Widows Walk Songtext
von River Whyless

He′ll bury her in that old coat
Made of wool knit across her knees
On the mud flats off the stone coast
Her bottle broke the bow he took to the sea
While the others returned with their holds full
She waited patiently
Twisting thread between her thumbnails
Oh the dread she held between her teeth


And her boy stands tall on the old wharf
Now he's screaming "Mother please"
She′s knee deep in the white surf
Waiting for her son to leave
The long days with all the gulls and no mass to the heat
And she's sweet, he kept her safe off the street
Come weddings they say only the place in her eyes
The love she gave to him and now she's gone, she′s gone, she′s gone

The boy let her loose