Needle and Thread

(Richard Thompson)

I see young girls with old faces

I see good girls in bad places

I see plain girls in finery

And every one be the death of me

Needle and

Thread, Needle and

ThreadHand me down my

Needle and

ThreadHey

Hey HeyHey

Hey HeyGoing to thread up my needle and then

Gonna sew my soul back together again

Now pretty

Caitlin she went too far

Shaking all she had at the topless bar

Right in the face of

Ben and Bob

Put a little too much into the job

Now sweet

Myfanwe she took a shine

Dumped me for

Dai worked down the mine

I was a temp,

Dai was a keeper

He knew how to dig that little bit deeper

Now Bonnie

Jean meant everything

But she threw back my hard-earned ring

Said she had other men who dig her

She was holding out for something bigger