Barleycorn
Johnny Flynn * Track #4 On Sillion
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- #4Barleycorn
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Barleycorn by Johnny Flynn
Performed by
Johnny FlynnWrited by
Johnny FlynnAbout
In traditional folk songs, John Barleycorn is a personification of the life-cycle of barley. The song goes through the different stages of agriculture – sowing the seeds, harvesting the crop, and milling and brewing the harvest into beer – but presents them as a riddle, making the listener think tha...
Barleycorn Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Spake John Barleycorn, "In my heart is a valley
The meek should be exalted
I will walk through this valley
My steps seem to falter
In my heart is a valley
The meek should be exalted
I will walk through this valley
My steps seem to falter"
[Hook]
Hallelujah, hallelujah
[Verse 2]
Men from the west came, money on their mind
For the blood of Sir John, they would murder his kind
Men from the west came, money on their mind
For the blood of Sir John, they would murder his kind
[Hook]
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Ah ah ah, ah
Ah ah
Ah ah ah, ah
Ah ah
[Verse 3]
Listen, you’ve got to fell 'im
John Barleycorn is ours now
There’s a tale in the telling
John Barleycorn must die now
You’ve got to fell 'im
John Barleycorn is ours now
There’s a tale in the telling
John Barleycorn must die now
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Ah ah ah, ah
Ah ah
Ah ah ah, ah ah ah
[Instrumental]
[Hook]
Hallelujah, hallelujah
[Verse 4]
The season to destroy you
Comes year after year
It's the same darn machine
Taking ear after ear
The season to destroy you
Comes year after year
It's the same darn machine
Taking ear after ear
[Hook]
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Ah ah ah, ah
Ah ah
Ah ah ah, ah
Ah ah
Barleycorn Q&A
Who wrote Barleycorn's ?
Barleycorn was written by Johnny Flynn.
Who produced Barleycorn's ?
Barleycorn was produced by Adam Beach & Giles Barrett & Johnny Flynn.