#------------PLEASE NOTE------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------# (Gordon Lightfoot) Waltz []Sweet Guinevere you’re []off to the []coal town to[]night And your []young brother []Ernie’s up in Pittsburgh []PA You []know mother []loves you and []dad’s in the []mine So []don’t go to the []coal town Guinevere if you’re []kind []She loves young []man and he []lives in the []town And he []leaves the house []early for he []works under[]ground He []makes good []wage for []coal miners []son And []shes bit []pretty just turned twenty-[]one []Sweet Guinevere you’re []off to the []coal town to[]night And your []young brother []Ernie’s up in Pittsburgh []PA You []know mother []loves you and []dad’s in the []mine So []don’t go to the []coal town Guinevere shut the []blind []She knows her good []mother’s not []feelin no []pain She []remembers an []explosion and the black falling []rain She []paints her thin []lips in her []dewy-eyed []way Then she []says to the []daughter dear daughter I []pray []Sweet Guinevere you’re []off to the []coal town to[]night And your []young brother []Ernie’s up in Pittsburgh []PA You []know mother []loves you and []dad’s in the []mine So []don’t go to the []coal town Guinevere if you’re []kind

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque le départ de Guinevere vers une ville minière, en pleine nuit, où son frère Ernie travaille à Pittsburgh. La mère de Guinevere l'aime profondément, tout comme leur père, qui est plongé dans son travail. Cependant, une inquiétude plane sur Guinevere : elle est appelée à ne pas se rendre dans cette ville risquée, car elle sait que son père est exposé à des dangers souterrains, notamment en raison des explosions passées qui hantent la mémoire de la famille. La jeune femme, à peine adulte, doit faire face aux réalités sombres de la vie minière, tout en espérant protéger ce qu’elle aime.