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Pair in a Paradise

from Two in a Garden by Becky & Nicole

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Becky first heard this gem from Elizabeth LaPrelle at a folk festival. After some industrious googling and some pair/pear confusion, she tracked down an archival recording, and the rest is history.

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Heaven and Earth by the Lord were created,
Sun and the moon and the stars so elated,
Two in a garden, a beautifully mated
Pair in a Paradise, bare there were they.

[chorus]
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden,
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden,
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden,
Pair in a Paradise, bare there were they.

Fruit-bearing trees in that garden were planted,
Nothing was lacking, no nothing was scanted;
Perfect for two, a completely enchanted
Pair in a paradise, bare there were they.

Of all the fruit growing there they'd partaken
Saving for one that the Lord had forbade them
Lest they be a-dying, that man and maiden,
Pair in a paradise, bare there were they.

Then in the garden there spoke an advisor:
"Why doth thou listen to all of these lies for?
Eat," said the serpent, "to be but the wiser."
Pair in a paradise, bare there were they.

Satan the serpent was oh so deceiving.
Eve though his cunning was led to believing;
Ate, as did Adam, soon to be a-grieving,
Pair in a paradise, bare there were they.

Hiding in shame at a growing awareness
There of their nakedness, there of their bareness,
Clothed by the Lord, then, a sadly embarrassed
Pair in a paradise, bare there were they.

Satan in Eden then had his beginning,
Sought with the lie o'er the Lord to be winning,
Death brought instead to the world through a sinning
Pair in a paradise, bare there were they.

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from Two in a Garden, released September 1, 2021
Lotus Dickey

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Becky & Nicole Northampton, Massachusetts

With Becky’s background in shapenote music and Nicole’s in sea chanteys and maritime music, Becky & Nicole sing a wide variety of traditional and trad-adjacent songs with haunting harmonies, beautiful poetry, and fun choruses that get everyone singing. They began singing together at Swarthmore College over a decade ago and have been dear friends, music partners, and roadtrip buddies ever since. ... more

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