"Lucy Gray" / Lucy's Ballad - Musical Arrangement of Wordsworth poem 

Hi! This is the song that Maude Ivory sings about Lucy Gray - it is actually an old poem from the 1700's and it was a lot of fun making this arrangement and video! I was trying to channel Katniss with my outfit and we thought my harp guitar kind of looked like a bow! Thanks for all of your love and support ♥

"A ghost story. Ugh. Boo. So ridiculous." How can you not love this!! Thank you so much

Oft I'd heard of Lucy Gray, And when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see at break of day, The solitary child. No mate, no comrade Lucy knew, She dwelt where none abide, The sweetest thing to ever roam, Upon the mountainside. As carefree as a mountain doe, A brand new path she broke, Her feet dispersed the powdery snow, That rose up like the smoke. The storm came on before its time, She wandered up and down, And many a hill did Lucy climb, But never reached the town. Her mournful parents all that night, Went shouting far and wide, But there was neither sound nor sight, To serve them as a guide. They wept and turning homeward cried, "In heaven we shall meet," When in the snow the mother spied, The print of Lucy's feet. And then an open field they crossed, The marks were still the same, They tracked them on not ever lost, Until the bridge they came. They followed from that snowy bank, Those foot marks one by one, Into the middle of the plank, And further, there were none. Yet some maintain that to this day, She is a living child, That you may see sweet Lucy Gray, Upon the lonesome wild.

Coming back to this and the ending kinda feels like katniss meeting Lucy’s ghost. It made me think of a mini theory lol. Imagine if Lucy’s spirit still somehow lived within the many songbirds and flew around the forest (kinda like in the book when they were theorizing what happened to poem Lucy) and since it’s the same forest and lake that katniss would go to, it’s like she was always there with katniss, flying and singing her heart out in the sky. and then in this video it’s like when they meet. Idk it kinda makes sense lol. Anyway, beautiful video🤍

THIS IS MIND-BLOWING. I got literal goosebumps. And also i made a little theory. So just like the hanging tree, Katniss is singing this song in a propo roaming around the forests of district 12. Reminding people of the Victor forgotten by history, the solitary Lucy Gray Baird. Katniss sees the mockingjays and sees the spirit of Lucy Gray kept alive by them. So different yet so similar, Katniss and Lucy Gray were both those songbirds the Capitol never intended to exist. A nightmare for the Snow, which vanished Lucy Gray but was melted away by Katniss. These two sides of history, combined together. Snow thought he ended Lucy Gray, but nothing can kill the power the music, and so the songs of that mockingjay come back to haunt him. Thank you Maiah for making this arrangement. Its going on my on repeat playlist instantly 😂

Thank you for taking the time to create all these wonderful renditions- you've really brought the lyrics in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes to life :) Without them, I would be singing the songs with a random nursery rhyme-like tune badly and off key 😂❤

I just finished The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and I'M GLAD I STUMBLED INTO YOUR CHANNEL! I LOVE YOUR COVERS! 😭

Also, I believe that "Keep On The Sunny Side" is public domain as well, and that was in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes too.

Oh gosh, I'm am finishing the book and I wanted to hear an audio cover of Lucy's songs and I discovered your channel and this song and it hits me sooo hard, I have tears. Thank you so much for sharing your talent here

I can’t begin to explain the effect your Lucy Gray covers have on me. You bring her alive

You would have made Wordsworth proud. Ethereal and beautiful. Lots of love from a poet.

While there were a lot of really great performances in the TBOSAS movie, the Lucy Gray ballad was such a disappointment I nearly cried in the cinema. If I’d been the director I definitely would have bought the rights to your musical performance of the Wordsworth poem, made a folk song version of it for Lucy Gray to sing and then also played your original version with you singing it during the roll credits because your take on this song is absolutely incredible! Ten out of ten!

I can’t lose these songs

im currently reading songbirds and snakes, and when maude ivory mentioned that it was an "old song" I just had to check. im so glad I found your channel!

I know the poem well. What you did here was beautifully well done. Thank you!

Your magnificent arrangements, your beautiful voice and your sweet personality make this world a better place ♡

