Second Line

from Against The Tide by Bronwyn Eather

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‘Second Line’ is a fictional tale featuring the mother of the kingpin, recently deceased, and the spectacle of his New Orleans-style funeral. The story is told from the perspective of someone from the outer circle. The mother, as an older woman, is fierce, proud and strong, and emerges as the Queen of the Scene.

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Second Line

The march goes forward down the main boulevard
The crowd goes quiet when the band moves past
There’s a line by the corner seven people deep
Everybody wonderin’ how the kingpin will sleep

Roll out the carpet! Strike up the drum!
Bang on the tambourine, the kingpin is gone
We better second line, but don’t go too near
The order is a-changin’, a new scene will be here

They say there’ll be a show down, who’ll be next in line?
Who’ll sleep with the kingpin, who’ll be left behind?
The brother in his pinstripe, the lover in her hat?
Hollow with her grievin’ in a long black Cadillac

The wife she knows already she can’t win the game
It’s blood, lust or nothin’, she only got his name
His mother in a string o’ pearls, she never miss a step
The king’s reign is over, she want all she can get

We better second line boy, show ‘em how we feel
Dance with the ladies, the kingpin ain’t here
We better second line, but leave the rest to me
I’ll go get the story, I’ll see what I can see

There’s a crypt in the old church with a heavy armed guard
All the bodies buried there, near the old graveyard
There’s ‘gators in the water, snakes in the drains
Stand back and watch boy, see who take the reins

Some say his brother, some say his wife
My money’s on his mother, she been in this game for life
She got poison in the cocaine, lethal in the smack
A dagger in her stockin’, so don’t you turn your back

She’s the queen of the scene boy, now everybody know
We better second line, we’ll make a real good show
We better second line boy, she’ll build a solid scene
The order is a-changin’, here comes the queen!

credits

from Against The Tide, track released October 13, 2017
Mark Fairhurst – Drums, Tambourine
Mike Rix – Double Bass
Kevin Barker – Trombone
Laura Corney – Saxophone
Ellen Kirkwood – Trumpet
Bronwyn Eather – Pipes, Spanners and Vocals

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Bronwyn Eather Sydney, Australia

Born in Tasmania, Bronwyn Eather came to Sydney to study acting, following almost a decade of pioneering work as a field linguist in Arnhem Land, in the remote north of Australia. 'Brave Old World' is her third release, following 'Against The Tide' 2017 and 'On The Bones of Love' 2015. ... more

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