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Tell My Mother I'll not be Gone Long

from These Are The Things by Winter Wilson

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I sat down with my father tho’ I couldn't explain,
We both knew what it was I was saying.
All I need is a ticket and you've money you say,
Tell me what is the point in me staying?
I arrived on that shore in a second hand suit,
Head held high and a shine on my boots,
I burned a few bridges but can't cut my roots,
Tell my mother I'll not be gone long,
Soon I’ll be heading back home

I worked like a donkey long hours in the fields,
We cut caulies and riddled potatoes,
You learn not to question the hours or the pay,
For hunger's a great motivator
In a couple of years I thought I'd have it made,
Cash in my pocket and a wedge I'll have saved,
Sail back to Ireland on the crest of a wave,
Tell my mother I'll not be gone long,
Soon I'll be heading back home,

So many years past I still can't settle down,
Feeling like I'm incomplete
I jump on and off of this merry go round,
There’s a stranger on every street,
What price would you pay for treasure like these?
A plastercast Jesus and Rosary beads,
A fistful of blisters and arthritic knees,
Tell my mother I'll not be gone long,
Soon I'll be heading back home,

Now I see faces from far distant lands,
And I think of how I used to be,
The jokes and the accents they can't understand
It so easily could have been me,
Tell me now who's the paddy the mick or the spic,
Who’s the dago the kraut or the jew,
The snowflake the nigger the list just gets bigger,
I'm telling you brother it's you.
Take a look in the mirror it's true.

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from These Are The Things, released January 1, 2006
Written by David J Wilson

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Winter Wilson England, UK

Winter Wilson are one of the hardest working duos on the circuit. Aside from touring throughout the UK, in recent years Winter Wilson performed in Germany, Australia, Spain, Belgium, New Zealand and Canada.
They've recorded numerous albums, the most recent Live & Unconventional, the long-awaited live album, recorded on tour and at Cropredy Festival ​with folk rock icons Fairport Convention. ... more

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