Daddyâs at the food store, Mummyâs out of town,
Sheâs working at the hospital since Rhona came to town,
Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhonaâs come to town,
Hide away, hide away, sheâs come to take us down.
Miss Rhonaâs at the doorstep, Iâll keep 6 feet away,
But Grandma needs the paper, Iâll take her some today,
Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhonaâs come to stay,
Hide away, hide away, we canât come out to play.
But Grandma needs the paper, Iâll take her some today,
And hereâs a note from Rhona, she wanted me to say,
Hide away, hide away, keep 6 feet away,
Hide away, hide away, she took us down today.
[Image ID: Tumblr user @neanderthyall says in the notes, âI thought that 6 feet was kind of a double meaning. Like six feet away to stop the spread, but when people die theyâre six feet underground, and its six feet of the dirt that keeps you apart. Like âHide away, hide away, even though it hurts Hide away, hide away, or the six feet will be dirtâ.â End ID.]
HI DONâT LEAVE THIS IN THE NOTES THATâS ACTUALLY BRILLIANT
Iâve taken the liberty of expanding the lyrics slightly and coming up with a tune:
Daddyâs at the food store, Mummyâs out of town, Sheâs working at the hospital since Rhona came to town, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhonaâs come to town, Hide away, hide away, sheâs come to take us down.
Miss Rhonaâs at the doorstep, Iâll keep 6 feet away, But Grandma needs the paper, Iâll take her some today, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhonaâs come to stay, Hide away, hide away, we canât come out to play.
I need to see the sunlight, Iâve not been out in days And hereâs a note from Rhona, she wanted me to say, Hide away, hide away, keep 6 feet away, Hide away, hide away, she took us down today
The days all run together, I havenât changed my shirt We may be getting restless, but keep on the alert Hide away, hide away, even though it hurts Hide away, hide away, or the six feet will be dirt
@billpottsismygfâs extended version. A beautiful singing voice đśâşď¸
As planned Iâve extended this even further and re-recorded it with the new lyrics and a guitar part; itâs also a bit better quality. Itâs so cool that so many different versions of this song have sprung up already! I recommend having a scroll through them all on @jus-teaâââs tumblr.
(Em)Daddyâs at the (B7)food store, (Em)Mummyâs out of (B7)town, Sheâs (Em)working at the (B7)hospital since (Em)Rhona (B7)came to (Em)town, (Am)Hide away, hide away, Miss (Em)Rhonaâs come to town, (Am)Hide away, (Em)hide away, sheâs come to (B7)take us (Em)down.
Miss Rhonaâs at the doorstep, Iâll keep six feet away, But Grandma needs the paper, Iâll take her one today, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhonaâs come to stay, Hide away, hide away, we canât come out to play.
Iâm missing all my friends, though we keep in touch by phone, Iâm learning what it is to truly be alone, Hide away, hide away, even though you moan, Hide away, hide away, or weâll be lying prone.
My love she says she misses the twinkle of my eyes, But Rhona stalks the streets and to meet would be unwise, Hide away, hide away, we hear the desperate cries, Hide away, hide away, or see the bodies rise.
I feel myself a-coughinâ, I havenât got a mask, Itâs work or die for me, though, so who am I to ask, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhonaâs on the task, Hide away, hide away, sheâs come for me at last.
I need to see the sunlight, Iâve not been out in days, And hereâs a note from Rhona, she wanted me to say, Hide away, hide away, keep 6 feet away, Hide away, hide away, she took us down today.
The days all run together, I havenât changed my shirt, We may be getting restless, but keep on the alert, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhonaâs quite the flirt, Hide away, hide away, her touch is not inert.
Hide away, hide away, even though it hurts, Hide away, hide away, or six feet will be dirt.
you absolutely nailed the slightly ominous yet catchy tune for this, great job!






















