Ralph McTell – Factory Girl (Guitar)

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Hurrying across the bridge before the siren's call

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This morning she's chasing her shadow, all along the factory wall

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Then through the gate, where she will wait in line

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To cross the yard, to clock her card in time

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And under her scarf, her hair set in curls

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The day be-gins for the factory girl

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For a while the girls try to talk, but their voices soon drown in the din

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And their eyes watch their hands do the work, and a new day's rhythm begins

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No change today, like yesterday, the same

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But dinner soon, then afternoon, then home

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And hurrying home in the fading light

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The factory girl is going out tonight

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Her momma says: "Don't be late,

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You've got to get up again before eight"

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"Oh yes", she sighs, but there's joy in her eyes

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As she runs down the path through the gate

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And out on the rainy streets hoping that her night will last

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No whispering palms on the beach, for her, Just the swish of the cars going past

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But she believes no one could feel the same

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Touching and whispering in the rain

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But the rain takes away her beautiful curls

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The night is soon gone for the factory girl

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And hurrying across that bridge before the siren's call

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This morning she's skipping the puddles, all along the factory wall

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A starling sings, he shakes his wings, she smiles

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Then at the gate, she hesitates, for a while

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Then from inside the gates, the sirens roar

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And across the yard runs the factory girl