The Miller's Daughter

from Bathed In Comfort by Steve Gardner

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lyrics

That cottage by the river
It used to be a mill
Doesn’t look like it would scare you
But I promise that it will

In the kitchen by the water
To the turning of the wheel
The miller gave his daughter
Her lessons and her meals

The valley’s fertile farmland
Kept the miller in good health
But the merchants passing by, it’s said
Had brought him greater wealth

Many jealous tongues spoke of his gold
Though never to his face
But they’d sell their very soul to find
That fortune’s hiding place

So when a longboat ‘neath the clouded moon
Halted by the riverside
The miller snuffed out every candle
Sent his daughter up to hide

The poor man began to panic
And he ordered her to stay
Secreted in the attic
‘Til the threat had gone away

If she saw the shadows charging in
There was no one she could call
As they hauled her father over
To that loose brick in the wall

Though the screams had long subsided
The poor child had but one choice
To stay petrified with fear
‘Til she heard her father’s voice

Of course that solace never came
Though many years had passed away
And while her body’s long been dust
Her soul is trapped there ‘til this day

Now when a boat ever approaches
Down the river to the mill
The whole building is enveloped
By a damp uneasy chill

And if it stops a hush descends
But for the rushing of the stream
And it holds you ‘til it’s broken
By a terrifying scream

You can say they’re only rumours
But lies would fade away
Many families make their home there
Not many of them stay

Now the landlord, he just laughs at us
And calls it foolish talk
But, though he’d reach it quicker in his boat
When he visits there, he’ll walk

credits

from Bathed In Comfort, released May 20, 2017
Steve Gardner - vocal, guitar
Stephanie Finch - vocal
Kevin T White - upright bass
James Deprato - mandolin
Matt Winegar - keyboards


Recorded at Decibelle Studio, San Francisco
Produced by Chuck Prophet
Engineered by Matt Winegar, assisted by Terry Yerves
Mixed by Matt Winegar
Mastered by Dave McNair

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Steve Gardner Rickmansworth, UK

Got my first guitar aged 15. Within decades, I’d created my debut album.
Yorkshireman, in heart, and Herts

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