Richard Fariña BOLD MARAUDER with lyrics

Recorded solo in 1965 and resurrected from the grave. This version is from an album titled Singer Songwriter Project, and is slightly longer than and superior to the one he recorded with Mimi for the Reflections in a Crystal Wind album that was released in December 1965. Fariña's budding talent as a songwriter surprised and greatly impressed Joan Baez. Had he lived, his rising popularity and musical achievements would no doubt have rivaled Dylan's through the years. It's hi ho hey, I am the bold marauder And hi ho hey, I am the white destroyer For I will bring you silver and gold, and I will bring you treasure And I will bring a widowing flag, and I will be your lover I will show you grotto and cave and sacrificial alter And I will show you blood on the stone and I will be your mentor And night will be our darling And fear will be our name It's hi ho hey, I am the bold marauder And hi ho hey, I am the white destroyer For I will take you out by the hand and lead you to the hunter And I will show you thunder and steel and I will be your teacher We will dress in helmet and sword and dip our tongues in slaughter And we will sing the warrior's song and lift the praise of murder And Christ will be our darling And fear will be our name It's hi ho hey, I am the bold marauder And hi ho hey, I am the white destroyer For I will sour the winds on high and I will soil the river And I will burn the grain in the field and I will be your mother And I will go to ravage and kill and I will go to plunder And I will take a fury to wife I will be your father And death will be our darling And fear will be our name

Added 7 Oct 2026