Three Black Feathers - Jim Moray

Three Black Feathers from the album Low Culture

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Written by Bella Hardy

~Lyrics~

The moon is ever, ever watching
It watches us o'er field and fen,
For this is only one man's story
Within a tale of many men.

Oh Sally at her bedroom window
Stands where she's stood for three years past.
"I fear my true love, is lost in battle,
And I'm wondering how long love can last"

The church bells toll to tell of midnight
With three bold knocks at Sally's door
And quickly she has risen upright
Saying "Who's this calls at so late an hour?"

And there is stood her own true lover
Raven sharp eyes shining through
Saying "Smile on me love, and I'll not deny thee,
I have returned this night to you"

"What did I promise when I departed,
I said that when the bullets flew
That I'd return just like the blackbird
Safe back to share my whole life with you"

He's led her up to her bed chamber
And bending knelt down where she lay
"Oh rest here in my arms forever
For I must begone 'for the break of day."

And so she sleeps, and dreams she sees him,
By her window lit by the moon
Saying "I must be gone ere the rise of the sun love
I fear you've loved and you've lost too soon"

Sally startled has awoken,
Raven sharp eyes shining through
But all that's left are three black feathers
And the bright morn so crisp and new.

http://www.bellahardy.com/pages/lyrics/nv/three_black_feathers.htm

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[TheShadowScars]

just related to the lryics, nothing to big but "calls" from the line"Who's this calls at so late an hour?" is actually suppose to be Cause

so as in

"Who's this cause at so late an hour?"

[DangerYourselfCopies]

@TheShadowScars I think I copied the lyrics straight from the Bella Hardy website, so I think it would be accurate. It's not there any more though.

[jrrtolkia]

I have tears in my eyes...So very beautiful.

[megan1993178]

this is my favourite song pretty much ever, i think its an absolute beautiful version of the original.

[lovinthedrummer]

This one makes me cry. <3

[TheShadowScars]

@DangerYourselfCopies oh ok, it just some of his songs he's changed the lyrics a bit, like, Early One Morning, but my mistake

[alexledo]

The word genius rarely passes my lips. But Jim is definitely a genius!

[Scrobbler]

@littlesthobbo V.Good, however, not in Bella Hardy's league..........

[mrbarron33]

this is truly beautiful... it actually brings tears to my eyes.

[blairbond]

awesome song awesome album