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Murder Ballad of the Week: 1/26/15: Henry Lee, by Dick Justice

Another classic murder ballad, probably the oldest recorded version of this song. I mentioned the Nick Cave updated version in a recent post about watching the film 20,000 Days On Earth.  I decided to present the Dick Justice version here for this week.

Also known as Love, Henry, or Young Hunting, or Earl Richard, or The Proud Girl.  May slso be related to Young Benjie, Child Waters, and The False Lover Won Back, and may share the same origin.  Goes back to the early 1800s in Glasgow, according to one source.

I think I like Bob Dylan’s version the best.