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Washerwoman’s Lament Lyrics by Phyllis Sinclair

Dreams of the Washerwomen

2011

Get up in the dark, light up the stove
Just another day to carry my load
Frost on the wood, ice on the coal
Just another day to carry my load
Just another day to carry my load
Lift the pail from the pine wood floor
Just another day to carry my load
Pour on the heat, ‘til the water rolls
Just another day to carry my load
Just another day to carry my load
Fill the tub with the preacher man’s clothes
Just another day to carry my load
Hide the stains from the Holy Ghost
Just another day to carry my load
Just another day to carry my load
Hang the shirts, in the merciless cold
Just another day to carry my load
Roll them in from the clothes line pole
Just another day to carry my load
Just anothеr day to carry my load
Fill the pails for another load
Just another day to carry my load
Tirеd don’t pay for bread and coal
Just another day to carry my load
Just another day to carry my load
Get up in the dark, light up the stove
Just another day to carry my load
Just another day to carry my load
Repeat to end

About “Washerwoman’s Lament” by Phyllis Sinclair

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