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Lullabies For Strangers

from First Farewell by Peggy Seeger

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LULLABIES FOR STRANGERS
Words & music Peggy Seeger & Kate St. John
Published by Harmony Music, Ltd., & Barking Green Music

I live in a room in the grey country
Seven years I live alone
Seven years away from you
I care for children in a stranger's home

When I tie their shoes, I think of you
When I brush their hair, I think of you
I give them love, they take my hand
I sing our songs in this strange land

Lullabies for a stranger's children
Who sings for my own little birds?
Sing lullabies in a foreign land
Where no one understands

Here the dark nights come so early
Now I'm free to close the door
Free to sit and sing to you,
Kissing shadows, always wanting more

For you I'm here in this cold country
For you I work and live alone
So you won't need to leave your children
And wish you had a heart of stone.

Lullabies for a stranger's children
Who sings for my own little birds?
Sing lullabies in a foreign land
Where no one understands
No one ...

I stand at the bus stop and stare at the sky
Maybe soon, maybe next year
I will fly away
Fly away to my own little birds
Ladybird, fly away home
You won't have to leave your children
And wish you had a heart of stone.

Lullabies for a stranger's children
Who sings for my own little birds?
Sing lullabies in a foreign land
Where no one understands
No one ...

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from First Farewell, released April 9, 2021
Peggy Seeger vocals & piano,
Calum MacColl ebow
Produced by Calum MacColl
Mixed by Calum Malcolm

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Peggy Seeger Oxford, UK

Peggy is one of the most influential folk singers on either side of the Atlantic. She is Pete Seeger’s half-sister and Ruth Crawford Seeger’s daughter; her first life partner was the English songwriter Ewan MacColl, who wrote First Time Ever I Saw Your Face for her. She has made more than 22 solo recordings to date. Please check ewanmaccoll.bandcamp.com for other albums featuring Peggy. ... more

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