GRANDMOTHER'S SONG

Well I was a young girl when I came to this land

From a country far away to a language I didn't understand

And I worked on a farm and I married me a man

And we got ourselves a homestead on a section of land

And blow you old winds of time

You've wrinkled my face with your blowing

Well you've given me all that I have

But you've taken away my youth without me knowing

Well we sure had our bad times and our fun

And we paid all our taxes to the government of old Saskatchewan

I raised up my kids 'til they finally raised away

And they drop in now and then to visit on their holidays

And blow you old winds of time

You've wrinkled my face with your blowing

Well you've given me all that I have

But you've taken away my youth without me knowing

Now they say I'm too old to cook and sew

There's an old folks home in town where they want me to go

But I'll stay her on my own 'til that wind blows me away

Well I've been through harder times than this on less than pension pay

Well you say that I'm old, but I've just been through a lot

And the fact that I've lots of wrinkles just shows how hard I've fought

And I won't go, and you hear me, you can't take me away

For I've a will, and I've decided I'm going to stay

But blow you old winds of time

You've wrinkled my face with your blowing

Well you've given me all that I have

But you've taken away my life without me knowing

from Wood River

©1975, 1992 Word of Mouth Music

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