Pretty Girl
from Chasing the Dream by Brent Godfrey
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Words and music by Brent and Karen Godfrey.
Wrote this while on a truck camping vacation in the mountains.
My wife used to sing a little Pretty Girl ditty to our little dog, Moon Shadow. We turned it into this Appalachian style song about a girl raised by wolves.
Wrote this while on a truck camping vacation in the mountains.
My wife used to sing a little Pretty Girl ditty to our little dog, Moon Shadow. We turned it into this Appalachian style song about a girl raised by wolves.
lyrics
Up on the Mountain Back in the Woods
Lives a Pretty Girl They say was raised by wolves
She is a Pretty Girl (x4)
They say her name is Luna Hair as black as night
Skin as pale as ivory Bathed in moonlight
Few have seen her Though many have tried
A solitary creature That will run away and hide
Some say she’s not real Just a shadow in the night
But I have seen her beauty In the full moon light
She is a Pretty Girl (x4)
Once I saw her staring Up at the moon
While wolves in the distance Howled a mournful tune
Know that if you go a courtin’ Flowers in your hand
Those that went before Were never seen again.
Lives a Pretty Girl They say was raised by wolves
She is a Pretty Girl (x4)
They say her name is Luna Hair as black as night
Skin as pale as ivory Bathed in moonlight
Few have seen her Though many have tried
A solitary creature That will run away and hide
Some say she’s not real Just a shadow in the night
But I have seen her beauty In the full moon light
She is a Pretty Girl (x4)
Once I saw her staring Up at the moon
While wolves in the distance Howled a mournful tune
Know that if you go a courtin’ Flowers in your hand
Those that went before Were never seen again.
credits
from Chasing the Dream,
released December 5, 2014
Brent Godfrey - Vocals and Handclaps
Karen Godfrey - Backup Vocals
James Fraser - Bass
Ben Owen - Mandolin, Guitar, and Fiddle
Larry Kendrick - Jaw Harp
Brent Godfrey - Vocals and Handclaps
Karen Godfrey - Backup Vocals
James Fraser - Bass
Ben Owen - Mandolin, Guitar, and Fiddle
Larry Kendrick - Jaw Harp
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Brent Godfrey Gowen, Michigan
Brent Godfrey is a singer songwriter based in West Michigan. He collaborates with musicians from all over the world on the
Kompoz music networking website to record his original material.
Brent may be seen at open mics and music festivals around the area.
Brent also makes his own cigar box & license plate guitars, cigar box ukuleles, and canjos for performance.
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