Springhill
At just 17, Seán started gigging in late 2010, with Dean Paul accompanying … Read Full Bio ↴At just 17, Seán started gigging in late 2010, with Dean Paul accompanying him on acoustic guitar.

In less than a year he has won a national competition to support Shed Seven at the O2 Academy Bournemouth, came second in the Fast Track To Hop Farm competition (beating over 1,500 entrants), has topped the Strummerville DIY chart for over 7 weeks and was recently voted as 'Unsigned Act Of The Week' by a national radio station. For fans of the likes of Paul Weller, Billy Bragg and Joe Strummer, Seán sings his original folk/punk/protest songs written from the heart. Seán's music is often described as acoustic/folk/protest/punk. He calls it “The Peoples Music”.

2012 will see Seán and Dean make play gigs all over the country, whilst taking in as many festivals as possible.




Springhill
Sean McGowan Lyrics


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The Dubliners In the town of Spring Hill, Nova Scotia Down in the…


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@moonwrasse

Just beautiful and heartfelt.

@Dylonetaps

So beautiful ❤️ well done

@nam-lc7jw

My friend showed me this song after watching you live a while ago.
We hadn't spoke in months and she messaged me at the time I needed her. She was the only friend who ever met my mother before she died.
She protected me, and loved me through the worst of life. And this song brought her back to me.
Thanks lad x

@ppalmer16

That's beautiful, Sean

@seanmcgowanuk

Cheers Paul!

@glorkspangle

Second verse lyrics?

Football on the saturday
down Springhill field round by ???
where we first became friends

@glorkspangle

I'm going with "Round by Dave's". So I've got this:

By a hospital bed
the last words that she said,
as I leant in to say my goodbyes,
left a lasting impression:
a lifetime worth of lessons,
make the most of it cos it'll fly.
And she asked me a favour
to look after you;
I promised her that I would.
And I swore there and then
I'd pick you back up again:
I'd get you on the mend
in any way I could.
But I ain't seen you in weeks.

And I swear down I'll keep my promise to her.
swear down I'll honour it, I will.
swear down I'll keep my word.
You're my boy,
you're my boy,
you're my boy,
you're my boy,
you're my boy,
you have been since day one.

Football on the Saturday
down Springhill field round by Dave's
where we first became friends
St Mary's in the afternoon:
your brother weren't around to use
his ticket it was weird being in the home end.
To youth club in the evening
penny squeezing scheming
trying not to get banned
To sleepovers, a PS2,
we'd text the girls we thought
who might chance it on two unlikely lads.
But I ain't seen you in months.

And I swear down I'll keep my promise to her.
Swear down I'll honour it, I will.
Swear down I'll keep my word.
You're my boy,
you're my boy,
you're my boy,
you're my boy,
you're my boy,
you have been since day one.

So now each year my birthday
always leaves a bitter taste
knowing the following day I got your call.
You rang me up to say she'd passed.
My breaking voice, my aching heart,
shattered for you all.
But I held back the tears
made my words crystal clear
as I promised you that I would.
And I swore there and then
I'd pick you back up again
I'd get you on the mend in any way I could.

So what are you saying this week?

And I swear down I'll keep my promise to her.
Swear down I'll honour it, I will.
Swear down I'll keep my word.
You're my boy,
you're my boy,
you're my boy,
you're my boy,
you're my boy,
you have been since day one.

@strummerboy

is that Springhill as in my old school opposite the dell ?

@seanmcgowanuk

That's the one! My old School too.

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