Poor Mum

Molly Drake * Track #17 On Molly Drake

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Poor Mum by Molly Drake

Release Date

Mon Jul 09 2007

Performed by

Molly Drake

About

Gabrielle Drake explains in an interview that this song was composed as a response to Nick Drake’s “Poor Boy”“off of his 1971 album, Bryter Layter (and not the other way around as one would expect):

I don’t think Nick even knew she wrote that song. (…) But, yes, she’s saying: ‘You’ve got those emot...

Poor Mum Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Poor mum, poor mum
After a lifetime of dreaming
Poor mum, poor mum
Whatever became of your scheming?
Nothing worked out
In the way that you planned
Nothing was quite as you thought
Try very hard not to misunderstand
Joy, as it flies, cannot be caught

[Verse 2]
Poor mum, poor mum
Where did you take a wrong turning?
Poor mum, poor mum
Pack up that last little yearning
Pack it away with the books and the toys
Silent and dumb
Silent and mum
Go out and grab at your life
And forget
You are poor, poor...
"Mum"

Poor Mum Q&A

Who wrote Poor Mum's ?

Poor Mum was written by Molly Drake.

When did Molly Drake release Poor Mum?

Molly Drake released Poor Mum on Mon Jul 09 2007.

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