Peter Hollens - Come Little Children / The Hanging Tree Lyrics






Come little children I'll take thee away
Into a land of enchantment
Come little children the times come to play
Here in my garden of shadows
Follow sweet children I'll show thee the way
Through all the pain and the sorrows
Weep not poor children for life is this way
Murdering beauty and passion
(Hanging tree)
Are you, are you coming to the tree?
They strung up a man they say who murdered 3
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight in the hanging tree
(Come little children)
Hush now dear children it must be this way
To weary of life and deceptions
(Hanging tree)
Strange things did happen here
No stranger it would be if we met at midnight in the hanging tree
(Into the calm and the quite)
Are you, are you coming to the tree
Through all the pain and the sorrows
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be if we met at midnight in the hanging tree
(Murdering beauty and passion)
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be if we met at midnight in the hanging tree
(Weep not poor children for life is this way murdering beauty and passion)
Are you, are you coming to the tree
Where dead man called out for his love to flee
Come little children the times come to play here in my garden of shadows
Come little children I'll take thee away
Into a land of enchantment
Come little children the times come to play
Here in my garden of shadows
(Strange things did happen here, no stranger would it be if we met at midnight in the hanging tree)





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  1. G.... F....

    my literal two favorite songs mashed up they are perfect together thank you for this

    i love GOD and JESUS{readjohn6:38pls}

  2. p.... t....

    come little children is Hailey reeses intro song LIKE IF YOU KNEW

  3. S.... ....

    Still my favourite halloween mashup. Can't wait to hear more creepy ones like these! :D

  4. G.... Y....

    Bailey:come little children the times come to play




    Me:I’m a baller😏

  5. L.... S....

    I love this song and have been listening to it for a couple of years now and this morning I came to to realization of something insanely crazy. Come little children came from the movie Hocus Pocus that was based in the town of Salem Massachusetts where the witch trails were held. And than u have the song hanging tree and back in the 1692 the accused witches where hung at the same tree. That tree no longer exist and they turned that area where the tree grew into a children’s park. So how crazy is it that this song would speak of that area.

  6. s.... ....

    Thank you for removing the ending where you talk about upcoming music info... it was outdated anyway and I like being able to loop the video without talking interrupting :D

  7. E.... ....

    I wonder if COPPA/FTC is going to come after this one.....

  8. C.... E....

    my friend made me listen to this cause I love Disney and Hunger Games and so does she. I love it. <3

  9. t.... b....

    Absolute bop

  10. W.... W....

    I wish she was in a long nightgown type dress and he was in a suit. I just think this would make it seem creepier.

  11. A.... F....

    Y'all should sing christmasnmisic together... perfect voices!

  12. K.... R....

    It shows up at 1:26

  13. K.... R....

    Did anyone see that strange ghost thing in this video... it had me like “WHAT IS THAT, WHAT THE HECK IS THAT GHOST!!!!” It’s so strange how they didn’t registered the fact that there was that thing there with them?

  14. C.... T....

    Omg. Original character time.

    A child-eating monster that's horribly depressed.

  15. C.... T....

    I NEEDED THIS
    I DIDNT KNOW IT
    BUT I NEEDED THIS

  16. R.... 7....

    Have you noticed that it's a waltz, time-signature wise? It's 3/4.

  17. A.... Q....

    *Gachatubers joined the Channel*

  18. C.... D....

    Hi Peter I love your work which I write this.
    Please refrain from using the song as it promotes the lynchings used against people of color and members of LGBTQ community.Lynching was most commonly used in America up until 2970s when it was banned by the Supreme Court.However countries that practice Sharia law still use lynching as a method of execution against women,Christians and the LGBTQ community.

    C.... D....

    ... how tf does this song promote lynchings? It's about a man who was hanged in The Hunger Games. The song doesn't say to go out and string up people.

    C.... D....

    sillyslicker1 the original rendition of this song is from the “Bible belt states” that heavily practiced lynching of African Americans.

  19. E.... ....

    I think Chim chim cheree would be a better mashup.

