The Pursewarden Affair Lyrics & Chords By Anaïs Mitchell

Going down south Put a song in my mouth Put a rip in my sleeve Grass at my feet A hand on my hip with a gentleman's grip Oh, Steady me I'll try not to lead Oh, I'm...read more

Oh the lightning falls on dad's house We were swimming when the monsoons hit Creaking Creaking There are things here I could not see before All my memories found between...read more

I've known mornings white as diamonds Silent from a night so cold Such a stillness; calm as the owl glides Our lives are buried in snow I was sifting through the piles In my...read more

It's not quite wrong It's just not right Well at least I see It in this light See hope once cost A man his life And the dreams he dreamt Are dead tonight So the light...read more

How could I be the last to know When they told me where the fool had gone Oh I was but the youngest one Up there on the hills they're climbing on. You went up with an open...read more