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Allenhead's Lullaby

from SINGING THE LEAD by Tony Morris

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Mothers would sometimes sing about their worries and hopes in the form of a lullaby as it was a time when they were alone with a baby that could not understand the words. This was probably the olny time they got to express themselves in this way.

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ALLENHEADS’ LULLABY

Hush ma bairn, the water rushes.
Tha Daddy’s workin’ at the hushes.

The curlew calls across the fell,
The pit is chiming like a bell
That rings with pick and shovel.

Hush ma bairn, the water rushes.
Tha Daddy’s workin’ at the hushes.

There’s grit and grime and dust and mud,
Looking for lead that scours the blood,
Lucky to live past forty.

Hush ma bairn, the water rushes.
Tha Daddy’s workin’ at the hushes.

If the kibble falls when full of stones,
It’s broken heads and broken bones
And then we’re on the Parish.

Hush ma bairn, the water rushes.
Tha Daddy’s workin’ at the hushes.

If tha Daddy canna gan ti work
We’ll have nought ti eat and have ti walk
And beg our bread from strangers.

Hush ma bairn, the water rushes.
Tha Daddy’s workin’ at the hushes.

I hope that thou’ll not have ti dig for lead
Ti feed thy bairns on little bread.
I hope thou’ll lie on a featherbed
And have a taste of tea.

Hush ma bairn, the water rushes.
Tha Daddy’s workin’ at the hushes.

If thou goes ti sleep at night,
If thou gets thy lessons right,
Maybe you’ll get away from t’ Dale
And make thy mark without a pick and shovel.

Hush ma bairn, the water rushes.
Tha Daddy’s workin’ at the hushes.

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from SINGING THE LEAD, released October 20, 2014
Written and sung by Tony Morris

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Tony Morris Whitby, UK

TONY MORRIS is an Own Brand Performer and Entertainer who performs his own songs and music.".
Currently running Covideo Folk Club Facebook Group.
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