We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Blacksmith's Girl

from The Blacksmith's Girl by Sadie Jemmett

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £0.99 GBP  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Beautiful gatefold sleeve, signed by the artist.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Blacksmith's Girl via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 28 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      £10 GBP or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    12
    releases

    Get all 12 Sadie Jemmett releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of At My Window, The Killing of George Floyd, Phoenix, Don't Silence Me (Radio Edit), Don't Silence Me, London Love Songs (single), Adventures in Sobriety, Ok.Wow!, and 4 more. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      £26.63 GBP or more (25% OFF)

     

about

The Blacksmith’s Girl was inspired by a poem I heard a friend of mine reciting. I loved the imagery and bravery of the story. Musically I tried to separate the two voices of the narrator and the girl herself. I tried to make her sound more hopeful.
Sadie

lyrics

The Blacksmith’s girl went out with a rifle
And a black dog running behind her
Cobwebs snatched all at her feet
And thorn branches caught at her eyes
Only to make her blind

And the sky
Oh the sky
The sky yeah the sky
Turned into an unlucky opal
Turned into an unlucky opal
But she didn’t mind

I can break any branches
And I can dodge any rocks
And I can shoot an old crow any day
Said she to her dog and her rifle
Said she to her dog and her rifle

The Blacksmith’s girl went over the paddock
With her old black hat on her head
And the old crow cried
You’ll soon be dead and the rain came down like mattocks
Oh the rain came down like mattocks
But she only said

I can climb any mountain
And I can swim any sea
And I can shoot an old crow any day
And she went on over the paddock
Oh went on over the paddock

And when she came to the end of the day
The night began a falling
Up it came like the barrel of a gun
Ready for the girl to swallow
Oh ready for the girl to swallow

But in front of all the night
The rainbow stood upon the mountain
And the rainbow shone as brightly as the sun
Just as her heart foretold her
Oh just as her heart foretold her

And she ran like a hare
And she climbed like a fox
And she caught it in the palm of her hand

Like a bar of ice
Like a ring of gold
Like the column of a fountain pure
And she came back down from the mountain
Oh came back down from the mountain

The Blacksmith’s girl
Hung the rainbow on her shoulder
Instead of her broken gun
And all the world said no one is bolder
To do what she has done
Oh do what she has done
Oh see what the Blacksmith’s girl has done!

credits

from The Blacksmith's Girl, released September 24, 2013
Sadie Jemmett – vocals & acoustic guitar
Stuart Hofmann - charango
Steve Lee – acoustic 12 string guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar
David Bianco – tambourine & drum programming

Producer & Engineer: Steve Lee
Co-Producer, Mixer & Engineer: David Bianco
Engineer: Will Maya
Mastering: Kevin Metcalfe

Recorded at Alberts Studio (RIP) - London, In N Out Recording - England, Dave’s Room - North Hollywood CA USA
Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe at Soundmasters, London.

℗ & © 2010 Mama’s Music Recordings
Copyright © 2010 Mamaz Music Publishing/PRS BMI / ETT Imprint All Rights Reserved
Lyrics for “The Blacksmith’s Girl” adapted from the Judith Wright poem “Legend”.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Sadie Jemmett image

Sadie Jemmett London, UK

London-based singer-songwriter and music composer for theatre

contact / help

Contact Sadie Jemmett

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Sadie Jemmett, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Beans joins the show to discuss his album release, "ZWAARD".

listen now