Eli the Barrow Boy | The Longest Johns (The Decemberists Cover) 

Such a sad song, but love JD singing this one.

A studio version of Fare Thee Well would also be amazing 😊

Yes!! This makes me very happy! As for songs, I'd reeeeeally love a Roll Northumbria video. I miss it from Andy's chill streams, it's so beautiful in his voice.

Sometimes the AI that auto-generates the subtitles comes up with some gems. "What I could afford to buy my love a fine cow, made of gold and silver Caribbean threat."

This is absolutely lovely. Hanging Johnny anyone?

A cover of Wreck of the Dandenong would be absolutely amazing. Bang-up job as always, lads!

Lyrics: Eli, the barrow boy Of the old town Sells coal and marigolds And he cries out All down the day Below the tamaracks She is crying Corn cobs and candle wax for the buying All down the day Would I could afford to buy my love a fine robe Made of gold and silk Arabian thread She is dead and gone and lying in a pine grove Still I push my barrow all the day Still I push my barrow all the day Eli, the barrow boy When they found him Dressed all in corduroy He had drowned in The river down the way They laid his body down in a church yard But still when the moon is out With his push cart He calls down the day Would I could afford to buy my love a fine gown Made of gold and silk Arabian thread But, I am dead and gone and lying in a church ground And still I push my barrow all the day Still I push my barrow all the day I must push my barrow all the day I must push my barrow all the day

a cover of 'Over the Hills' form sharpe and 'Cornwall My Home' from the fishermans friends would be amazing. and a colab of you and Colm Mcguinness would awsome

I'm casting my vote for Antiguan Graveyard. Loving this series!

Definitely a melancholy song. Surmising here… Since selling coal and marigolds can’t make him much he’s very sad. His girlfriend died and he couldn’t afford a nice robe to bury her in. His grief then was so overwhelming that he drowned himself, and he now “haunts” the area still pushing his wheelbarrow.

Wish I could play this on Spotify so I don’t have to keep listening to RU-vid ads when I replay it 1000 times

It’s slightly surreal to see the infamous lampshade on the lamp, and not on Andy’s head, but I’m adequately happy to be getting a stand-alone recording of yet another livestream favorite

Would love a studio recording of Old Bloke Pickin' on a Banjo next!

So sad and so beautiful! I'd also love a studio version of "Sailor Ain't A Sailor".

There are so many that I would love to hear official recordings for, but I am going to keep requesting Star of the County Down. Love you, lads.

I can't stop admiring those decals on JD's guitar

Would love to see Sixteen Tons performed by you guys!

I think this is, in my opinion, the most beautiful one you've done yet. I actually like it way more than the original.

This was absolutely spectacular to listen to. As for more songs, I absolutely love Rocky Road to Dublin, and a studio version would be awesome Edit: For everyone who doesn't know, and I'm updating this a bit late, but they released both a studio recording (on C-Sides) and music video for Rocky Road to Dublin

Roll Northumbria would be an excellent song to cover! Fantastic job with this one guys!

A cover of Dawson's Christian by Julia Ecklar, Vic Tyler and Ernie Mansfield would be fantastic!

Absolutely beautiful boys, one of my favourites of yours, so nice to have a proper recording. Any chance of Chemical Workers/Mining for Gold in the future?

Casting a vote for Nebraska once again, loved it from the chill streams

Great cover. I would love to hear Call for Soldiers by poor man’s poison

I love this song. I used to listen to the Decemberists a ton back in school. Lots of good songs.

Another beautiful and adequate job! Would love to hear you cover Scarborough Fair and My Mother Told Me!

A song I would love a studio cover of you guys doing would be; Old Moke Picking on the Banjo

I'd love to see a video for Old Bloke Pickin' on a Banjo or Barrett's Privateers

I would love to see then cover "Sleeping in the cold below" They did such a great job on we all lift together (which is from the same game)

I'd be interested to hear y'all do Diggy Diggy hole.

Beautiful; thank you 🙏

These guys are as good as the icons of folk music I watched in the 60’s and 70’s.

Big Iron by Marty Robbins

A beautiful sad song. I'll definitely look up The Decemberists.

What a beautiful cover!! I'd love to hear a studio recording of Corncrake, I still listen to the kitchen table version because it's one of my favorites!

The Decemberists are my favourite band, so this is a delightful treat, and I love this version.

So lovely. I'm so glad my son turned me on to you guys.

You guys should cover “Molly May” by J. P. Cormier! Such a good sailing song!!

Best version of this song I have ever heard, including the Decemberists' own version. Please try and get it on your next album🙏

A few suggestions: Leave a light on, Man of constant sorrow, Come out ye black and tans, Skye boat song, Lean on me, Green Fields of France

I'm once more coming before you to humbly request a cover of White Squall. You guys do Excellent with Stan Rogers older songs, and this is my personal favorite of his.

Great stuff. Also, thanks Longest Johns, for making me realize my lampshade has been upside down for years.

I love this one, wonderfully sad. JD killed it! Speaking of sad, how about And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, seeing as Anzac Day is coming?

Chemical workers is my song suggestion

I hope The Decemberists let this version stay up, as any other version of this song was struck down for copyright reasons, even a TLJ cover from a stream way back in 2020

I believe I have a new TLJ favourite! I love all their songs, but those led by JD are perfection!

I'd love if you guys could cover Shine On by the Porters. I think your melodies and vibe will suit it very well.

Would love a studio version of Fish in the Sea!

I suggest Chicken on a Raft! 💛

The two bands I saw live last year: The Decemberists and The Longest Johns!

