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I wrote this song for my mother, Jane Addams Allen Guthrie, who died in 2004 and to whom this album is dedicated, and my daughter, Lily Jane Addams Shiels, who was born in 2005.

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When I was a little girl tucked in my bed at night
I’d have the door cracked open and I’d watch that thread of light
I’d listen to my mother as she played her old guitar
I’d say, do ‘Froggy Went A-Courtin’ for the next one
She’d say all right, but now this has to be the last song

Chorus:
Are you still awake
Go to sleep, child
The sun is down, you’re safe and sound
The sandman’s on his way
Honey, close your eyes
Time to be quiet now
’Til you wake up in the morning
And start another day

Years have passed and now I’m trying to learn some sweet old tune
In the hall I’ve got the light on so it shines into your room
You’re talking to your teddy bears and playing with your dolls
You should have been asleep an hour ago I’m thinking
Is it my mother’s voice or mine that I hear asking

(Chorus)

She left this world too soon to ever know you
She never got to see your little face
And I wish with all my heart
That she’d lived long enough to hold you
Long enough to kiss your cheek
And stroke your head and say

(Chorus)

Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, mm-hmm
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride
Sword and pistol by his side, mm-hmm

credits

from I Won​’​t Go Home ’Til Morning, released October 28, 2008
Words & Music by Sarah McQuaid
Sarah – vocals, guitar
Máire Breatnach – viola
Trevor Hutchinson – double bass

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Sarah McQuaid Penzance, UK

“One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music … Shades of Joni Mitchell in a jam with Karen Carpenter and Lana Del Rey.” —Neil March, Trust The Doc

“Captivating, unorthodox songwriting … layered satin vocals ... enthralling, harrowing arrangements … a gateway into a true innovator’s soul.” —PopMatters

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