Karen Dalton
Karen Dalton
Karen Dalton
Karen Dalton
Karen Dalton
Karen Dalton
Karen Dalton
Karen Dalton
Karen Dalton
Karen Dalton
Karen Dalton
Karen Dalton
“It’s unsettling to hear Dalton, who died homeless and haunted, sing of bridges burned and backs turned. "When I first came to town, they called me the roving jewel / Now they’ve changed their tune, call me Katie Cruel,” Dalton sings, shortly before her sprightly banjo gives way to the mournful stra...
When I first came to town
They call' me the roving jewel
Now they've changed their tune
Call me Katie Cruel
Through the woods I am goin'
Through the boggy mire
Straight way down the road
'Til I come to my heart's desire
[Chorus]
If I was where I would be
Then I'd be where I am not
Here I am where I must be
Where I would be, I can not
When I first came to town
They bought me drinks a' plenty
Now they've changed their tune
Hand me the bottles empty
[Chorus]
If I was where I would be
Then I'd be where I am not
Here I am where I must be
Where I would be, I can not
Katie Cruel was written by Traditional.
Katie Cruel was produced by Harvey Brooks.