It Rained a Mist

Written by: [Traditional]
Language: English
Comments: [Roud 73; Child 155; Ballad Index C155; Mudcat 26213, 40854; trad.] British traditional with roots dating many centuries. The Annals of Waverly for the year 1255 give the whole story - Hugh, of Lincoln, age nine, is enticed into a Jew's garden, after which he's tortured and crucified to mock Christians. The American version, "Fatal Flower Garden" typically removes any references to the Jewish/Christian connection.

Cecil Sharp collected "Sir Hugh" from Dol Small of Nellysford, Nelson County, VA, on 22 May 1918. Nelstone's Hawaiians from Atlanta, GA, sang "Fatal Flower Garden" in a 30 November 1929 recording.

[Verse One - Fatal Flower Garden]
It rained, it poured, it rained so hard,
It rained so hard all day,
That all the boys in our school
Came out to toss and play.
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Versions

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Sir Hugh	A.L. Lloyd	1956
It Rained a Mist	Ollie Gilbert	1960
The Jew's Garden	Cecilia Costello	1961
Fatal Flower Garden	Peggy Seeger	1967
Sir Hugh (Or the Jew's Daughter)	Ewan MacColl	1967
It Rained a Mist	Peggy Seeger	1967
It Rained a Mist	Ted Lundy and The Southern Mountain Boys	October 1973
Fatal Flower Garden	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	2001
Fatal Flower Garden	Gavin Friday	October 24, 2006	Live
It Rained a Mist	Jill Trinka	2007
It Rained a Mist	Tom Mindte & Jeremy Stephens	February 1, 2011
Fatal Flower Garden	Dame Darcy	October 9, 2011
Rained a Mist	Cath & Phil Tyler	March 30, 2018
Fatal Flower Garden	Jack Warshaw	July 6, 2018