A Hardworking Hand is a folk song, a worker's tune, sung in desperation amidst a world of pressing duties and concern, fear and worry about life and well-being, with hope for encouragement and endurance through what may come once again in Skara Brae.
Lyrics
The hole in the plaster will let in the north wind.
The gap in the thatch will let in the rain.
The tear in my cloak will let in the shivers.
The break in my heart will let in the pain.
So patch up the walls my sons and my daughters,
And layer the straw my neighbors and friends.
Fetch needle and thread to reweave the pattern.
We're always in need of a hardworking hand.
The break in the fence will let in the foxes.
The fray of the rope will let slip the bear.
The flaw in the chain will let drop the draw bridge.
The crack in my courage will set free despair.
So mend all your fences my sons and my daughters,
And keep tight the rope my neighbors and friends.
For the world and its folk will always be fraying,
And always in need of a hardworking hand.
The hole in the wall will let in the north wind.
The gap in the thatch will let in the rain.
When the weave comes unraveled there's no use in praying.
We must sing as we're fixing and mend it again.
So sing me a song my sons and my daughters,
Sing me a song as we work the cold land.
For the world and its folk will always be fraying
And always in need of a hardworking hand.
Credits
Performed by John Morran / Fiona Hunter
Composed by Ged Grimes / Gregor Philp / Nathan Long
- The Bard's Tale IV Barrows Deep Original Soundtrack
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