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Torn Screen Door

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Although a song from Canada, we often have in mind the people in Northwestern New South Wales, forced from their farms near the Leard Forest by Whitehaven's coal mines.

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Late summer day and my love and I went walking
Over hills and fields we walked, laughing and talking
Came across an old farmhouse standing broken and bare
It used to be someone's home, now no one lives there

There's a red barn standing held together with nails and dust
And a tired old Massey Harris all wires and rust
Weeds overgrown in a garden sown with care
It used to be someone's home, now no one lives there

And through the crack in the window pane
I hear the sound of the falling rain
Another farm being left run down
Another family moved into town
Had a life that they tried to save
But the banks took it all away
Hung a sign on a torn screen door
Nobody lives here no more

They worked their fingers to the bone
With nothing left they can call their own
Packed it in under leaden skies
With just the wheat waving them goodbye
Had a life that they tried to save
But the banks took it all away
Hung a sign on a torn screen door
Nobody lives here no more

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from MaD aDaM, released February 23, 2023
Words & music: David Francey, 1999

Alto: Dallas de Brabander
Baritone: Miguel Heatwole

Image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay

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Miguel Heatwole Sydney, Australia

Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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