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Bill Dodds at The Bridge Folk Club, 8 August 2022

Sweeping The Land (Written by Bill)

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Muna is twenty two, forces herself to rise
Darkness turns to day, sunshine burns the skies
Hair swept back off her face, it’s time to leave this place
She’s a job to do and does it well, her story she likes to tell

Yasmin and Mediya wait, for Muna to creep down the stairs
Trying not to wake her neighbours, no time to face their fears
Laughing and joking they walk, listening to Yasmin talk
Three women on their way, will they stay safe today

Sweeping and sweeping, everything left behind
Syria’s dry, dusty desert, a place so thoroughly mined
Only six dollars to lay but five hundred to clear one away
No longer killing and maiming - this land they’re slowly reclaiming

Working all day in the heat, looking for tell-tale signs
One minesweeper is killed for every five thousand cleared land mines
Making ten dollars a day, Muna earns her pay
Glad when the day is done, she plays with daughter and son

Sweeping and sweeping, everything left behind
Syria’s dry, dusty desert, a place so thoroughly mined
Only six dollars to lay but what cost to clear one away
No longer killing and maiming - this land they’re slowly reclaiming

No longer killing and maiming - their land they’re slowly reclaiming