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đ” Gunrow Watchtower
[Verse 1]
Atop Gunrow’s Down where the sea meets sky
Stone walls hold tales from a time gone by
They watched for flags in the Napoleonic fight
Now it’s sheep and picnics under daylight
[Pre-Chorus]
Semaphore’s silent, but the coast still calls
[Chorus]
Gunrow watchtower standing proud and worn
From enemy ships to morning walkers at dawn
Signalmen gone but the view remains
Stoneâcold witness to history’s games
[Verse 2]
Built for invasion when France loomed large
Now it’s stiles, wildflowers and small caravan charge
Flags turned to footsteps along the South West Path
From wartime alarm to quiet aftermath
[Pre-Chorus]
Gunrow’s stones are talking if you listen long
[Chorus]
Gunrow watchtower standing proud and worn
From enemy ships to morning walkers at dawn
Signalmen gone but the view remains
Stoneâcold witness to history’s games
[Bridge]
Look out west to Plymouth Sound
Fields and sea where smugglers prowled
Used to flash the code in semaphore
Now it’s lovers tracing coast once more
[Final Chorus]
Gunrow watchtower, time-carved and gray
Still keeps watch, though the flags are away
From Napoleonic warnings to picnic refrains
Stoneâcold sentinel on Devon’s plain