Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn lyrics

Song information

Artist: The White Stripes
Album: Icky Thump

Lyrics

Prickly thorn, but sweetly worn

Singing
Li de li de li oh oh
Well a li de li de li oh oh
Li de li de li oh oh
Well a li de li de li oh oh

Well the hills are pretty and rollin'
But the thorn is sharp and swollen
And the man plays a beautiful whistle
But he wears a prickly thistle

Singing
Li de li de li oh oh
Well a li de li de li oh oh
Li de li de li oh oh
Well a li de li de li oh oh

The silver birches pierce through an icy fog
Which covers the ground most daily
And the angels which carry st. andrew high
Are singing a tune most gaily

One sound can hold back a thousand hands
When the pipe plays a tune forlorn
And the thistle is a prickly flower
Aye, but how it is sweetly worn

Singing
Li de li de li oh oh
Well a li de li de li oh oh
Li de li de li oh oh
Well a li de li de li oh oh

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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