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Daughter Dear (feat. R​í​oghnach Connolly)

from Nine Apples of Gold by Karan Casey

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4: Daughter Dear (feat. Ríoghnach Connolly)
(Karan Casey, Modern Works Music Publishing)
I am lying here
Daughter dear
I have something that I wish to whisper
In your small round ear

What is it you wish to say
Oh Mama my dear
The prayer in the rain
It beats a sad familiar refrain

Chorus
Mama I don’t like when you’re not here
Mama I don’t like when you’re not here

For the worms crawl out
And the worms they crawl in
And they rub up and down against my skin (x2)

The snowdrop grows up out of my head
There is nothing to be said
The flower leans in to view her newly pressed
White fragile dress

Yes I remember that day
When you made me the dress
And I wouldn’t stay still and I caused you
Quite an amount of distress

Chorus
Mama I don’t like when you’re not here
Mama I don’t like when you’re not here

For the worms crawl out
And the worms they crawl in
And they rub up and down against my skin (x2)

What is it you wish to say
When you came to visit today
What is it you wish to whisper
In my small round ear
Mama my dear

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from Nine Apples of Gold, released February 22, 2023

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Karan Casey Cork, Ireland

Irish singer-songwriter Karan Casey has been blazing a trail for over 25 years. A lover of ballads, love songs and searing versions of social justice songs, she has released 11 albums and toured extensively throughout the world. In 2018 Karan helped to found FairPlé which is an organization aimed at achieving fairness and gender balance for female performers in Irish traditional and folk musics. ... more

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