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Fiona Hill

from Howay The Lasses by Howay The Lasses

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lyrics

From the coal house to the White house
Fiona Hill the miner’s daughter
Came from nothing
Your father told you
There is nothing for you here

Struggled to put food on the table
Threadbare clothes and sewing patches
Studied to the gates of Oxford
But they didn’t want you there

Made fun of with your different accent
But with Northern flair and grit aplenty
Won your place
In the halls of Harvard
A US welcome found you there

From the coal house to the White house
Fiona Hill the miner’s daughter
Came from nothing
Your father told you
There is nothing for you here

You were made an object by a stranger
Who took what wasn’t his to take
But you rose above
All the pain and heartache
Built your dreams and not despair

Rags to riches, American story
Took your place at the government table
Brookings Fellow
With wisdom and foresight
Serving Presidents through years

From the coal house to the White house
Fiona Hill the miner’s daughter
Came from nothing
Your father told you
There is nothing for you here

As National Security Advisor
You walked the White House corridors
Rubbing shoulders
With world leaders
Did you think you’d end up here

Sitting with the likes of Putin
Europe’s woes gained your attention
Saw the danger
For Zelensky
You testified to make that clear

From the coal house to the White house
Fiona Hill the miner’s daughter
Came from nothing
Your father told you
There is nothing for you here

From early days in the North East of England
Hard knock streets to Capitol Hill
Your future lay
Across the ocean
You found your place in Washington
For there was nothing for you here

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from Howay The Lasses, released October 18, 2022
Words & Music by Gareth Davies-Jones & Bronwen Davies-Jones
Copyright ©️ Gareth Davies-Jones & Bronwen Davies-Jones / First Music Publishing 2022

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Howay The Lasses Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

The North East of England is rich with the discoveries, achievements and successes of women from all strands of life - from writers, and reformers, to animators and engineers. Some stories are known to a degree - others not at all. Musicians Annie Ball, Katie Tertell, Bronwen Davies-Jones and Gareth Davies-Jones have teamed up on "Howay The Lasses" to tell them out loud through original song. ... more

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