Waitn' For Their Day That Never Comes

Subject: Waitn' For Their Day That Never Comes Sun May 29, 2011 12:09 pm

Waitin' For Their Day
That Never Comes

{Year 1841 }
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Ya walk the
darkened streets
at night
tired, an'
all forlorn

Rain that falls
upon ya head
ya never feel at all

Oh, oh
Ya waitin' for their day
that never comes

Oh oh
Ya be waitin' for their day
that never comes

Ya spot a Gypsy lady
with her weather-beaten man
tryin' to sell their wares
from their Gypsy caravan

Ya wander over
take a peek
Yeah ya take a look

As their eyes fall
upon ya
they seem to read ya
like a book

Oh oh
They're waitin' for their day
that never comes

Oh, oh
They be waitin' for their day
that never comes

Ya see a whore of the night
she beckons ya within

Her path to prostitution
was made
through many
a glass of gin

'Ello me dearie dear,
would ya like to take a look
For I ain't no parlour maid
an' I be cheap for a fuck?'

Oh oh,
She's waitin' for their day
that never comes

Oh oh,
She be waitin' for their day
that never comes

Ya disappear into the night,
wandrin' dark society
and witness the men and
women who've fallen
into poverty

For the rich don't ever care
no they never give a fuck
Don't eat
and be beatin'
when ya down on ya luck

Oh oh,
Waitin' for their day
that never comes

Oh oh,
They be waitin' for their day
that never comes

Ya hear the bairns be cryin'
another whip of the belt
For they be starvin' 'ungry
no food on the shelf

Oh oh,
Waitin' for their day
that never comes

Oh oh,
They be waitin' for their day
that never comes

Bed and board
is what it'll take
to get ya head down

and help ya escape
from the poison
that be around

Death disease
and famine
in a filthy London Town

Oh, oh
Waitin' for their day
that never comes

Oh oh,
ya be waitin' for their
day that never comes

And the bairns
in the workhouses
work for many a day

Up at the break of dawn
and death shall be their pay

For they be starvin' 'ungry
and they never do 'ave a say
about the poverty
all around them
They know no better anyway

Oh oh
Waitin' for their day
that never comes

Oh oh
They be waitin' for their day
that never comes

Copyright
{c}2009
Wayne Leon Learmond
Waitin' For Their Day
That Never Comes
All Rights Reserved

Subject: Re: Waitn' For Their Day That Never Comes Sun May 29, 2011 9:01 pm

I think this one could even be posted in the lyrics section also
Loved the accented way you laid it all out.
Roses to you Wayne
blooming

Teresa

Subject: Re: Waitn' For Their Day That Never Comes Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:06 pm

The imagery and beat of this piece allowed me to create my own music in my head. (All I needed was a guitar:-) When one can read a piece of writing without stumbling and/or getting sidetracked by a haphazard flow, it means that the rhythm of each line is near flawless. Plus, the title drew me in. Great read.