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