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Nobody Knew I was There
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This is a ballad about a man who witnessed a murder and kept it secret all his life.
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Duncan is a songwriter and playwright living on Cape Breton Island. His songs are made available to serious music publishers and recording artists who are looki
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic General
Charts
Peak #174
Peak in subgenre #41
Author
Duncan Wells
Rights
1990
Uploaded
October 02, 2006
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MP3 5.2 MB • 128 kbps • 5:43
Story behind the song
This is a ballad about a man who witnessed a murder and kept it secret all his life. Five years after writing this song I turned it into a full length play called "The Invisible Morrison Jeffrey". If you do a google search on the title you will find the entire script somewhere on line.
Lyrics
As I leaned back one afternoon beside a willow tree I over heard some foul words from two men, speaking angrily one grabbed one by the arm one drew a deadly silver blade and only one stood once the fighting and foul words were said I saw this, I swear from beside a willow tree and nobody knew I was there. The police took photo evidence and searched the woods around but neither a man nor silver blade could anywhere be found the widowed wife was known among the people in our town if they had have checked her whereabouts they’d have the killer now but all was soon forgot for not a clue was ever found and no body knew I was there. Soon life got better, for his widow had wed a wealthy man it long had been her wildest dream and on the day they took each other’s hand they swore their secret dark within that only they until the end but neither of them thought about me because nobody knew I was there. She lived in comfort, mansion high in jewelled finery but never could her past be denied so every year upon the anniversary she would journey to his grave to place a flower on his stone for all the town to see her greive if only they had known yes, I was there among their sympathies and blessings of his soul but nobody knew I was there. Many years had passed before they finally tired of love they parted in bad company and lawyers got involved but love was least of what was left in disarray she told the secret, broke their promise and produced the silver blade when the scandal hit the streets I quickly got out of the way and nobody knew I was there. The jury soon selected the trial it was swift the gavel silenced chatter all were ordered to please sit the evidence presented her confession filled with tears as justice finally spoke though silent for so many years I sat there as the jury found them guilty and to die but nobody knew I was there. My story is completed my song it has been sung for tonight they close their eyes to final rest to return where they came from tomorrow I will stand as they are lowered in their grave I will bow my head and wipe a tear and then I’ll walk away without a word without a sound ...and no one will know I was there.
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