I'm not sure if you'll ever see this comment, maybe you will. From the novel Where The Crawdads Sing, there's a poem within its pages. The Lake of the Dismal Swamp - Thomas Moore. It has eight verses and it's beautifully written much like the novel itself. Anyhow when I first read the poem I immediately remembered how beautifully you sang the Lucy Gray ballad. And I just thought that this poem could be made into a beautiful song too. Your voice is angelic and I think it'd fit together beautifully. “They made her a grave, too cold and damp For a soul so warm and true; And she’s gone to the Lake of the Dismal Swamp, Where, all night long, by a fire-fly lamp, She paddles her white canoe. “And her fire-fly lamp I soon shall see, And her paddle I soon shall hear; Long and loving our life shall be, And I’ll hide the maid in a cypress tree, When the footstep of death is near.” Away to the Dismal Swamp he speeds- His path was rugged and sore, Through tangled juniper, beds of reeds, Through many a fen where the serpent feeds, And man never trod before. And when on the earth he sunk to sleep, If slumber his eyelids knew, He lay where the deadly vine doth weep Its venomous tear and nightly steep The flesh with blistering dew! And near him the she-wolf stirr’d the brake, And the copper-snake breath’d in his ear, Till he starting cried, from his dream awake, “Oh! when shall I see the dusky Lake, And the white canoe of my dear?” He saw the Lake, and a meteor bright Quick over its surface play’d- “Welcome,” he said, “my dear one’s light!” And the dim shore echoed for many a night The name of the death-cold maid. Till he hollow’d a boat of the birchen bark, Which carried him off from shore; Far, far he follow’d the meteor spark, The wind was high and the clouds were dark, And the boat return’d no more. But oft, from the Indian hunter’s camp, This lover and maid so true Are seen at the hour of midnight damp To cross the Lake by a fire-fly lamp, And paddle their white canoe!

I love the Wordsworth poem so much! Its really cool seeing this different version of the poem. And you sing it so wonderfully!

Still hoping you get cast as Lucy Gray if a film adaptation of songbirds and snakes comes out, your singing is gorgeous 🥰 Also, the white dress is similar to the music video of safe and sound with Taylor swift, which was in the first hunger games film (many people said she looked like an older primrose/her ghost. It would be cool to see a cover of that song too 😊)

You're a total talented angel for taking your time to put those songs together, as well as those narratives and references in the videos that give me life!! It really make my heart melt everytime, I love it sm!! 🥺🥺 And I'm grateful that all of us were introduced to this incredible artist you are bc of this ❤❤

OH MY GOSH!!! This might be your best Lucy Gray song!! Seriously, soo gorgeous! Did you write this melody yourself, because it is beyond beautiful. I love it, can't stop listening to it. Your music makes my days better. Thank you 😊

I absolutely LOVE it!! And omg Katniss meeting Lucy Gray made me emotional!

Record label scouts! Where are you? Dig on this!

It’s such a beautifully sweet but equally sad song; your amazing 🤩🥰😭

Ahh, I can’t wait!! I'm sure it's going to be beautiful!

Been listening to it over and over. Great work!

You're absolutely brilliant! Seeing these songs and poems I only read about come to life in your voice is priceless. You are wonderfully talented, thank you for these melodies you brought to life!!!

I think I have never seen something like 677 likes and 0 dislikes anywhere! You deserve that so much!

Omg I’m so excited for this!!! Always a great surprise when Maiah posts!! ❤️ 😊 sending all my love and support!!!

Hype! i remember the first time you did this on stream and i just had to get you to do it for me on cameo :D

thank you very much for your work. when reading the book, i couldnt imagine how the songs could sound like, making it impossible to get any emotional conection with the lyrics... thanks to you, there are very creative interpretaions to find, wich helps me a lot. you make the text sound good in a way that it transforms the worst part of the book into something that is actually nice to hear. keep it up. maybe the antheme next?

This song hits different and has so much more feeling after the other videos got taken down

I missed this voice🥰

one and only lucy gray baird #StandWithMaiah

Rachel Zegler is going to absolutely kill it (no pun intended lol) but I will always be a teeny bit disappointed that you won’t be our cinematic Lucy Gray🥺 This is FLAWLESS

Perfeito! Amei todas as músicas que você reproduziu do livro. Muito talentosa! ❤❤ Abraços do Brasil! 🇧🇷

This is just so beautiful. Everything about it is so comforting and lovely. You’re so very talented; you are definitely going places ❤️

Omgg I am so exited for this!!

You should make more song covers of poems and ballads, love your voice, and the emotions it carries are magical❤️❤️

PLEASE KEEP THIS ONE. LG can't do anything about Wordsworth. So upset. Much love Maiah/one of the Lucy Gray's

Goosebumps and tears!!!

Missed the premier by a few minutes! love the song!!!!

I watched all of your arrangements. I think Katniss meeting Lucy Gray's ghost is pretty cool. It makes me happy I saved this one for last. It might be my favorite, but I enjoyed them all though. 🕊

Everything was just so beautiful. You. Your voice. Everything. Your songs always help me to feel restful even when I'm really anxious.

Might be your best song yet!

