The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence) by William Blake
The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence) by William Blake

The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence)

William Blake * Track #7 On Songs of Innocence

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The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence) by William Blake

Release Date
Thu Jan 01 1789
Performed by
William Blake
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The earlier version of “The Chimney Sweeper”, from 1789’s Songs of Innocence, this poem would be mirrored by “The Chimney Sweeper” from Songs of Experience. It is one of the series of poems which explore the harsh realities of late 18th and early 19th Century life during the time of King George II...

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The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence) Annotated

When my mother died I was very young,
And my father sold me while yet my tongue
Could scarcely cry 'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!
So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep.

There's little Tom Dacre, who cried when his head,
That curled like a lamb's back, was shaved: so I said,
"Hush, Tom! never mind it, for when your head's bare,
You know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair."

And so he was quiet; and that very night,
As Tom was a-sleeping, he had such a sight, -
That thousands of sweepers, Dick, Joe, Ned, and Jack,
Were all of them locked up in coffins of black.

And by came an angel who had a bright key,
And he opened the coffins and set them all free;
Then down a green plain leaping, laughing, they run,
And wash in a river, and shine in the sun.

Then naked and white, all their bags left behind,
They rise upon clouds and sport in the wind;
And the angel told Tom, if he'd be a good boy,
He'd have God for his father, and never want joy.

And so Tom awoke; and we rose in the dark,
And got with our bags and our brushes to work.
Though the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm;
So if all do their duty they need not fear harm.

The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence) Q&A

Who wrote The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence)'s ?

The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence) was written by William Blake.

When did William Blake release The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence)?

William Blake released The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence) on Thu Jan 01 1789.

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