Come Away, Death

Come away, come away, death And in sad cypress let me be laid Fie away, fie away, breath! I am slain by a fair cruel maid My shroud of white, stuck all with yew Oh, prepare it! My part of death, no one so true did share it Come away, come away, death Not a flower, not a flower sweet On my black coffin let there be strewn Not a friend, not a friend greet My poor corpse, where my bones shall be thrown A thousand thousand sighs to save, lay me, oh, where Sad true lover never find my grave to weep there Come away, come away, death

Come Away, Death Words by William Shakespeare Music by John Harle Performed by John Harle featuring Elvis Costello Produced by John Harle Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals John Harle - saxophones, keyboards Steve Lodder - keyboards, chamber organ Mitch Dalton - guitars Roy Babbington - double bass John Harle Band Balenescu Quartet Recorded November 3-4, 1995, Abbey Road (Studio 3), London Released August 25, 1996 Albums John Harle - Terror And Magnificence, 1996 The Juliet Letters (Rhino reissue), 2006 Soundtracks Songs From A History Of Britain, 2001 Length 4:27 First known performance:  October 19, 1996, Aberdeen, Scotland Last known performance:  November 9, 1996, London, England      (5 known performances)

Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: The Juliet Letters  •  lyrics  •  TJL info page 1
• Lyrics

External links

• Elvis Costello Reissues: The Juliet Letters