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lyrics
God Look Down to Mrs. Boyd
God look down to Mrs. Boyd:
She came home and found it all destroyed.
Easter 1941,
the air defences overrun.
The Germans on successive nights,
come looking for the shipyard lights.
God look down to Mrs. Boyd:
Her front door now a gaping void.
The shelter down the street gave way,
eleven souls were swept away.
Her neighbours nearly broke her heart,
all wondering where to make a start.
Good look down to Mrs. Boyd,
and the wee front room she so enjoyed.
It lay in pieces round her feet,
like everything on Thorndyke Street.
Her husband, gassed in the Great War,
he coughed his way
through heaven’s door
one winter night
six years before.
God look down to Mrs. Boyd,
and the fate she managed to avoid.
A widow with her children grown,
she faced the future on her own.
At least she had a place to stay,
her sister lived in Castlereagh.
credits
from Six Inches of Water (2021),
released July 19, 2021
Additional Musicians:
Cello - Neil Martin
Viola - Maebh Martin
A gifted writer, player and producer, Matt's 'Lessons of War' is a fascinating collection of collaborations - but he has a great back catalogue, too - and new songs due soon... Anthony Toner