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Verse Lyrics Dorothy Livesay from the poem Pioneer
Chorus, Kevin Mitchell

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PIONEER

I LABOURED PLOUGHED AND STARVED
IN THESE LAST DAYS
CITIES ROAR WHERE MY VOICE
FIRST SANG OUT

HERE I COME WITH MY CURSE AND GUN
TO THIS LAND SO YOUNG
100 YEARS I HAVE TOILED
100 YEARS WITH THIS SOIL

CH:
I DON’T NEED A WEATHER MAN TO TELL ME WHEN ITS COLD OUT
DON’T NEED A PREACHER MAN TO TELL ME WHEN MY TIME HAS COME
LET US GO IT SEEMS THIS WORLD IS UNDONE

FROM THE FIGHT DESIRE
REBORN EACH SPRING
SOME MARK TO LEAVE BEHIND
SOME SACRED OFFERING

FROM THE FOREST WALLS
FROM THE ROCK WHEAT
WINTER TO CHILL MY HEART
THAT SLOWLY WITHERS SIN SUMMERS HEAT
CH:
SO NOW I SIT WITH FOLDED ARMS
AND HOW I BURN TO SEE
HOW I HAVE RAVAGED EARTH
OF HER LAST STONE HER MOST PRECIOUS
TREE

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from Turn Around (2019), released April 27, 2019
Kevin Mitchell Guitar, Vocals
Marc Atkinson Guitar, Bass, Drum
Kim June Johnson

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Kevin Mitchell British Columbia

The songs that Kevin Mitchell plays and sings have the feel of a far off Woody Guthrie era, mixed with a roots vibe, and betraying just a little bit of his prairie heritage. In the last few years the fire has been lit, and those songs are roaring into life. His unique style, rhythms and subject matter combine to create an exciting new and original voice in the Canadian folk music scene. ... more

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