The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #6745   Message #1118825
Posted By: GUEST,gilyan
18-Feb-04 - 09:57 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Scarborough Fair / Canticle (Simon & Garf
Subject: Lyr Add: GIRL OF THE NORTH COUNTRY (Bob Dylan)
Bob Dylan did his own version reminiscent of the traditional song as well, but it is not as close as the others:

GIRL OF THE NORTH COUNTRY

Well, if you're travelin' in the north country fair,
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline,
Remember me to one who lives there.
She once was a true love of mine.

Well, if you go when the snowflakes storm,
When the rivers freeze and summer ends,
Please see if she's wearing a coat so warm,
To keep her from the howlin' winds.

Please see for me if her hair hangs long,
If it rolls and flows all down her breast.
Please see for me if her hair hangs long,
That's the way I remember her best.

I'm a-wonderin' if she remembers me at all.
Many times I've often prayed
In the darkness of my night,
In the brightness of my day.

So if you're travelin' in the north country fair,
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline,
Remember me to one who lives there.
She once was a true love of mine.

All that's really the same is the "remember me to one who lives there / she once was a true love of mine" bit.