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The Holy Ghost

from 4 Country & Folk Songs by Jim Byrne

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The Holy Ghost
A country/Americana song - you will need to work this one out for yourself; there's a man, a woman, the church; it seems like something's gone wrong and perhaps someone is being protected from the consequences. Maybe?

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The Holy Ghost

His shoes were clean
His head held high
Was the girl a fool
To catch his eye

And so the priest explains
The Holy Ghost
His bread his wine
Her heart her blood
And all her hopes

He chose to sit
She chose to kneel
She closed her eyes
But she saw him still

And so the priest explains
The Holy Ghost
His bread his wine
Her heart her blood
And all her hopes

The law, the judge
Have had their say
The fallen son
Sent home to pray

His shoes were clean
His head held high
Was the girl a fool
To catch his eye

The door's now closed
The bells don’t ring
But the organ sounds
And the sisters sing

The priest explains
The Holy Ghost
His bread his wine
Her heart her blood
And all her hopes

Her heart her blood
And the Holy Ghost

credits

from 4 Country & Folk Songs, track released October 1, 2021
Mastered by Mark Freegard at Kyoti Recording Studio Glasgow.

Guitar(s), vocals, bass and percussion on all tracks by Jim Byrne - unless otherwise indicated.

The Musicians involved:

• Backing Vocals on Yellow Clock & Blind Blind Fool by Lesley O'Brien.

• Backing Vocals on Blind Blind Fool, Tell The Devil by Michael Clark & Robert Ruthven.

• Backing Vocals on The Holy Ghost by Robert Ruthven.

• Drums on Tell The Devil & The Holy Ghost by Lejoe Young

• Drums on Blind Blind Fool by Brian Petry

• Fiddle on Yellow Clock, Blind Blind Fool and Tell The Devil by Kurt Baumer.

• Accordion on Blind Blind Fool by Yoursound.

All songs by Jim Byrne.

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Jim Byrne Glasgow, UK

Glasgow based Jim Byrne is an accomplished folk blues guitar player and songwriter. Jim is a recording artist with Fox Star Records.

He has released 4 critically acclaimed albums since going solo in 2008. ‘The Innocent’ and ‘Every Day is Sunshine’ where particularly well received by listeners and press alike (Q Magazine, UNCUT, Maverick, The Daily Record, Folk Blues and Beyond, Spiral Earth). ... more

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