Cotton Mill Girls on Autoharp

This is one of our favourite songs played in Memorial Park, Chincoteague VA while we on holiday August 2008. I'm playng my new vintage OS Wildwood Flower autoharp and Alison is fighting off the mosquitos!

Lyrics were requested by Charlotte and I've given them below.

I worked in a cotton mill all of my life
Ain't got nothing but this Barlow knife
It's hard times Cotton Mill Girls, It's hard times everywhere
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It's hard times, Cotton Mill Girls,
Hard times, Cotton Mill Girls
It's hard times, Cotton Mill Girls, hard times everywhere

In 1915 we heard it said
Move to the country and get ahead
It's hard times Cotton Mill Girls, It's hard times everywhere
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Us kids worked 14 hours a day
For 13 cents of measly pay
It's hard times Cotton Mill Girls, It's hard times everywhere
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When I die don't bury me at all
Just hang me up on the spinning room wall
Pickle my bones in alcohol, it's hard times everywhere
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Category:

Music

Tags:

• autoharp
• chincoteague
• folk

[aliandgordon]

If you look at the video description and click on the "more" button at the end, the lyrics are there.

[TheMissouripicker]

I enjoyed this song. It goes with the setting of the lake, bench, and the two of you. Again, good vocals.

[germansack589]

very nice!

[Maysey1]

Very nice and beautiful setting, I don't mind the wind and the motor boat wasn't that annoying either, it just kind of all validated the honesty of a live performance. Well done by both of you. I stumbled upon this after my recent cover of this lovely song. Mark

[Bluestones]

Love it! Gordon you play lovely. Impressed! btw this is Fay!

[monaleisure]

The lighting is terrible, the wind noise is annoying, the motorboats are disruptive, so why do I keep watching this over and over? GREAT performance!

[IamahHippie]

love it

[criticalgal]

great back drop. I too would like the lyrics.

[CharlotteFairchild]

If you published the lyrics in the "More" area, it would help. I was really surprised how much louder the 'harp is than the vocalist.

I like her singing. Keep it up!