Swede Hollow by Ann-Marita
In the late 1800s, a group of Swedish immigrants found their home in a ravine outside St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. They were very poor, their homes were shacks made from junk, and the area became a bit of a shantytown. It also became known as Swede Hollow. These days, it has been turned into a park called the Swede Hollow Park. This song is a fictional tale based on what we know life in Swede Hollow to have been like.
Tracklist
| 1. | Swede Hollow | 4:01 |
Lyrics
SWEDE HOLLOW
CHORUS:
Swede Hollow, Swede Hollow
I’m never leaving, never leaving Swede Hollow
VERSE 1:
They say I don’t belong here, but this is all I’ve ever known
I was born on a ship crossing the great, wide ocean, this is my only home They all watch us with suspicion while we’re merely trying to survive My family’s feet on these muddy streets since eighteen seventy-five
CHORUS:
Swede Hollow, Swede Hollow
I’m never leaving, never leaving Swede Hollow
VERSE 2:
My Papa works the brewery that casts a shadow from the hill
We depend on it to walk in rags and live our days in filth
But we pay our dues and we pay our rent, still we’re treated like disease
Well, they can keep their bigotry, when I grow up, this valley will belong to me, yeah
CHORUS:
Swede Hollow, Swede Hollow
I’m never leaving, never leaving Swede Hollow I’m never leaving, never leaving Swede Hollow
VERSE 3:
In nineteen fifty-six, the city come and throw our people out
And I stand watching, as they burn our homes to the ground
Now I would’ve been an old, homeless woman, if fate had not intervened Cause fever came and took my life back in nineteen twenty-three
CHORUS:
Swede Hollow, Swede Hollow
I’m never leaving, never leaving Swede Hollow I’m never leaving, never leaving, Swede Hollow Oooh, whoah, ooh whoah, oooh oooh
Lyrics and music by Ann-Marita Garsed. Copyright © 2017, All rights reserved.
Credits
Music and lyrics by Ann-Marita Garsed
Produced by Ann-Marita Garsed
Lead and backing vocals: Ann-Marita Garsed
Lead vocal production: Ian-Paolo Lira
Drums: David Raven
Bass: Max Flövik
Guitars: Al Bonhomme
Violin: Max Wulfson
Mixed by Justin Pizzoferrato
Mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering
Single cover photo by Bente Bjoerdal
License
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Singer/songwriter Ann-Marita Garsed is an artist who transcends genres, borders, and generations. From a diverse background in four countries on three different continents, Ann-Marita fuses her influences together into a sound that is rich with emotion, guts, honesty, and heart. She is a country crooner, a folk rocker, a survivor, but above all; a storyteller.