  20. A.... ....

    This reminds me of the scene in Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow when Icabods mom is leading him to the garden when he was a kid. She’s wearing that beautiful deep blue dress and floats around the falling flowers as Icabod just lays there looking at her. It’s a great scene.

  21. K.... H....

    It's: where they strung up a man, they say who murdered three.

  22. D.... D....

    Man this is so good love it

  23. L.... j....

    🕯️💀🕯️ happy haloween

  24. P.... D....

    Beautifully dark and seductive.

  25. D.... A....

    I love this song

  26. K.... 1....

    That was an extreamly well edited video, I really liked the parts where their memories or something flickered into a physical thing

  27. K.... 1....

    That was an extreamly well edited video, I really liked the parts where their memories or something flickered into a physical thing

  28. L.... R....

    I've listened to Peter all my life and damn this just sums up my mind. I love his voice,and the eerieness is just ugh👏

  29. T.... 1....

    Am I the only one who discovered this song via a MLP song?

  30. N.... ....

    Wow found this randomly and I gotta say he really good voice. The women also has a good voice but I want just him to sing these songs (not sure if already did)

  31. C.... T....

    the girl is nice but the guy is dreadful. Who is the person that is walking around mouthing the words. It's obvious that he didn't sing it?

  32. D.... U....

    Halloween 2019 theme song

  33. J.... H....

    watching on Halloween please like!

  34. G.... S....

    Happy halloween

  35. P.... x....

    Halloween day 2019 anyone?

  36. p.... ....

    No just no smh 😒

  37. S.... V....

    Hood song, but you could have picked a better female singer in my opinion.

  38. P.... b....

    Pure genius. The mix up makes it so creepy

  39. A.... D....

    Wow! Awesome cover! 🤩

  40. L.... i....

    Please sing "where the wild roses grow" together 😍

  41. R.... ....

    I feel like this would be amazing during a movie scene where it’s a mascarade ball and like some character gets stabbed. Then the crowed moves seeing the body and the song plays quietly in the background. Then the movie ends.

  42. C.... I....

    Happy Halloween Peter, from Italy 😊

  43. N.... M....

    Excellent! Seeing them in costume would have been even cooler!

  44. R.... ....

    Is it me or are there figures standing in the background several times while Bailey is singing?

  45. K.... S....

    I didn't know I needed this until now

  46. S.... U....

    Omg so mega 😍

  47. H.... B....

    What album is this on. I have been trying to find this everywhere!

  48. S.... S....

    I'm so happy. This chanel was the best then ever seen

  49. L.... G....

    "Enchainment"

  50. C.... G....

    I am not going to lie if some ghost came to me and sang like Peter I would no doubt follow...

  51. F.... H....

    Imagine having a run in the woods... and stumbling upon them filming this....

  52. A.... -....

    Welp.. I'm getting chills. Haunting.

  53. S.... C....

    love this Medley!

  54. D.... S....

    The idea of combination songs was great: it's one of the most beautiful song i have ever heard

  55. N.... ....

    Love this mashup! :D

  56. D.... S....

    Who's back? 😂

  57. A.... D....

    Awesome video

  58. R.... P....

    I enjoyed your singing

  59. y.... d....

    2017?! I just got here

  60. K.... T....

    Dam I got shivers

  61. O.... ....

    Where instrumental?

  62. R.... S....

    Did you make this arrangement? It's awesome!

  63. J.... M....

    How morbidly romantic. Beautiful.

  64. A.... L....

    Haunting

  65. D.... F....

    Awesome

  66. A.... S....

    i'll go with you, long as there's peace, queit, books, and snacks, also, fast wifi don't have to pay for. got that and its a done deal.

  67. A.... S....

    i'd say i don't know wich song is better, this one, or the original, but we ALL know which one is better...






    THIS ONE.

  68. C.... I....

    Wow 😍

  69. J.... R....

    Yes!!! 😍😍😍

  70. J.... D....

    Too crisp... you needed a filter

  71. J.... J....

    Would love a solo male cover of Come little children- this man’s voice is hypnotic!

