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Vaults of Silver

from Enough is Enough by EFN & Frank Nawrot

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Lyrics based on Banks of Marble - Les Rice, Traditional, USA
Source: The Little Red Song Book, 36th Edition
Alterations to original lyrics made by the composer.

Dedicated to the Custodial and Maintenance staff of the University
of Kansas. They are among the lowest paid employees at the
school, yet it is because of them that the students, staff, faculty,
and administration are able to work in a clean and safe
environment.

lyrics

Our banks are made of marble, from shore to shining shore
And the sand is full of silver, that we all sweated for

I’ve traveled ‘round this country, from shore to shining shore
And it really made me wonder, all the things I heard and Saw
I saw the poor dirt farmer plowing sod and loam
I heard the auction hammer knocking down his home

I saw women working in the sweatshop and the store,
In the office and the factory, and at home they scrubbed the floor

But the banks are made of marble, with a guard at every door
And the vaults are full of silver that we all sweated for

I saw my mother working from dawn to setting sun;
I heard her saying softly, “Women’s work is never done.”
I’ve seen my fellow workers build up this mighty land;
Some want to divide us, but together we will stand!

Then we’ll own those banks of marble and open every door
We’ll share those vaults of silver that we’ve all sweated for.

credits

from Enough is Enough, released July 18, 2018
Rachael Rule. piano
Ben Justis, drums
Brent Ferguson, bass guitar
Neal Long, voice
Gretchen Pille, voice
Nathan Brown, trombone
Nicolas Lira, saxophone
Brett Keating, euphonium
Frank Nawrot, composer

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Frank Nawrot Kansas City, Kansas

Composer, Guitarist, Music Educator from Grand Rapids, Michigan, currently residing in Missouri

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