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The Good Girl

from Voyage by The Good Girl Song Project

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I’ve lived in London for most of my life
Too plain and too poor to be any man’s wife
Abandoned by mother who died in her bed
Carried by father who’s sinking in debt

I work 12 hours a day in a frame knitter’s team
Two shillings a week for the gloves that I seam
Won’t keep me out of the workhouse
I’m a stitch and a plea from its door

I’m a good girl
A quiet girl
Who would sail for six months to the end of the world
Work for a lady, tend her fine home
Marry a stranger, run a house of my own

Now the government says there’s a ship that will sail
From Gravesend in Spring to New South Wales
They’re looking for girls the same age as me
If father says go, I’ll be happy to leave

I hear the church ladies can raise the 6 pound
For the boat trip to Sydney plus a trunk full of gowns
On Thursday they’ll answer this supplicant’s prayers
Provide a bonnet for winter and a letter that says

I’m a good girl
A quiet girl
Who would sail for six months to the end of the world
Work for a lady, tend her fine home
Marry a stranger, run a house of my own

Each day on the deck, I’d stare out to sea,
And dream of the life that is waiting for me
An employer’s kind face, a husband’s embrace
Good wages, good work. a most fortunate place for

A good girl
A quiet girl
Who would sail for six months to the end of the world
Work for a lady, tend her fine home
Marry a stranger, run a house of my own

credits

from Voyage, released September 5, 2020
Vocals: Penny Larkins
Vocal Harmonies: Helen Begley
Whistle: Penelope Swales
Concertina: Jamie Molloy
Fiddles: Sally Taylor and Carmen O'Brien
Guitar: Helen Begley
Written by Helen Begley
Recorded, mixed and co-produced by Lachlan Wooden at Sing Sing Studios
Mastered by Ross Cockle at Sing Sing Studios
Album artwork: Adrian Wood

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