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Foolish One

[Lal Waterson, Oliver Knight]

This was sung by Lal Waterson and accompanied by Oliver Knight, guitar, and Charles O’Connor, strings, on the album A Bed of Roses.

Eliza Carthy and Marry Waterson, accompanied by Oliver Knight on guitar, sang Foolish One in 2007 for a Tribute to Lal Waterson as part of the BBC’s 2007 Electric Proms:

Cover Versions

1. Jo Freya’s Lal Waterson Project, Lal (2007)

Lyrics

Only son
You choose me for your champion
Such a passionate fling
For a virgin king

Foolish one
An I to be the only one
To take all the blame
Will the blood be in my name

By the clear light of the morning
It’s easy to see
What a ridiculous scapegoat you made out of me
I hear my loved ones calling
Such a hysterical lover you turned out to be

I’ve a cross to bear
They’ve put aside a thorny crown for me to wear
And made endless warfare
Of my passionate whispers

Foolish one
Am I to be the only one
To take all the blame
Will the blood be in my name

(repeat first verse)