Carolina Chocolate Drops

Daughter's Lament

1 Meaning

Add Yours

Q&A

Daughter's Lament Lyrics

"Come in, come in my father dear
And spend this hour with me
For I have a meal
And a very fine meal
I fixed it up for thee, thee
I fixed it up for thee."

"No, I ain't comin' in.
No, I ain't comin' in
To spend this hour with thee
For I have to go down in the mines
I'll return this night to thee, thee
I'll return this night to thee."

Then she got up her arrow and bow
Her arrow and her string
And she went down to the forest deep
And sweetly she did sing, sing
And sweetly she did sing

Up spoke-up spoke a mockingjay
Up from a willow tree
Saying, "You had a father in the mines
Who's gone this day from thee, thee
Who's gone this day from thee."

"Woe be, woe be mockinjay.
Woe be, woe be to thee.
I'll send an arrow through your heart
For to bring such news to me, me
For to bring such news to me."

Up spoke-up spoke that mockingjay,
"Don't waste your time with me.
Go home and mind that pretty little girl
Her father no more to see, see
Her father no more to see."

And she went home to her house that night
That house so cold and mean
And she held her sister close to her side
And never more did sing, sing
And never more did sing

Submitted by

monolithjr On Mar 20, 2012

Leaving Eden

Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man?

Country Girl

Knockin'

Why Don't You Do Right?

"Come in, come in my father dear
And spend this hour with me
For I have a meal
And a very fine meal
I fixed it up for thee, thee
I fixed it up for thee."

"No, I ain't comin' in.
No, I ain't comin' in
To spend this hour with thee
For I have to go down in the mines
I'll return this night to thee, thee
I'll return this night to thee."

Then she got up her arrow and bow
Her arrow and her string
And she went down to the forest deep
And sweetly she did sing, sing
And sweetly she did sing

Up spoke-up spoke a mockingjay
Up from a willow tree
Saying, "You had a father in the mines
Who's gone this day from thee, thee
Who's gone this day from thee."

"Woe be, woe be mockinjay.
Woe be, woe be to thee.
I'll send an arrow through your heart
For to bring such news to me, me
For to bring such news to me."

Up spoke-up spoke that mockingjay,
"Don't waste your time with me.
Go home and mind that pretty little girl
Her father no more to see, see
Her father no more to see."

And she went home to her house that night
That house so cold and mean
And she held her sister close to her side
And never more did sing, sing
And never more did sing

Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks!

These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators.

You must be logged in to edit lyrics.

Unable to save lyrics. Please try again.

Lyrics cannot contain links.

Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours.

Keep it true to the song

Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

MonolithJR

Submitter

2012-03-20 21:10:19

1 Meaning

Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.

Sort by

by iwillsayyes

14y ago

SPOILERwell since this song did come from the hunger games soundtrack this is how im going to relate it: "Come in, come in my father dear And spend this hour with me For I have a meal And a very fine meal I fixed it up for thee, thee I fixed it up for thee." katniss and her father always spent time together, and would piknik in the woods and do everything together. "No, I ain't comin' in. No, I ain't comin' in To spend this hour with thee For I have to go down in the mines I'll return this night to thee, thee I'll return this night to thee." but then her father had to go to work at the mines and promised her his return. "Then she got up her arrow and bow Her arrow and her string And she went down to the forest deep And sweetly she did sing, sing And sweetly she did sing" so katniss goes to forest and hunts while she sings the song her father taught her and while there she recieves a suprise. "Up spoke-up spoke a mockingjay Up from a willow tree Saying, "You had a father in the mines Who's gone this day from thee, thee Who's gone this day from thee." then a mockingjay 'told' her that there was an explosion in the mines and her father has passed. "Woe be, woe be mockinjay. Woe be, woe be to thee. I'll send an arrow through your heart For to bring such news to me, me For to bring such news to me." Katniss is saddend and furios by the news so plans to kill the bird that told her the news of events "Up spoke-up spoke that mockingjay, "Don't waste your time with me. Go home and mind that pretty little girl Her father no more to see, see Her father no more to see." then the mockingjay tells her to not seek revenge, but to go help her family that will have tough times now that her father is dead. "And she went home to her house that night That house so cold and mean And she held her sister close to her side And never more did sing, sing And never more did sing " Katniss then goes home and comforts her sister as her mother slips into a deep depression, and becomes the strong on in her family. This is what i picked up from the song...kinda self-explanatory.

*SPOILER*well since this song did come from the hunger games soundtrack this is how im going to relate it:
"Come in, come in my father dear
 And spend this hour with me
 For I have a meal
 And a very fine meal
 I fixed it up for thee, thee
 I fixed it up for thee."
katniss and her father always spent time together, and would piknik in the woods and do everything together.
"No, I ain't comin' in.
 No, I ain't comin' in
 To spend this hour with thee
 For I have to go down in the mines
 I'll return this night to thee, thee
 I'll return this night to thee."
 but then her father had to go to work at the mines and promised her his return.
"Then she got up her arrow and bow
 Her arrow and her string
 And she went down to the forest deep
 And sweetly she did sing, sing
 And sweetly she did sing"
 so katniss goes to forest and hunts while she sings the song her father taught her and while there she recieves a suprise.
"Up spoke-up spoke a mockingjay
 Up from a willow tree
 Saying, "You had a father in the mines
 Who's gone this day from thee, thee
 Who's gone this day from thee."
 then a mockingjay 'told' her that there was an explosion in the mines and her father has passed.
"Woe be, woe be mockinjay.
 Woe be, woe be to thee.
 I'll send an arrow through your heart
 For to bring such news to me, me
 For to bring such news to me."
 Katniss is saddend and furios by the news so plans to kill the bird that told her the news of events
"Up spoke-up spoke that mockingjay,
 "Don't waste your time with me.
 Go home and mind that pretty little girl
 Her father no more to see, see
 Her father no more to see."
then the mockingjay tells her to not seek revenge, but to go help her family that will have tough times now that her father is dead. 
"And she went home to her house that night
 That house so cold and mean
 And she held her sister close to her side
 And never more did sing, sing
 And never more did sing "
Katniss then goes home and comforts her sister as her mother slips into a deep depression, and becomes the strong on in her family.
                     This is what i picked up from the song...kinda self-explanatory.

Reason:

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

Questions and Answers

Ask specific questions and get answers to unlock more indepth meanings & facts.