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Millworker Lyrics

The song Millworker is performed by Emmylou Harris in the album named Portraits in the year 2008 .

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(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



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Emmylou Harris - Portraits

Portraits
Jan 2008
  1. Boulder to Birmingham
  2. Before Believing
  3. Love Hurts
  4. In My Hour of Darkness
  5. Angels Rejoiced Last Night
  6. Sleepless Nights
  7. Too Far Gone
  8. If I Could Only Win Your Love
  9. Till I Gain Control Again
  10. One of These Days
  11. Together Again
  12. Here, There and Everywhere
  13. You're Still on My Mind [#]
  14. Sweet Dreams
  15. Luxury Liner
  16. Making Believe
  17. Pancho and Lefty
  18. Two More Bottles of Wine
  19. You Never Can Tell (C' Est la Vie)
  20. Easy from Now On
  21. Hello Stranger
  22. Every Time You Leave
  23. Beneath Still Waters
  24. Blue Kentucky Girl
  25. To Daddy
  26. Evangeline
  27. Save the Last Dance for Me
  28. Mr. Sandman
  29. And I Love You So [#]
  30. If I Needed You
  31. Roses in the Snow
  32. Boxer
  33. Wayfaring Stanger
  34. Millworker
  35. Dimming of the Day [#]
  36. Heaven Ain't Ready for You Yet
  37. Juanita
  38. Born to Run
  39. Price You Pay
  40. Sweet Chariot
  41. That Lovin' You Feelin' Again
  42. In My Dreams
  43. Love Is [Alternate Mix][#]
  44. To Know Him Is to Love Him
  45. Pain of Loving You
  46. Farther Along
  47. Angel Band
  48. I Still Miss Someone
  49. River for Him
  50. Heartbreak Hill
  51. Icy Blue Heart
  52. Gulf Coast Highway
  53. We Believe in Happy Endings
  54. West Texas Waltz
  55. Rollin' and Ramblin'
  56. Casey's Last Ride [#]
  57. Hard Times (Come Again No More)
  58. Calling My Children Home
  59. Walls of Time
  60. When I Paint My Masterpiece [#]
  61. No Regrets