Great cover & the inlay on that guitar is glorious

Thank you for doing a stand alone cover of this song I have had it stuck in my head all week. As for future videos "Oh Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie" would be a great American folk song to cover or "The Downeaster Alexa" by Billy Joel.

my happiness at hearing you cover this is utterly inappropriate for the sadness of the song but god i am genuinely just sitting here grinning at the screen. this is perfect

I'd love an official release of Mining for Gold/Chemical Workers please!!

Beautiful cover! I love the Decemberists! “The King is Dead” is one of my favorite albums. The guitarist from R.E.M. plays on it too.

Absolutely loved the cover! Would love a studio version of Rocky Road to Dublin or Chicken on a Raft!

What a lovely song, as for what to record next, would love to hear Old bloke picking on a banjo, it has such good energy.

I'm in love with The Decemberists and The Longest Johns.

Amazing work like always, Can't wait for the next one. Might I suggest a cover of "C'mon down by Poor Man's Poison" or "Royal Oak by The Jolly Rogers"

Definitely "skipper Yan rebek" is my vote. Loved the joke verses you added on stream ages ago

gorgeous cover as always

love your music, i was struggling for a long time to find my music taste as a young adult, but eventually found that folk and sailor type songs just really were what i enjoyed, you have been a big part in that discovery, ive noticed one song from a stream that hasnt gotten its own video was "Hard On The Beach Oar", i looked for a while wondering where i had heard it and it was from a stream of yours im over 90% sure

All of these have been so good. Would love a studio cover of Shenandoah sometime, you did it on one of the streams with Lucy and the harmonies were just incredible

I've never heard this song before but this cover was beautiful

Anything by the Decemberists would be amazing to hear covered by y’all, but if I had to request specifics I would give it to either The Mariner’s Revenge or From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea)

I'd love to hear you guys take a whack at The Mermaid. Not sure of the origin, but it's been described as a traditional sea shanty and this version begins with : It was Friday morn when we set sail And we were not so far from the land When our captain, he spied a mermaid so fair With a comb and a glass in her hand

This turned out so beautiful and sad. As for the next one, "Ghost from the Barrow" could be an interesting one. Or "Star of the County Down".

Fare Thee Well - Dinks song please. Would love to see a studio version of this.

I'd like to request a cover of "rueben james" or "sloop john b" by the Kingston trio, I'd love to hear it from yall!

Hey , thank you for singing to me on sea of thieves a couple years back . A forever memory ... Dadaverage

This is beautiful. I'm still hoping for covers of Vin Garbutt's Blue Sunset or G. Lightfoot's Big Blue🐳, but this one has made me think of Whiskey on a Sunday, which I first heard by Max Boyce, but decades later, I turned a corner in Whitby to see a busker perform it, complete with the two dancing dolls on planks. Silly grin and tears all at once!

Yeah, this one - like many of your best - is really strengthened by ya'll taking advantage of your split harmonies. Every time I'm sure I'm able to hear all 4 of ya, I love it most. Good choice for a cover, plays to the lead's strengths and the 3 instruments well, too.

I almost made it all the way through without crying. But now I can't stop.. So beautiful, so sad, such lovely voices and harmonies. Does this mean I will have another song that makes me cry while I'm playing Minecraft? How rude. I mean thank you. Thank you for bringing beautiful things into the world

You guys are amazing! Thanks for all the work you guys do to perform such great music. It would be a long time dream come true if you guys played Low Bridge (the Eerie Canal song). There are no good records of it on RU-vid, and it is a great folk song (and fairly watery to boot), and I'm sure you guys would do it great honor.

Much love for Eli. Would love a studio version of "High Barbary" at some point. :)

This is one of my favorite songs!! Thank you so much for this cover, you guys gave us an amazing version of this beautiful song!

As far as “what next,” these livestream favorites are really hitting so great. Maybe “Shallow Brown”? Loved that on the last stream❤

Nicely done! Loved the additional vocal harmonies. I imagine Colin and the rest of the gang are pleased with it. :)

Adequate! Voting for "Chemical Workers" or "Polly on the Shore" for the next one

Every night I pray for a studio cover of rocky road to Dublin 🙏

I'd love to hear Fare Thee Well/Dink's Song next! Absolutely love that one to bits!

I'm a fan of The High Kings, who have a similar..ish style of music to y'all's. (Although I will say that I think you transcend any one genre. 😸) Some of my favorites of theirs are 'The Fields Of Athenry', 'Raglan Road', 'Red Is The Rose' and 'Green Fields Of France'. It would be great to see you guys sing any or all of these. I'm quite sure they would sound phenomenal with some special TLJ 'TLC' added.

Can't stop listening! Your music always reminds me of my college days, when we used to sing together around the campfire. This is a great ghost song, and would have been much loved. I Ride an Old Paint is a nice old cowboy song that would go great with Andy's banjo. 🤗

My hats off to you boys. Cheers from wilmington, North Carolina. Usa

These are all so good! Studio versions of Antiguan Graveyard or Rattling Bog would be amazing!

Of all their songs that I love, this song s my favorite.

Seconding the request for "Dawson's Christian" by Elms/Tyler and adding "We Have Fed Our Sea" by Kipling/Bellamy

Absolutely LOVE THIS!!

I guess the Wreck of the Dandenong would be a nice one

I was waiting for this one. Great cover 💜

Fantastic cover!

this is one of my favorite songs. it was incredible to search for covers of it on yt and find your old recordings from back in the day. thank you so much!

wonderful to hear this song in your style! made my day 💙

I love this song, thank you for the cover! (:

So happy to see this get it's own video! What a great rendition.

Love this song! Hope JD would release a guitar tutorial soon

You did great

Fantastic! One of my favourite bands covering one of my favourite bands - keep on keeping on!

Oh what a blast from the past. Used to sing this with my friends back in high school. Beautiful beautiful rendition.

Such a sad yet beautiful song! Very adequate!