Rosemary's Sister

1. Mother of disaster and sister of our fate

do you recall the tragedy we see

Father of confusion and brother of debate

do you recall the sister of Rosemary

The doodlebugs were flying

the blitz was at its high

Rosemary lay sleeping with her sister inly five

and no one heard the One that hit

the one that blew the lid

Rosemary came out crying and her sister never did

R: And you fly high and your dreams are all in vain

one moment you are singing and the next you cry in pain

And high above the heavens

on a host of angels wings

Rosemary`s sister will be dancing

2. Her mother cried all that year as many others did

she pulled thru for a moment now and then

and the people down in Bethnal Street in the rubble of the storm

swept up their lives and started on again

When tyranny is biting you do your best to try

to stifle all the heart ache till it`s safe again to cry

and when at last the darkness clears and the sun comes shining thru

we'll dust it off and start in on a' new

R:

3. Theres a teacher in the classroom

theres mothers in the hall

children sit and wait for the bell for home

Rosemary is waiting she's a child now of her own

she's waiting to collect and take her home

But sometimes in the silence in the firelight where she sits

her mind goes back to Bethnal Street to the darkenss and the blitz

and she knows if theres another one

then the end will be complete

I wonder what they`d say in Bethnal Street

R: