
Gavin Lurssen - Mastering Engineer
Kylie Sager - Mixing Assistant
Recorded at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC
May 16 - 20, 2022

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