Virginia (John Stone + Del Wags) by John Stone published on 2024-01-09T23:38:24Z Produced by Dave Wagoner John Stone: Music, lyrics, piano, Lead Vocal Dave Wagoner: backing vocals, guitar, accordion, six string banjo Virginia (John Stone) She was born on an isle off an island In the midst of the Emerald Sea Her daddy spied a light in her eye That showed what she was born to be And they called the girl Virginia Named for an ancient queen Who knew how to fight in a world of men And the lessons learned Should be learned again Oh Virginia, Virginia wild and free Though waters flow and winds may blow You should be what you were born to be Now Virginia knew that she was loved But she knew that she was poor One morning when out gathering Between the strand and the old sea shore A pirate blown by cruel fate Slipped his anchor close to land When he spied the girl his pirate mind Thought he’d take the girl in hand Oh Virginia, Virginia wild and free Thoughwaters flow and winds may blow You should be what you were born to be He took our fair Virginia Set course for the Isle of Man He hoped that on the island There he could complete his plan But the ocean storms were brewing And they blew them out to sea Till the ship was was smashed on the distant shore That we now call Cape Henry And the land was called Virginia.. Now Virginia swam towards the shore Though the company was drowned But she gathered strength and she walked the way that leads to James’ town Now Virginia saw Virginia And knew that the land was good And that she could build a better life than ever she’d have thought she could Oh Virginia, Virginia wild and free Though waters flow and winds may blow You should be what you were born to be Now Virginia came with nothing But nothing was enough To build herself a better life Though the going would be very tough She had an eye for business And she had an eye for style And she became the richest soul In the County by a country mile Oh Virginia, Virginia wild and free Though waters flow and winds may blow You should be what you were born to be Then one fateful morning A stranger came to town She saw at once the hated face Of the man who’d tried to drag her down A gun was on the table She held it to his head And as he begged for mercy This is what the lady clearly said “You brought me to Virginia Named for an ancient queen Who knew how to fight in a world of men And the lessons learnt should be learned again Its true that life’s been good to me Since you took me from my home But leaving all that I held dear That choice was mine and mine alone” Oh Virginia, Virginia wild and free Though waters flow and winds may blow You should be what you were born to be Genre Folk & Singer-Songwriter Comment by mistermark Damn what a grand undertaking - love the old English / sea shanty feel to it. Muscular vocal performance and the accordion is a nice authentic touch. 2024-04-25T15:24:20Z Comment by Moe Kim I love the instruments, very cool how you build around the kick drum! 2024-04-03T13:41:44Z Comment by Heath Ceccato Great I put it on my playlist 2024-03-20T21:27:28Z Comment by Len FM Folk Very cool 😎 tune John...love it. 2024-03-04T23:16:20Z Comment by Nancy Cunningham I love a good story song. Great work. 2024-01-31T12:43:38Z Comment by Illos Superbe !! 2024-01-23T07:23:28Z Comment by joel painset excellent ! très bonne chanson folk ! j'adore ! bravo ! 2024-01-22T18:52:05Z Comment by The Strums Awesome! 2024-01-14T13:14:16Z Comment by The Strums Very cool and beautiful. Love the storyline! 2024-01-14T13:12:18Z Comment by Kurt Mottershead Cool track, nice vocals 2024-01-13T23:12:41Z Comment by Konrad Spittelberg Wow, what a powerful voice! And what powerful lyrics! 2024-01-11T21:16:38Z Comment by Alfredo Salvatori What a nice surprise guys! Your collaboration is great, the vocals blend perfectly, all the parts are treated in detail and then the accordion and banjo give the final touch of class to the song. Fantastic production!!👍👏👏 2024-01-10T20:59:10Z Comment by neil harding Banjo and accordion and drums excellent. Has an English folky feel. Nice storytelling. 2024-01-10T16:34:50Z