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Dalton Lament

from Histories by Michael C Kelly

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This song was inspired by the book Murder in the Schoolhouse by William McLeod. The murder took place in 1954. The song is set in a 1956 courtroom where Robert Bruce Ducsharm awaits the verdict of his murder trial. It imagines his last few thoughts. Ducsharm was the last person to hang in Sudbury, Ontario.

Think of this song as a trailer for Bill's book ... www.billmcleodbooks.com/rationale_mits.html

lyrics

Verse 1:
[Em]I remember our days up in [G]Dalton
[Em]A great place to start, [G]but not to end
[Em]I can see us sitting [G]in the back yard
[Am7]At the schoolhouse where we [Em]lived

Verse 2:
Now, I know you and you know me
Some say that we were more than friends
But I shouldn't have taken you for granted
You shouldn't have brought in your new friend

Chorus:
[G]I want to go [Am7]back there
[G]I want to turn this [Am7]awful thing around
[G]I want to sit in the [Am7]back yard
[CM7]Maybe listen to
[BbM7]Maybe listen to
[Bdim]To those Dalton evening [Am7]sounds

Verse 3:
I curse that one occasion
The day I took a thing or two
And the damn postal money order
And the gun I used to shoot you

Verse 4:
I was told told the cops, they came a'runnin
Searching for your body, high and low
From the rail stop out at Bolkow
To the money order I signed in old Chapleau

Chorus:
[G]Mama, I want to go [Am7]back there
[G]I want to turn this [Am7]awful thing around
[G]I want to sit in the [Am7]back yard
[CM7]Maybe listen to
[BbM7]Maybe listen to
[Bdim]To those Dalton evening [Am7]sounds

Verse 5:
I know there's a hole in this here building
For the slew of a Hangman's noose
And I can hear a pin drop in this Sudbury court room
I wonder how they'll cut me loose?

Chorus:
[G]Lord, I want to go [Am7]back there
[G]I want to turn this [Am7]awful thing around
[G]I want to sit in the [Am7]back yard
[CM7]Maybe listen to
[BbM7]Maybe listen to
[Bdim]To those Dalton evening [Am7]sounds

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from Histories, released March 3, 2015
Words and music composed by Michael C Kelly. Many thanks to William McLeod for his guidance on the story.

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