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Quiz about Iron  Wine Lyrics
Quiz about Iron  Wine Lyrics

Iron & Wine Lyrics Trivia Quiz


Iron & Wine continues to create some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. With lyrics that read like homespun poetry, each album is a work of art. This quiz quotes lyrics from some of my favorite Iron & Wine songs, asking for the title.

A multiple-choice quiz by firemaple783. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
firemaple783
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
220,421
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
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Question 1 of 15
1. From which song would you find these lyrics:

"Blackbird claw, raven wing
Under the red sunlight
Long clothesline, two shirt sleeves
Waving as we go by"?
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Question 2 of 15
2. Which song contains the lyrics:

"Daddy's ghost behind you
Sleeping dog beside you
You're a poem of mystery
You're the prayer inside me"?
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Question 3 of 15
3. Which song contains these lyrics:

"Gave me a card with a lady naked on the back
Barefoot at night on the road
Fireworks blooming above in the sky
I never knew I was given the best one from the deck"?
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Question 4 of 15
4. In which song would you find these lyrics:

"Talk of yesterday and she will show her brothers photographed in gallous clothes
Say tomorrow and she'll say 'come find me
On a beach and there will be no moon'"?
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Question 5 of 15
5. Which song are these lyrics from:

"Papa died while my girl lady Edith was born
Both heads fell like eyes on a crack in the door"?
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Question 6 of 15
6. Which song do these lyrics come from:

"But please remember me fondly
I heard from someone you're still pretty
And then they went on to say
That the pearly gates
Had some eloquent graffiti"?
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Question 7 of 15
7. These lyrics are from which song:

"Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you"?
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Question 8 of 15
8. These lines are from which song:

"And a beast never seen
Licks its red talons clean
Sara curses the cold,
'No more snow, no more snow'"?
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Question 9 of 15
9. From which song do these lyrics come:

"Black dog bit through the keeper's chain
Small and angry when the devil came
Sold my soul like a pocket knife"?
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Question 10 of 15
10. Which song do the following lyrics come from:

"Your lover's angel told the captain's man
It never ends the way we had it planned
And kissed her palm and placed it on your dreaming head"?
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Question 11 of 15
11. From which song would you find these lyrics:

"No hands are half as gentle
Or firm as they'd like to be
Thank God you see me the way you do
Strange as you are to me"?
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Question 12 of 15
12. From which song would you find these lyrics:

"I met my wife at a party when I drank too much
My son is married and tells me we don't talk enough
Call it predictable, yesterday my dream was of you"?
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Question 13 of 15
13. The two following lines are from what song:

"And love is a tired symphony you hum when you're awake
And love is a crying baby mama warned you not to shake"?
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Question 14 of 15
14. These lyrics come from which song:

"Dreamless sleep will fall
Like a deep, poisoned well
On the steeple birds
And this red-light hotel"?
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Question 15 of 15
15. From which song would you find these lyrics:

"Dusk is dead, the sun gone down
Danny's boy lies in the ground
Guitar on the dead boy's chest
The devil's granted last request"?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. From which song would you find these lyrics: "Blackbird claw, raven wing Under the red sunlight Long clothesline, two shirt sleeves Waving as we go by"?

Answer: Woman King

"Woman King" is the first track on the "Woman King" EP on Sub Pop Records.
2. Which song contains the lyrics: "Daddy's ghost behind you Sleeping dog beside you You're a poem of mystery You're the prayer inside me"?

Answer: Faded from the Winter

"Faded from the Winter" is the third track on "The Creek Drank the Cradle," Iron & Wine's 2002 full-length debut.
3. Which song contains these lyrics: "Gave me a card with a lady naked on the back Barefoot at night on the road Fireworks blooming above in the sky I never knew I was given the best one from the deck"?

Answer: Jesus the Mexican Boy

"Jesus the Mexican Boy" is the fourth track on the 2003 EP, "The Sea & The Rhythm".
4. In which song would you find these lyrics: "Talk of yesterday and she will show her brothers photographed in gallous clothes Say tomorrow and she'll say 'come find me On a beach and there will be no moon'"?

Answer: Communion Cups and Someone's Coat

"Communion Cups and Someone's Coat" is on the "Passing Afternoon" EP.
5. Which song are these lyrics from: "Papa died while my girl lady Edith was born Both heads fell like eyes on a crack in the door"?

Answer: Sodom, South Georgia

"Sodom, South Georgia" is the eleventh track on 2004's "Our Endless Numbered Days", notable for being the first Iron & Wine CD to include drums.
6. Which song do these lyrics come from: "But please remember me fondly I heard from someone you're still pretty And then they went on to say That the pearly gates Had some eloquent graffiti"?

Answer: The Trapeze Swinger

"The Trapeze Swinger" is from the soundtrack to the Topher Grace/Dennis Quaid movie, "In Good Company".
7. These lyrics are from which song: "Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you"?

Answer: Upward Over the Mountain

"Upward over the Mountain" is the sixth track from the home-recorded album, "The Creek Drank the Cradle".
8. These lines are from which song: "And a beast never seen Licks its red talons clean Sara curses the cold, 'No more snow, no more snow'"?

Answer: Radio War

"Radio War" is the sparse seventh track on "Our Endless Numbered Days".
9. From which song do these lyrics come: "Black dog bit through the keeper's chain Small and angry when the devil came Sold my soul like a pocket knife"?

Answer: No Moon

"No Moon" is an iTunes exclusive track, previously only available on limited edition vinyl.
10. Which song do the following lyrics come from: "Your lover's angel told the captain's man It never ends the way we had it planned And kissed her palm and placed it on your dreaming head"?

Answer: Muddy Hymnal

"Muddy Hymnal" is the last track on "The Creek Drank the Cradle".
11. From which song would you find these lyrics: "No hands are half as gentle Or firm as they'd like to be Thank God you see me the way you do Strange as you are to me"?

Answer: My Lady's House

"My Lady's House" is the fifth track on "Woman King", the first Iron & Wine CD to incorporate electric guitar.
12. From which song would you find these lyrics: "I met my wife at a party when I drank too much My son is married and tells me we don't talk enough Call it predictable, yesterday my dream was of you"?

Answer: Sixteen, Maybe Less

"Sixteen, Maybe Less" is the fifth track from the Iron & Wine/Calexico release, "In the Reins".
13. The two following lines are from what song: "And love is a tired symphony you hum when you're awake And love is a crying baby mama warned you not to shake"?

Answer: Lion's Mane

"Lion's Mane" is the first track on "The Creek Drank the Cradle".
14. These lyrics come from which song: "Dreamless sleep will fall Like a deep, poisoned well On the steeple birds And this red-light hotel"?

Answer: Friends They Are Jewels

"Friends They Are Jewels" is an iTunes exclusive track.
15. From which song would you find these lyrics: "Dusk is dead, the sun gone down Danny's boy lies in the ground Guitar on the dead boy's chest The devil's granted last request"?

Answer: Red Dust

"Red Dust" is the fourth track on 2005's "In the Reins" EP.
Source: Author firemaple783

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