Lyrics Kiri's Piano - James Keelaghan
Of
all
of
Kiri
Ito's
joys,
the
thing
she
loved
the
best
Was
to
play
her
prized
piano
when
the
sun
had
gone
to
rest
I
used
to
hear
the
notes
drift
down
along
the
silent
water
As
Kiri
played
the
notes
and
scales
for
her
dear
sons
and
daughters
Now
me
I
played
piano
though
not
as
good
as
Kiri
She
went
in
for
that
long
haired
stuff
but
my
she
played
it
pretty
The
old
piano
had
a
tone
would
set
my
heart
to
aching
It
always
sounded
sweetest
though
when
it
was
Kiri
playing
In
December
when
the
seventh
fleet
was
turned
to
smoke
and
ashes
The
order
came
to
confiscate
their
fishing
boats
and
caches
And
Kiri's
husband
forced
to
go
and
work
in
labour
camps
And
Kiri
left
alone
to
fend
and
hold
the
fort
as
best
she
can
But
the
music
did
not
drift
as
often
from
up
the
cove
at
Kiri's
house
And
when
it
did
it
sounded
haunted
played
with
worry
played
with
doubt
For
Kiri
knew
that
soon
she
too
would
be
compelled
to
leave
And
the
old
upright
would
stay
behind
and
Kiri
she
would
grieve
I
loaded
Kiri
on
the
bus
with
stoic
internees
The
crime
that
they
were
guilty
of
was
that
they
were
not
like
me
And
if
I
was
ashamed
I
didn't
know
it
at
the
time
They
were
flotsam
on
the
wave
of
war
they
were
no
friends
of
mine
I
went
up
to
Kiri's
house
to
tag
all
their
belongings
And
set
them
out
for
auctioneers
who'd
claim
them
in
the
morning
One
piece
that
I
thought
I'd
keep
and
hold
back
for
myself
Was
that
haunting
ivory
upright
that
Kiri
played
so
well
But
Kiri
had
not
left
it
there
for
me
to
take
as
plunder
She'd
rolled
it
down
onto
the
dock
and
on
into
the
harbor
That
old
upright
in
strangers'
hands
was
a
thought
she
couldn't
bear
So
she
consigned
it
to
the
sea
to
settle
the
affair
So
many
years
have
come
and
gone
since
Kiri's
relocation
I
look
back
now
upon
that
time
with
shame
and
resignation
For
Kiri
knew
what
I
did
not
that
if
we
must
be
free
Then
sometimes
we
must
sacrifice
to
gain
our
dignity
Yes
Kiri
knew
what
I
did
not
that
if
we
must
be
free
Then
sometimes
we
must
sacrifice
to
gain
our
dignity
1 My Skies
2 Hold Your Ground
3 I Would I Were
4 River Run
5 Big Picture
6 Glory Bound
7 Kiri's Piano
8 Hope Princeton Road
9 Orion
10 Abraham
11 Tomorrow Is Another Day
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