Omg I loved the instrument you’re holding, I’ve been watching you since you first started writing the ballad of songbirds and snakes songs and you can see how much you’ve grown! Great job Maiah this hit me hard

THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL 🤧🤍🤍🤍 I was so excited to see it right as it came out and I’m so glad I saw it!!! This song almost makes me want to cry but it’s like a beautiful type of sad?? Idk lol anyway…you did amazing!!🤍🤍

Thank you for the wonderful rendition of this beautiful poem I'd studied back in school. Brought back a flood of memories.👍👍👏👏🙏

Maiah, you can't stop surprising me! 😍 I loved this poem too, when I found it and would love to see you make more arrangements of old poems, because this one was wonderful 🥰 💕

Awesome Maiah! Beautiful music and singing! Some great cinematography too! ✨

Yassssss I’m so exited 🤩🤩

OH MY GODS YOU WOULD MAKE A PERFECT LUCY GRAY!!!! and i ABSOLUTLEY LOVED LOVED LOVED the ending!! AND YOU ARE SOOO BEAUTIFUL!! and your voice to!!

This is beautiful! That ending is amazing, like katniss and Lucy Gray coming together ❤️ I’m so excited to see what you do with safe and sound! I’m in love with Taylor’s music (and yours!) so I’m really excited to see what you do with it!

So excited!!!! Love your voice!!!❤❤

This is now on replay and this just made my morning 10x better

I love to watch this ❤️❤️😘

Gorgeous setting. I am a musician and lover of Wordsworth and all the Romantic poets. Keep following your heart and you will go far. Randy

oh my god im instantly in love, how on earth it took me this long to find this!!!! its perfection!!!

Wow, it’s so magical and delightful, I can’t! Your arrangements are amazing ❤️ And also I love the way you speak, you’ve such a calming voice!

Very exciting!!

Srsly so excited!!😍😍

maiah, i'm OBSESSED with this video!!! you're always giving us the best thg's contents ever, it's so nice to feel your love for the characters and the story through your videos ❤️

Thank you Maiah that was a beautiful song and a awesome video. You amaze me with your singing and your beautiful voice. Take care

Really loved that, more please.

It's cool to hear your version and how you interpreted it, and now hearing how the movie interpreted it. I love how soft your singing and speaking voice are 🥰

Really very lovely voice and music ...and lovely face like Lucy Gracy...great love to Lucy

I always like a your song: puts me in a good mood.❤❤❤

Ahhh sooo good! Love this & everything you do ❤️ can’t wait for safe and sound!!

Such a sad song. My heart actually broke at "In Heaven we will meet"

Awesome song!

Absolutely beautiful! You bring that certain mythical element to these cover arrangements that fits so well into this particular universe. Haunting, hopeful, and above all, memorable 😄 Even if you're not cast for the part, I hope Lionsgate reaches out and uses your arrangements for the songs. Anything different from your covers will now just sound wrong or off. Edit: I just finished listening to the Hunger Games: Into the Arena podcast you were in. I know you probably don't want us causing a big ruckus, and potentially making things worse for you, but man shame on Lionsgate. I don't think they realize how much you have already done to boost this story's popularity. I understand that their legal team might need to say something to be formal and keep their jobs, but stay strong Maiah. You have the fandom backing you 100%

This song is like the only treasure we have left...

such a song! THAT'S great indeed. wish you all the best.

Actual full body chills 😭

you’re the purest human being on earth. your content makes me so happy you don’t even know. ❤️❤️

does justice to Wordsworth's poem. absolutely beautiful!

Soothing 😇😇❤❤

Awesome Maiah! I love how much its evolved from the stream version, you nailed the Katniss look too!

Oh. My. Goodness. MAIAH!!!! This is soooo beautiful and haunting. Talk about getting chills!!!! Also, I think I would die if you covered Safe and Sound 😍😍😍 Thank you for giving us all this incredible music

omg this is perfect! I've been trying to memorize this (as a poem, not a ballad) for the past few weeks but it's been hard since it takes up about four pages in the book! thank you for this!

Beautiful!!😍

Stunningly beautiful performance ❤️

You are just amazing 💕✨ One of the best songs I've ever heard ❤️😌

Mind that this was the last song from TBOSAS.

Still so beautiful. Sweet girl! Keep fighting. You did the most amazing music during the pandemic 🖤

I really love your arrangements of the differents songs present in this book, but THIS ONE ? I'm not joking when I say it haunts me. the music you made with this just stays with me.

Head canon that this is Lucy living and singing in the woods after escaping Snow at the end of the book.

Amazing as always 😭 The drums and the layered background vocals… chills. Also LOVED the ending with Katniss and Lucy!

So beautiful! ❤️

UGG my brain cannot hadle the fact that Katniss is singing this. Now im going to be up all night making storys about this in my head 😂

Yay!!

Absolutely Fantastic, amazing work 👍

Amazingly beautiful 🎉

You have a very beautiful voice, I love your songs 💜

This was really good. Keep up the good work.

Omg you should definitely do safe and sound!!!!! It'll be epic

wow wthis is so beautiful.

I can't wait!

Omg! That's amazig Maiah!!!!

My one and only forever Lucy Gray Baird❤