Mount Misery

from Round Your Door by Kelburn Viaduct Municipal Ensemble Jug Band

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Mount Misery
(Carol Bean)

Well I live up in the misty hills
In a place called Mt Misery
Where long ago soldiers made a stand
To guard the town built by the sea.

One cold winter’s morning the fog rolled in
The soldier boys they put rum in their tea
They got drunk on sorrow dreaming of home
And they cried for a girl just like me.

Why, why, why can’t we
Go down to the town where the girls are so sweet
Why, why, oh why do we have to
Stay up here on Mount Misery.

The fog covered the town it rose up thru the hills
It was cold and silent and still as a grave
The soldier boys they lay down in their beds
They were wishing the time away.

The history books say the town was destroyed
Of the soldier boys nothing was heard
Not one soul was saved not one voice was left
To sing on Mount Misery.

Why, why, why can’t we
Go down to the town where the girls are so sweet
Why, why, oh why do we have to
Stay up here on Mount Misery.

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from Round Your Door, released July 31, 2020
5. Mount Misery
Carol Bean – Vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Neil Worboys – Banjo, backing vocals
Bill Wood – Dobro, tea-chest bass, backing vocals
Maurice Priestley - Mandolin
Steve Carlyle – Accordion, backing vocals.

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