Making A Place (Song For Mary Reibey)

from Complete Part 1 EP by Jenny Gaunt

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My parents they left me when I was a child
My grandmother didn’t want me
Arrested at 14 for stealing a horse
Dressed as a boy of course

Sent to Australia, lucky I wasn’t hung
Arriving at Botany Bay
I worked as a housemaid was lucky again
Reading and writing saved me from the workhouse but

Waking at midnight to turn off the light
I’m sorry that you’re not around
Survival is key here and I’m doing fine
I’m keeping my nose to the ground

‘Cos I’m making a place for me, making a place for me x 2

I married a good man, as good as can be
Built up our fortunes while he was at sea
And when that man died I took over the lot
My 7 children needed me

Now I’m an old lady, as you can see
I’ve started a bank and I grew a fig tree
A convict I never admitted to be

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from Complete Part 1 EP, released November 1, 2018

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Jenny Gaunt Perth, Australia

Jenny Gaunt is a songwriter and musician from Perth, Australia.

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