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Gm
My name is Marley Peyton, my middle name is Rose
F Gm
I never met nobody from up North I don't suppose
Gm Am
But I can sing a song for you, you can sing it too
Gm
"Twinkle twinkle silver star
"Twinkle twinkle silver star
Gm F Gm
"Twinkle twinkle silver star, I will wait for you"
Gm
I come from Carolina - the middle of this day
F Gm
Got married to a soldier boy in 1968
Gm Am
Or was it '69 now - my memory don't serve me well
Gm F Gm
Oh, oh...
Gm
Papa he cried for his little girl; Mama she cried for joy
F Gm
Me I lay awake and cry for the love of my soldier boy
Gm Am
Some say that he went crazy; some say he was before
Gm
Mama mama pray for me, Mama mama pray for me
Gm F Gm
Mama mama pray for me, me and my soldier boy
Gm
Outside the rain comes pouring down
Gm
Through the rain I hear him call
Gm
Half-past ten and he wants in
F Gm
Ain't nothin' gonna stop him at all
Gm Am
"Oh come to me my soldier, come to me my life
Gm F Gm
Come to me my soldier boy on this our wedding night..."
Gm
His shadow fills my doorway
Gm
His weapon in his hand
Gm
I hear him scream to no one there
F Gm
He'll drop us where we stand
Gm Am
And in his eyes a fire burns this village he takes down
Gm F Gm
And from the wall one Silver Star now falls without a sound
Gm
I hear him pull the trigger
Gm
They say he felt no pain
Gm
I left lying where he stood
Gm F Gm
Face down in the pouring rain
Gm Am
And on the ground beneath his head a Silver Star does lay
Gm F Gm
And in his fist one single rose from this our wedding day
Gm
My name is Marley Peyton, my middle name is Rose
Gm F Gm
I never met nobody from up North I don't suppose
Gm Am
But I can sing a song for you; you can sing it too
Gm
"Twinkle twinkle Silver Star
Twinkle twinkle Silver Star
Twinkle twinkle Silver Star
Gm F Gm
I will wait for you..."
From Betty Eldrs "Peaceful Existance"
Whistling Pig Records 1993
Words and music copyright ?1993 Betty Elders/ Whistling Pig Music
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