Asylum Beckons
by Allen Smith
As the rain beats down, upon my brow
Bound in chains, the smoke prevails
Within this train, Asylum calls,
As my heart falls ..... a punishment
My Mary & Flora I know what I have done
Forgive me, I need you, come back to my arms
White butterflies took you away, your guidance still denies me
Be with me, stay with me, till I'm gone
I have been spared the hangman's noose
Confusion haunts, my mind is torn,
My every thought, of what I did
Will stay with me, within Broadmoor
Be with me, stay with me till I'm gone
Be with me, stay with me till I'm gone
My Mary & Flora, in the garden you should play
But my memories are so clouded from fateful day
White butterflies took you away, your guidance still denies me
Be with me, stay with me, till I'm gone
Be with me, stay with me, now that you have gone
A true story of Infanticide, destitution, hope and local unrest at Coseley in the Black Country where, in 1901,
Hannah Cox was tried and convicted of the drowning of her two children in the canal near Coseley Tunnel on the
Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line). This is one of five songs telling the story on the album ‘Tragedy at the
Tunnel’ available on Bandcamp.
Recorded on :
Asylum Beckons
by Allen Smith
As the rain beats down, upon my brow
Bound in chains, the smoke prevails
Within this train, Asylum calls,
As my heart falls ..... a punishment
My Mary & Flora I know what I have done
Forgive me, I need you, come back to my arms
White butterflies took you away, your guidance still denies me
Be with me, stay with me, till I'm gone
I have been spared the hangman's noose
Confusion haunts, my mind is torn,
My every thought, of what I did
Will stay with me, within Broadmoor
Be with me, stay with me till I'm gone
Be with me, stay with me till I'm gone
My Mary & Flora, in the garden you should play
But my memories are so clouded from fateful day
White butterflies took you away, your guidance still denies me
Be with me, stay with me, till I'm gone
Be with me, stay with me, now that you have gone
A true story of Infanticide, destitution, hope and local unrest at
Coseley in the Black Country where, in 1901, Hannah Cox was tried
and convicted of the drowning of her two children in the canal near
Coseley Tunnel on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line).
This is one of five songs telling the story on the album ‘Tragedy at
the Tunnel’ available on Bandcamp.
Recorded on :