The song Millworker is performed by Emmylou Harris in the album named Portraits in the year 2008 .
(James Taylor)
Now my grandfather was a sailor,
He blew in off the water
My father was a farmer
I, his only daughter,
Took up with a no-good millworking man from Ma*sachusetts
Who dies from too much whiskey
And leaves me these three faces to feed
Millwork ain't easy; mill-work ain't hard
Millwork, it ain't nothing but an awful boring job
I'm waiting for a day dream
To take me through the morning
And put me in my coffee break
Where I can have a sandwich and remember
Then it's me and my machine
For the rest of the morning
For the rest of the afternoon
And the rest of my life
Now my mind begins to wander
To the days back on the farm
I can see my father smiling at me,
Swingin' on his arm
I can hear my grand-dad's stories
Of the storms out on Lake Erie
Where vessels and cargos and fortunes
And sailor's lives were lost
Yes, but it's my life has been wasted,
And I have been the fool
To let this manufacture use my body for a tool.
I can ride home in the evening,
Staring at my hands
Swearing by my sorrow that a young girl
Ought to stand a better chance
So may I work the mills
Just as long as I am able
And never meet the man whose
Name is on the label
It be me and my machine
For the rest of the morning
For the rest of the afternoon
And the rest of my life
Emmylou Harris - Portraits
- Boulder to Birmingham
- Before Believing
- Love Hurts
- In My Hour of Darkness
- Angels Rejoiced Last Night
- Sleepless Nights
- Too Far Gone
- If I Could Only Win Your Love
- Till I Gain Control Again
- One of These Days
- Together Again
- Here, There and Everywhere
- You're Still on My Mind [#]
- Sweet Dreams
- Luxury Liner
- Making Believe
- Pancho and Lefty
- Two More Bottles of Wine
- You Never Can Tell (C' Est la Vie)
- Easy from Now On
- Hello Stranger
- Every Time You Leave
- Beneath Still Waters
- Blue Kentucky Girl
- To Daddy
- Evangeline
- Save the Last Dance for Me
- Mr. Sandman
- And I Love You So [#]
- If I Needed You
- Roses in the Snow
- Boxer
- Wayfaring Stanger
- Millworker
- Dimming of the Day [#]
- Heaven Ain't Ready for You Yet
- Juanita
- Born to Run
- Price You Pay
- Sweet Chariot
- That Lovin' You Feelin' Again
- In My Dreams
- Love Is [Alternate Mix][#]
- To Know Him Is to Love Him
- Pain of Loving You
- Farther Along
- Angel Band
- I Still Miss Someone
- River for Him
- Heartbreak Hill
- Icy Blue Heart
- Gulf Coast Highway
- We Believe in Happy Endings
- West Texas Waltz
- Rollin' and Ramblin'
- Casey's Last Ride [#]
- Hard Times (Come Again No More)
- Calling My Children Home
- Walls of Time
- When I Paint My Masterpiece [#]
- No Regrets