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Widows Of Hartley [BBC Radio Newcastle 1995]

from Demos and Radio Sessions (1986​-​1998) by The Whisky Priests

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WIDOWS OF HARTLEY

“What was it there on Hartley Heap
Caused the mother and child to weep”
(George Cooke)

Cold January’s gripped our throbbing hearts
And torn them
Still the sea rolls on

The earth’s bowels stink
Of our loved one’s deaths
The air tastes foul
Still the sea rolls on

They don black gloves
Drag out the bodies one by one
The death-stained faces seem to smile
Still the sea rolls on

We are the widows of Hartley
Our men and boys are dead
Our lives cracked open
Damp corpses in our beds
Still the sea rolls on

We are the widows of Hartley
Our men and boys are dead
Our lives cracked open
Damp corpses in our beds
Still the sea rolls on

Still the sea rolls on
Still the sea rolls on

We clutch cold messages
From dukes and queens
We wipe the coal dust
From our widowed eyes

The coffin-makers heavy hammers beat
Keep time with lapping parlour clocks
And still the sea rolls on

We are the widows of Hartley
Our men and boys are dead
Our lives cracked open
Damp corpses in our beds
Still the sea rolls on

We are the widows of Hartley
Our men and boys are dead
Our lives cracked open
Damp corpses in our beds
Still the sea rolls on

We are the widows of Hartley
Our men and boys are dead
Take away your stumbling words
And give us bread

(lyrics: Keith Armstrong / music: Gary Miller)

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from Demos and Radio Sessions (1986​-​1998), released October 10, 1998
Recorded & mixed live at BBC Radio Newcastle 31st August 1995.

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Gary Miller first rose to international prominence with folk-punk/rock pioneers The Whisky Priests (1985-2002), founded with his twin brother Glenn - “the Joe Strummer and Mick Jones of Folk Music". He now performs as a solo artist and with his new band 'Gary Miller's Big Picture' whose debut album is coming soon. ... more

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