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Rosemary's Rosy Doorway

from Tales of Common Folk, Salt & Sweet Kisses by Nigel Parry

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A small village story, as told through the lifetime of someone who lived in the same cottage.

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Rosemary's Rosy Doorway

Rosemary’s Rosy Doorway
Was the first sight that she saw
As her proud father carried her through
To show his child to the people he knew
In the small village
At the end of the road
A long way from the town
A tiny cottage
At the end of the road
A long way from the town

Rosemary’s rosy doorway
Was the best ever sight that she saw
As her worried father carried her on
Back from the convalescent home
Through the small village
At the end of the road
A long way from the town
A tiny cottage
At the end of the road
A long way from the town

Rosemary’s rosy doorway
Was the grand welcome home she saw
As her proud husband carried her through
Waving to all the people she knew
In the small village
At the end of the road
A long way from the town
A tiny cottage
At the end of the road
A long way from the town

Rosemary’s rosy doorway
Was the best welcome home she adored
As she proudly carried her daughter on
From maternity ward, back to their home
In the small village
At the end of the road
A long way from the town
A tiny cottage
At the end of the road
A long way from the town

(Bridge)
But the town spread closer
And rich men got richer
They wanted a weekender
In the quaint little picture
Postcard village they found
An easy drive from the town.
And their money started
To tear out the heart
Of the village she called home

Rosemary’s rosy doorway
Was the last sight that she saw
As the medics hurriedly stretchered her through
Into the dark night lit with flashes of blue
In the small village
Out on the main road
Just at the edge of the town
A tiny home left
By a busy main road
Swallowed up by the town

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from Tales of Common Folk, Salt & Sweet Kisses, track released April 3, 2022
Music and lyrics - Nigel Parry

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Nigel Parry New Zealand

Soulful Folkiwi Music
"..rapidly becoming an established player.., bringing his strong, mellow voice and sympathetic guitar sounds to songs old and new, traditional and his own compositions.”

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