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Bad Guy
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Folk
Bad Guy was released on January 25, 2019 by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings as a part of the album What Will We Do
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Release DateJanuary 25, 2019
LabelSmithsonian Folkways Recordings
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lula Wiles
Lula Wiles
Performer
Eleanor Buckland
Eleanor Buckland
Lead Vocals
Mali Obomsawin
Mali Obomsawin
Bass Guitar
Isa Burke
Isa Burke
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Eleanor Buckland
Eleanor Buckland
Songwriter
Mali Obomsawin
Mali Obomsawin
Songwriter
Isa Burke
Isa Burke
Songwriter

Lyrics

Darling Willie, run away with me
Take my hand now, but hold your breath
For if I'm followed, I'll never more be free
Oh, what've I done?
If I was the bad guy, would you love me less?
Lookin' over my shoulder, there's trouble in town
Undone in shadows, a crime of flesh
Cops and robbers gonna chase me down
I'm yearning to run
If I was the bad guy, would you love me less?
Late last evening, to me my sister ran
With a weight of darkness upon her breast
And it tells the story of her husband's hand
She reads it all alone
If I was the bad guy, would you love me less?
So I followed her husband down into the glade
And I drew my dagger across his chest
And the wound I dug as deeply as his grave
How black his blood did flow
If I was the bad guy, would you love me less?
Now I've known death by his first name
Tears at my mind, but I won't repent
For sisters know, our hearts are but the same
They break and grieve as one
If I was the bad guy, would you love me less?
So darling Willie, run away with me
Take my hand now, I'll hold my breath
For if you follow, we'll ever more be free
You know what I've done
Baby, I'm the bad guy, do you love me less?
Baby, I'm the bad guy, do you love me less?
Written by: Eleanor Buckland, Isa Burke, Mali Obomsawin
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