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Queen of the Hurricanes

from Lonely Heroes: Abroad by John Spearn

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Within the greatest peril the earth has ever seen
There stood a titan woman like none before had been
Strong and looking skyward, fightin’ polio and pain,
Canada’s Elsie-e MacGill…[ she’s bakin’ up Hurricanes][ bakin’ up hurricanes].
Soon Goering’s mighty squadrons were pummeling Britain’s lair
But for brave and daring pilots of the Hurricane and Spitfire
We’ve got to knock those bombers down today from e’er they fly
Call Elsie to the rescue, [bakin’ Hurricanes, not pies][knock those bombers from the skies].

Chorus 1: Hey, hey,…way up high…gotta knock those bombers from the sky
She was the finest engineer an airplane ever knew
She’d build a thousand Hurricanes before she was through
And send ‘em o’er the ocean protecting Britain’s soil
With every woman’s hands to work, and [blood and sweat and toil][grease and fumes and oil].
Those Hurricanes flew fast and true and turned upon a wire
They buzzed and whacked the Messerschmidts with lead and wrath and fire
When it was o’er, old Goering knew full well that he was done
Nevermore o’er Britain’s shores [would Hitler’s pilots run][ya’ Goering’s boys were “toast”].
Chorus 2: Hey, hey,…way up high…Elsie’s hurricanes [knocked those bombers from the skies]
So what e’er you do take heed my friend and never ye’ forget
When the chips are down and the end seems near, no you ain’t finished yet
Just make a call to the women’s hall, and there we’ll find a way,
To keep us all from Satan’s wall, for its [Elsie saves the day][Queen o’ th’ Hurricanes]
Coda: Hey, hey,…Queen o’ th’ Hurricanes, through blizzard, snow, and rain, Queen o’ th’ Hurricanes, she’s bakin’ those hurricanes.

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from Lonely Heroes: Abroad, released August 18, 2014

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John Spearn Edmonton, Alberta

You’ll instantly catch these deep influences threaded through John’s fine vocals, lyrics, and rootsy, guitar-mastered songwriting works. This is pure Canadiana: forgotten but deserving heroes, the humility in our international image, and a superb range of tender ballads through to raw, foot-stompin’ stories that need to be told. ... more

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