  72. W.... P....

    Great mashup, but I just have one thing to say: Bailey, when one sings, they are supposed to open up their mouths! It's, like, singing 101. In fact, as a student of vocal pedagogy, it's one of my few vocal flaws that I see have become popular with singers these days. Stop it! Just stop it. You're not talking, you're singing.

  73. X.... M....

    She has such an angelic voice, yet opens with the lyrics that were meant to misdirect and control.

    He has a powerful, terrifying voice that only speaks the lyrics that tell the story as is.

    It's a beautiful allegory to the most charismatic and beloved people truly being the most deadly. I love the mix of them both!

  74. t.... ....

    i really want you to take on Hey Little Red Riding Hood...Halloween music is the best!

  75. A.... 4....

    This was mesmerizing

  76. A.... S....

    "taps my screen" somethings wrong with my computer, everything's glitching.

    A.... S....

    pulls up another video(matrix) WHAT THE F! STOP FREAKING GLITCHING!

  77. I.... L....

    1:27 there is a figure

    I.... L....

    I KNOW RIGHT SO FREAKING SPOOKY

    I.... L....

    Ya thanks for replying

    I.... L....

    You know me as a small YouTube wish they could be like you

  78. R.... G....

    This is absolutely amazing. My favorite is The Hanging tree. Also. “Come Little Children.” Is definitely my favorite Hocus Pocus song. Along with the Hanging Tree. This video is too perfect y’all did a magnificent job. It’s so awesome.

  79. P.... D....

    Why does fnaf pop into my head when I hear the song come little children

  80. R.... F....

    I make it a hallows eve tradition to come back to this amazing video!

  81. M.... K....

    Can you make this version available to buy on iTunes!!

    M.... K....

    It should be!!! IS IT NOT!??!

    M.... K....

    Yup! I checked look up "Spooky Halloween Mashup"

    M.... K....

    Awesome thanks so much

  82. S.... ....

    after seeing his disney villains medley, i can only see him as claud frollo.

  83. K.... ....

    Spooky and enchanting

  84. D.... H....

    This is one of my favorites. So beautiful, enchanting, and chilling all at once.

  85. J.... S....

    Happy two year anniversary.

  86. C.... ....

    Merry Christmas!

  87. J.... ....

    Very beautifully Erie

  88. L.... L....

    'Sup People
    All the comments of the girls voice not being on point, I just want to say she atleast did it, atleast had the guts. N for the vid. Peter, it was amazing. I m throwing a Halloween Party and this song is gonna be played on repeat. I support you. Both of your voices are beautiful. Just sayin.

  89. D.... d....

    Who's here after the Halloween medley

    D.... d....

    *raises hand*

    D.... d....

    Me I needed this so much!

  90. D.... ....

    I love this

  91. T.... _....

    Oh boy, it's that time of year again. Take it away, Peter.

  92. D.... ....

    I kept rewinding whenever the scene would shift from you walking and then it would change to you doing something like screaming or shaking your head cause I loved it so much

  93. J.... C....

    Was this video shot with an Helios lens? It looks like it, and it´s great

    J.... C....

    Juan Carlos Llaurado no actually it wasnt

    J.... C....

    @Peter Hollens Thanks, i still think it looks awesome :)

  94. C.... T....

    This is just perfect!

  95. H.... e....

    This scares me, and it takes a lot to scare me, gruesome history and all.

  96. s.... ....

    It a shame their voices don't feel as folk voices. I can't work out what her accent is, but her very heady and nasal placement makes for an odd contrast to his gutsier, chestier vocal placement.

  97. S.... c....

    More like time to watch Hocus Pocus

  98. R.... P....

    No one:
    My friend sending me this video at 3am:

  99. G.... O....

    This is literally the perfect song for a Dark Maury Goth.

  100. T.... _....

    Alternitive title: *come little children to the hanging tree*

    waIT NO-

    T.... _....

    @Vic Si yes

    T.... _....

    Little hanging children in a tree


    Prefect names for a tree (That kids hang up/out at)

    T.... _....

    Two copyrighted songs.

    T.... _....

    R/CursedComment

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    Todd_Draws _Lines you funny