Mother, as I write, the sun dissolves

Blood life streaming, 'cross my hand

And these words, these words

Hope dashed immortal hope

Hope streaking the canvas sky

Blue poles infinitely winding

As I write, as I write

Blue poles infinitely winding

As I write, as I write

We joined the long caravan

Hungry, dreaming, going west

Just for work, just to get a job

And we never got lucky

We just forged on, and the dust

The endless dust, like a plague

It covered everything

Hal fell, with the fever

And mother I did, what I could

Blue poles infinitely winding

As I write, as I write

Blue poles infinitely winding

As I write, as I write

We prayed, we prayed for rain

I never wanted, to see the sun again

All my dresses, you made by hand

We left behind, on the road,

Hal died, in my arms

We buried him, by the river

Blue poles infinitely winding

As I write, as I write

Blue poles infinitely winding

As I write, as I write, I write