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“I Wish My Baby Was Born” is a traditional Appalachian Ballad, seemingly based on the old English ballad “A Brisk Young Sailor Courted Me”.
This particular version, performed by Tim Eriksen, Tim O' Brien, and Riley Baugus, was recorded for the soundtrack to the film Cold Mountain.
I wish, I wish
My baby was born
And sittin' on
It's papa's knee
And me, poor girl
And me, poor girl
We're dead and gone
And the green grass
Growin' o'er my feet
I ain't ahead
Nor never will be
Till the sweet
Apple grows
On a sour apple tree
But still I hope
The time will come
When you and I
Shall be as one
I wish, I wish
My love had died
And sent his soul
To wander free
Then we might meet
Then we might meet
Where the ravens fly
Let our poor body
Rest in peace
The owl, the owl
Is a lonely bird
It chills my heart
With dread and terror
That someone's blood
That someone's blood
There on his wing
That someone's blood
There on his feather
I Wish My Baby Was Born was written by Anthony Minghella & Traditional.
I Wish My Baby Was Born was produced by T Bone Burnett.
Tim Eriksen released I Wish My Baby Was Born on Tue Dec 09 2003.