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The Cardinal

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I set out to write a nice song about the cardinals in my backyard. It sort of became a murder ballad...

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The Cardinal
Julie Christensen
Oh the cardinal he's a red red bird
Up there in my hickory tree
Singin' too---purty purty purty purty purty and a-
Callin' back to me.

I danced at the home games in crimson velvet
I always wore black whenever they played away
I fell for a boy with a bird on his helmet
And I wonder about him to this very day

Oh the cardinal he's a red red bird
Somewhere he is a-flyin' free
Singin' too---purty purty purty purty purty never
Comin' back to me.

Under the stands, we stole a kiss
To the strains of the band, I tore my dress
[Instrumental Chorus]

I traveled the world, I sang hundreds of places
(I'd) sing it all again if I had one more go
Yet I still see the boy in the thousands of faces
For I have not forgiven him, God only knows

Oh the cardinal he dives way down hill
Down where I can barely see
Singin' I'm purty purty purty purty purty but I'm
Scarlet as can be.

Oh the cardinal he's a red red bird
Oh the cardinal he's a red red bird
Oh the cardinal he's a red red bird.

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from The Cardinal, released January 22, 2016

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Julie Christensen Albuquerque, New Mexico

Julie Christensen’s story is woven into decades of Roots Music. A veteran of Leonard Cohen’s bands, she co-fronts post- punk rockers Divine Horsemen, which rebooted to release new work in 2021. While the pandemic was still going on, Julie moved from Nashville to NM and began the 2+ year process of recording "The Price We Pay for Love," out 4/14/2023 on WireBird Records. ... more

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