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You ask what makes this poor boy weep.
Why I, like others, am not gay.
Why tears come streaming down my cheeks
from early dawn till close of day.

My story people you shall hear,
For in my mind it ever dwells.
T’will cause you for to shed a tear
O'er the grave of my sweet Jimmy Wells.

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Oh the birds were singing sweetly in the morning.
The myrtle and the ivy were in bloom.
And the sun o’er the hilltop was dawning
The day we laid him in the tomb.

I never will forget the day
We stood together in the dell.
I kissed him and we named the day
That I would marry Jimmy Wells.

But death came to my cabin door
And took away my joy and pride.
And when I found he was no more
I laid my banjo down and cried.

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The springtime holds no charms for me,
The flowers blooming in the dell.
There is one form I cannot see
It’s the form of my sweet Jimmy Wells.

I’ve often wished that I was dead
And laid beside him in the tomb.
The sorrow that bows down my head
Is darker than all the midnight's gloom.

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from Portmanteau - a queer folksong EP, released September 4, 2020

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Nic Gareiss Lansing, Michigan

Dancer and musician Nic Gareiss has concertized in sixteen countries with many roots luminaries including Bill Frisell, Martin Hayes, Phil Wiggins, Karan Casey, and Colin Dunne. In 2020, Nic received the Michigan Heritage Award, his state's highest honor bestowed on traditional artists. Nic uses he/they pronouns, enjoys a daily nap, making and drinking cocktails, and reading queer theory. ... more

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