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about
In 1772 Stockwell achieved some notoriety as the scene of a supposed haunting. In January of that year, Mrs Golding an elderly lady who lived with her servant Anne Robinson, was troubled by several unexplained occurrences. These included the cups, saucers and plates falling to the ground in her kitchen, water boiling in the pan, and furniture moving. Being so scared, Mrs Golding moved to other properties over the next few days, but the disturbances continued. It then dawned on her and her friends that Anne, the servant girl was causing all the trouble.
In this song I have taken this story as my starting point, but then continued as if the ghost was actually real.
In the second part of the song I have borrowed lines from two poems, 'lyke wake dirge' (anon) and 'The Fairies' (William Allingham,) as they both seem to fit the feel of the song.
lyrics
Wailing through the night, Mrs. Golding never snuffs the light
Don't you know it's just the tapping of the trees? Like fingers.
White as a ghost she comes tumbling down the stairs,
Anne, dear Anne, finds her shivering there.
She takes her by the hand, makes her tea - lights on.
The shelves of blue and white fine 'Spode' came crashing to the ground,
The knifes, forks and spoons start flying around,
Open mouthed they stare at the floor - frozen.
All the villagers gossip while Mrs. Golding despairs, Fr. Percy Jackman seems to care -
He takes his cross and his water, through the house - praying.
'This ae night, this ae night'
Nothing's right this ae night
Can you hear me?
Fear me...
Everyone come to the fairground,
'Cause she babbles and gaggles and flies off the roof of her shed.
Everyone come to the fairground,
We will string up and bash her until she is bloody and dead!
'Up the airy mountain, down the rushy glen,
We daren't go a-hunting for fear of little men,
Wee folk, good folk trooping all altogether
Green jacket, red cap and owl's white feather
Is any man so daring as dig them up in spite,
He shall find the sharpest thorns in his bed at night.'
A singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, formerly of London based alt rock band My Octopus George. Victoria is his
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