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Words by DH Lawrence(ish) / arrangement by DH Lawrence & The Vaudeville Skiffle Show

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lyrics
1. Hell Row was broken cottages by the brook on Greenhill Lane,
Colliers and lovers worked in gin-pits fields away.
They worked in gin-pits fields away, Lord.
They worked in gin-pits fields away

2. The brook ran under alder trees, some soiled by mines within,
The coal drawn to the surface by beasts circling round a gin.
By beasts circling round a gin, Lord
By beasts circling round a gin

I’m your Son I’m not her Lover Lord, Hell Row has darkened deep my soul

3. He realised how hard it was for his wife not to waste,
His sympathy was quickened by his penitence and haste
By his penitence and haste, Lord
By his penitence and haste

4. He came home from the pit that night, and stayed the evening till
But he could not stay at home, he was almost sober still
He was almost sober still, Lord
He was almost sober still

I’m your Son I’m not her Lover Lord, Hell Row has darkened deep my soul

5. The country all was dark and still, and stars shone up in place
Beyond the terror and the void was no time, only space.
There was no time, only space, Lord
There was no time, only space.

6. She was all that held him up, himself, amid this mast.
I’m your son and not her lover lord, he said his mouth set fast
Oh he said his mouth set fast, Lord
He said his mouth set fast

I’m your Son I’m not her Lover Lord, Hell Row has darkened deep my soul

I’m your Son I’m not her Lover Lord, Hell Row has darkened deep my soul
credits
released 10 September 2013
DH Lawrence & The Vaudeville Skiffle Show