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I wrote this tune during early quarantine, when lots of folks were starting gardens. It made me think of the victory gardens during WWll, and all of the women who throughout history have worked so hard to feed their kids.
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We filmed this at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, where I had the opportunity to do a month long mentorship program for traditional music and dance. It was a life changing experience, and I can't wait to share what I've learned and written during this time!
~Sparrow
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Well, she learned to grow a garden back in 1943
When her momma tore the yard out in pursuit of victory
And as they worked and weeded, picked and processed, put away,
Her momma sang this song to her nearly every day
*Well as surely as the sun does light the morning in the East,
I will work as many hours as it takes to let you eat
And as surely as the sun does paint the evening in the west,
Oh you are the darlin of my heart, the treasure I love best*
She met a man and married him in 1955
It was only one year later that their child did arrive
In ways the world was easier if a woman walked the line
But the heartbreak of a mother is a father who's unkind
The yelling years they rolled right up to 1962
When this worn and weary woman did just what she had to do
Driving out of town with just a suitcase and a song
And the sweet voice of that little girl kept her rolling all night long
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Her daughter had a daughter in 1981
And just as the saying says, a mother's work is never done
Her daughter worked the night shift, and the daddy was long gone
So she rocked that baby every night and sang to her this song
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The woman in this song, fleeing an abusive relationship, would not have been able to get a credit card or apply for any loan without a male co-signer until 1974, when the Equal Credit Opportunity act became law. Writing this song made me think even more deeply about a lot of important issues.