Name: When Father Died
Duration: P00H06M03S
Description: Written and performed by Alan Davidson

Alan Davidson - When Father Died

from Ghost Songs by Jesse Poe and Alan Davidson

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Written and performed by Alan Davidson

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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

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from Ghost Songs, released October 29, 2020
Alan Davidson: vocals and instruments

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