Thompson, Richard - Woods Of Darney Lyrics
I found your picture in a corporal's pocket
His cold fingers still pressed it to his chest
Sniper's bullet took his eyes and his breath away
Now he lies out in the forest with the rest
Feet set wide like a farm girl stands
Too young to love and too young to lose
In a cracked picture frame in a dead man's hands
I kept it with me for the luck, for the magic
Maybe fate wouldn't strike in the same place twice
But something stirred and I dared to dream of you
And I knew I'd look for you if I should survive
When we stood down at last it was easy to find you
Just an old comrade doing his duty
Bringing the news from the woods of Darney
When I showed you the picture, perhaps I felt jealousy
As your tears welled up with each reminisce
And my hands may be rougher and my tongue may be coarser
But I knew I could give you a love good as his
Now we lie in the darkness together
Often we lie without speaking this way
As you stare in the dark do you see your young corporal
Who never came back from the woods of Darney
Is it him that you see when we make love together?
Is it him that you see when war fills the sky?
Was he there as you stood in your grandmother's wedding dress
As we made our own vows, you and I?
Now the bugle calls, they say this is the big one
A curse on the life of a soldier, you say
But don't you know that's a soldier's small comfort
For the bugle to sound, and to hear, and obey
And I'll carry your picture, the one that he carried
I'll wear your innocence and take my chance
On a frozen field, in a far-flung war
To win back what we lost in a field in France
And it's many a soldier who goes into battle
Your corporal and I, we just hear and obey
Perhaps we'll lie in the darkness together
With your love to bind us, in the woods of Darney
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Thompson, Richard Woods Of Darney Comments
One of my favourite RT songs. Jerks the eyes. Rip dad and thanks for serving.
Unsurpassable - absolutely, heart achingly beautiful - there is probably not another artist in the world who could have written this song and made it so spectacularly fabulous.
What a great song, so eerie and engrossing - and what a performance.
"To get back what we lost in a field in France" suggests that though the language is English this song is about a German corporal, a German squaddie. A searing critique of how war affects little people but also evidence of Richard's overwhelming humanity.
allan james - not necessary as soldiers of all countries 'lost' something. They may have lost their comrades, or their innocence/humanity.
So beautiful, so sad. A novel in a song.
Sometimes I think only Richard could end a song of hopeless sadness with such an achingly beautiful guitar piece.
this is such a great and emotional song that the room goes completely silent even when I perform it!
And if it was in Melford about 15 years ago I'm sure I've heard you perform it! Heard yours before the original :)
And a very good version you did too!
One of the greatest songs by the greatest living songwriter and guitarist. Just beautiful.
Stunning.