SHT Musik - Nancy Hanks

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Based on the poem by Rosemary Benet.

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Independent, alternative, lo-fi music.

As Mr. Cat Stevens so eloquently put it "I can't keep it in." When I find a new song or book that clicks it is like making a new friend. Will you be my friend?

Song Info

Genre

Alternative • Alternative General

Charts

#5,959 today Peak #123

#2,195 in subgenre Peak #41

Uploaded

October 02, 2010

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.1 MB • 128 kbps • 2:19

Story behind the song

I had to memorize a poem when I was in 7th grade I think it was.   I chose Nancy Hanks and have remembered this poem until today, 30 years later.

The last verse, and of course the excerpt from the Gettysburg Address, were added by SHT Musik (and ABraham Lincoln).

Lyrics

If Nancy Hanks came back as a ghost
Seeking news of what she loved most
She´d ask first where is my son
What´s happened to Abe?  What´s he done?

Poor little Abe left all alone 
Except for Tom who´s a rolling stone
He was only nine the year I died
I remember still how hard he cried.

Scrapin´ along in a little shack
With hardly a shirt to cover his back
And prairie winds to blow him down
Or pinchin´times if he went to town

Four score and seven years ago
Our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, 
Conceived in liberty, 
And dedicated to the proposition 
That all men are created equal.  (and women)

You wouldn´t know about my son
Did he grow tall?  Did he have fun?
Did he learn to read?  Did he get to town?
Do you know his name? Did he get on?

Mommy dearest come to me
Mommy dearest hear my plea
Mommy dearest where are you?
Mommy dearest I love you

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