Nancy Kerr 2014
Nancy Kerr: https://nancykerr.bandcamp.com/track/never-ever-lay-them-down
Cast down in stony gardens Sweet visitor we heard you say
There grows no grass And none shall pass Till some great day of judgement
Oh are we bound for glory Born on a little fortune’s way
Or are we bound for some dark town And some great northern story
Chorus:
And it’s cold, cold, the winter’s hold She shall not think of stalling
She’s proud, proud, of every cloud And will never ever lay them down
Love, love, the winds above To blow towards your calling
Behold in dreams Your true love stings And never ever lay them down
Oh once I played the lover To follow on a swallow’s tail
And what I’d give for to relive My days of being a rover
But wrapped in love’s embraces Like summer in a silken gown,
How could I pawn what we have sworn Lay down your gold and silver
Do you see black beaks a gleaming Did you ever see a magpie’s wing
My love did drop those greedy birds To fill our hearts with singing
Cast down by steel cathedrals My lover is a fallen star
Who’s spark shall stoke This heart that broke Held in his hand a beating
Kind eyes in trepidation Whatever do you hear behold
Cold labour’s done and nothing won Grey stone around your children
But freedom’s eyes are golden And glitter like a silver crown
And none shall fear while love is here Cast down in stony gardens