SONGS:
-- Peggy's Kitchen Wall --
July 1983. Toronto, Canada.

Found on:

Stealing Fire (1984)
Waiting For A Miracle, Singles 1970-1987 (1987) [compilation album]

Rumours of Glory - box set Disc 4 (2014) [compilation album]
Lyrics:

Crashing in the kitchen, noises in the hall
Roll over and go back to sleep -- it's just a dream, that's all
So how come the window's broken?
What caused the glass to fall?
And who put that bullet hole in Peggy's kitchen wall?

Police arrive -- muddy up the floor
Dig out half the plaster -- it's a .38 for sure
Kick the neighbour's door in
Saying better tell it all
Who put that bullet hole in Peggy's kitchen wall?

Blaster on the back porch shaking up the lane
They're drinking gin and joking -- laughter falling down like rain
Everybody wears a halo
Never saw nothing at all
So who put that bullet hole in Peggy's kitchen wall


Editors Note: There is an extra verse to this song, which was played at the 29 October 1983, Sydney Austraila show. These are those lyrics:

Check the tv channels
Looking for the news
Anyalysis and anchor woman
Haven't got a clue
Criminal investigation results of are somewhat small (?)
Who put that bullet hole in Peggy's kitchen wall?
Who put that bullet hole in Peggy's kitchen wall?

Known comments by Bruce Cockburn about this song, by date:

  • 1990 - "It's a true story, honest. And it happened in T.O." - from "Rumours of Glory 1980-1990" (songbook), edited by Arthur McGregor, OFC Publications, Ottawa, 1990. Submitted by Rob Caldwell.

  • circa early March 2007 - Bruce started mentioning during his shows that the 'Peggy' in the title had passed away the previous week, “far too young.”


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