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Thorn in My Shoe

from The Gift by Clary Croft

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Thorn in My Shoe

Gene McLellan. Blackwood Music, BMI

... I had the privilege of working with Gene on Sing-a-long Jubilee ... a remarkable talent silenced too soon ....

I was barely grown when I left my home
For the land where the evergreens grow,
And deep inside was a voice that kept saying, “I told you so.”
The good friends I had were few,
And my skies weren’t always blue,
Some nights I slept in the corn,
‘Cause I was born with a thorn in my shoe.

Although the sun was hot and the handouts I got,
Were few and far between,
Still I wouldn’t trade all the memories I’ve made,
All the places I’ve been,
For I love each field of hay,
And each dusty mountain way,
I love the dew in the morn,
‘Cause I was born with a thorn in my shoe.

As the years rolled by and my soul ran dry,
From those restless, wandering ways,
The older I got I started thinking a lot,
About the price you pay,
But the urge to settle down,
Never seemed to come around,
I guess the good Lord knew,
That I was born with a thorn in my shoe,
I guess the good Lord knew,
That I was born with a thorn in my shoe.

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from The Gift, released April 20, 2021

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Clary Croft Nova Scotia

Clary is a folklore researcher, author and recording artist. His newly published memoirs, Clary Croft: My Charmed Life in Music, Art, and Folklore, chronicles a career spanning over fifty years. His work with the traditional music from the Creighton Collection, has caused Clary to be called, “the acknowledged master of one of the richest repertoires in Canada.” [Halifax Mail Star] ... more

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