When I Was On Horseback by Arborea

'When I Was On Horseback' from Arborea's forthcoming album 'Fortress of the Sun' on ESP-Disk'
ESP5002. CD and Digital Release April 30th. Vinyl Release June 4th.
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Lyrics by Buck Curran and Traditional. Music by Buck and Shanti Curran

Produced, Recorded, Mixed by Buck Curran and Shanti Curran
Mastered by Harris Newman

(The new lyrics refer to Civil War Calvary General JEB Stuart and his death
near Richmond, VA on the 12th of May 1864)

When I was on Horseback wasn't I pretty
When I was on Horseback wasn't I fine
Wasn't I pretty when I rode through the valley
with pistol and sword and men by my side

When I was on Horseback wasn't I pretty
When I was on Horseback wasn't I brave
Wasn't I pretty when I rode through the country
and met with my downfall on the twelfth day of May

Its four white horses to carry my coffin
its four white horses to walk by my side
Four white horses, black plumes and red roses
Birds singing sweetly as we move along

Beat the drums and play the pipes only
Play up the dead march as we go along
and bring me to Richmond and lay me down easy
I am a young Cavalier with God on my side

When I was on Horseback wasn't I pretty
When I was Horseback wasn't I fine
Wasn't I pretty as I rode through the valley
with pistol and sword and men by my side