Factory Girl
Kronos Quartet"Factory Girl" is a song by Kronos Quartet, released in 2017 in the Pop genre. The song is 6:07 long and contains 30 lines and 264 words.
0:43As I went a walkin' on a fine summer's mornin'
0:51The birds on the bushes did whistle and sing
0:57The lads and the lasses in couples were sportin'
1:03Then back to the factory their work to begin
1:13I spy one among them she was fairer than any
1:20Her cheeks like the roses
1:24That bloom in the spring
1:28Her skin like the lily that blooms in your valley
1:35She was only a hard workin' factory girl
2:25I stepped up to her more closely to view her
2:32When on me she cast a look of destain
2:37Saying young man stand off me and do not come near me
2:47I work for my living and think it no shame
2:57The next morning I was there ready and waiting
3:04And begged her to talk to me just for a spell
3:10And each morning after she lingered still longer
3:19And then hurried away at the sound of the bell
4:34Then came the morning when silence did greet me
4:41The birds on the bushes were stricken and still
4:48So I stepped on the path where she often did meet me
4:55And I walked to the factory up on the hill
5:05The crowd gathered round
5:08Couldn't hide the destruction
5:12I cast my eyes on it in such disbelief
5:19A truth of the world settled into the ashes
5:27The rich men's neglect is the poor man's grief
5:39As I stood there a whisper it did caress me
5:47A faint scent of roses my senses begun
5:56I lifted my face and I saw that above me
6:07A thousand young butterflies darkened the sun
As I went a walkin' on a fine summer's mornin' The birds on the bushes did whistle and sing The lads and the lasses in couples were sportin' Then back to the factory their work to begin I spy one among them she was fairer than any Her cheeks like the roses That bloom in the spring Her skin like the lily that blooms in your valley She was only a hard workin' factory girl I stepped up to her more closely to view her When on me she cast a look of destain Saying young man stand off me and do not come near me I work for my living and think it no shame The next morning I was there ready and waiting And begged her to talk to me just for a spell And each morning after she lingered still longer And then hurried away at the sound of the bell Then came the morning when silence did greet me The birds on the bushes were stricken and still So I stepped on the path where she often did meet me And I walked to the factory up on the hill The crowd gathered round Couldn't hide the destruction I cast my eyes on it in such disbelief A truth of the world settled into the ashes The rich men's neglect is the poor man's grief As I stood there a whisper it did caress me A faint scent of roses my senses begun I lifted my face and I saw that above me A thousand young butterflies darkened the sun
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