BOLD MARAUDER
(Richard Fariña / Mimi Fariña)

Richard & Mimi Fariña - 1965
John Kay - 1972
Plainsong - 1973
Kendra Smith - 1994



It’s hi, ho, hey,
I am the bold marauder.
And hi, ho, hey,
I am the white destroyer.

For I will bring you silver and gold
And I will bring you treasure
And I will bring a widowing flag
And I will be your lover
And I will show you grotto and cave
And sacrificial altar
And I will show you blood on the stone
And I will be your mentor

And night will be our darling
And fear will be our name

It’s hi, ho, hey,
I am the bold marauder.
And hi, ho, hey,
I am the white destroyer.

For I will take you out by the hand
And lead you to the hunter
And I will show you thunder and steel
And I will be your teacher
And we will dress in helmet and sword
And dip our tongues in slaughter
And we will sing a warrior’s song
And lift the praise of murder

And Christ will be our darling
And fear will be our name

It’s hi, ho, hey,
I am the bold marauder.
And hi, ho, hey,
I am the white destroyer.

For I will sour the winds on high
And I will soil the river
And I will burn the grain in the field
And I will be your mother
And I will go to ravage and kill
And I will go to plunder
And I will take a fury to wife
And I will be your father

And death will be our darling
And fear will be our name