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Fields of Gold

from Swallow the Anchor by SaltyPaws

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Written by Sting in 1993, this came to our attention from our friends Rob Bridges and Jack Stevenson when they introduced Eva Cassidy's 1996 cover version from her second, and final, album. This is a song about life, finding love, and eventual death. Eva Cassidy passed in 1996 at age 33 from melanoma.

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You'll remember me when the West wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
And we'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
When we walk in fields of gold

So she took her love for to gaze awhile
Upon the fields of barley
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
Among the fields of gold

Will you stay with me? Will you be my love
Among the fields of barley?
We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we lie in fields of gold

See the West wind move
Like a lover so among the fields of barley
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth
Among the fields of gold

I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I've broken
But I swear in the days still left
We will walk in fields of gold

Many years have passed since those summer days
Among the fields of barley
See the children run as the sun goes down
Among the fields of gold

You'll remember me when the West wind moves
Among the fields of barley
And we'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we lie in fields of gold
As we lie in fields of gold
As we lie in fields of gold.

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from Swallow the Anchor, released September 30, 2021

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SaltyPaws Punta Gorda, Florida

When you think of wandering minstrels, do you ever think they might live on a boat? SaltyPaws is a sailing acoustic duo, living aboard their catamaran, sailing and singing the Atlantic eastern seaboard. You'll hear guitar and 5 string banjo, spiced with harmonica and concertina. Wherever the boat is in port, you'll find Bentley and Jim joining a jam, at an open mic, or busking a street corner. ... more

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