Electric, Folk Davy Vance
Ten Degrees Colder,song by Derek Rutherford (delb0y)

Song,words and music by Derek Rutherford (delb0y.)

Covered by Davy Vance,just because it's a fine song.

She came out of the mist and the snow was falling down
Walking 'long the rails on the west side of town
A scarf around her shoulders and ice upon her shawl
It was ten degrees colder than I ever could recall

She came into the tavern and shook the snow from her shoes
Stood by the fire and asked if we had heard the news
There were soldiers from afar marching forth to war
It was ten degrees colder than I ever could recall

I rushed into the street but the sound of marching men
And the blizzard and the ice drove me back inside again
Old Joe behind the bar was loading his cap and ball
It was ten degrees colder than I ever could recall

Billy had a shotgun, Little Jimmy had a knife
The girl from the west had been somebody's wife
We were widows and orphans and old men one and all
It was ten degrees colder than I ever could recall

They didn't speak our language they used lead and fire instead
When the tavern was ablaze into the winter we fled
I helped those I could but I saw some good men fall
It was ten degrees colder than I ever could recall

We came out of the mist and the snow was falling down
Walking 'long the rails on the west side of town
Me and a girl with ice upon her shawl
It was ten degrees colder than I ever could recall