When father died late last year, well none of us mourned him
For he was so cruel with tongue and fists
To show that we had no fear we slid the rings from his fingers
Which we wore round our necks and round our wrists
And mother was first, she danced round the room
And did a wee bow at the door
The three of us waved, as she ran down the path
Her body was found on the moor
Then after the funeral fuss we stayed by the firelight
For fear that the ghosts would hang around
As the shadows danced over us, I thought I saw something
But I sat and I never made a sound
Well, Jane was the next, she bade us good night
Then cuddled her doll as she did pray
She took to her bed with the ring on her wrist
And she was found dead at break of day
I had my suspicions now, that father had risen
His ghost was so cruel, just like in life
I felt his breath on my brow, and his stench in my nostrils
I was ready again with my penknife
But Bill was the third, he was crossing the yard
On his way to get coal in the rain
I watched as a crow flew out of a tree
I never saw brother Bill again
So now I am all alone, while ghosts walk around me
They watch every single move I make
And I am just skin and bone, and I am resigned now
My fate it is sealed, so I just shake
And sometimes I hear a tap on the door
Or a familiar tread on the stair
And it's father, I know, I wait for his laugh
To signal it's time to join him there
credits
from Ghost Songs,
released October 29, 2020
Alan Davidson: vocals and instruments
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