Sample demo for Sing Yonder song book, 28pp PDF included with album download.
lyrics
As I was out walking one fine summer’s morning,
As I was out walking one midsummer’s day;
met a young female, all dressed in white linen,
Aye, dressed in white linen and as cold as the clay.
Oh mother, dear mother, come sit down beside me,
Come sit down beside me and hear me sad case;
For I’ve loved a soldier who has lately deserted
And he’s gone and he’s left me in shame and disgrace.
Oh daughter, dear daughter, why didn’t you tell me?
Why didn’t you tell me all of it in time?
I could have bought salt, aye, and pills of white margery
You’re a true-hearted girl, cut down in your prime.
Come doctor, dear doctor, and fill up your bottles,
Come fill up your bottles and make them quite dry;
For me bones they are aching and me heart it is breaking
In shame and disgrace I’m afraid I must die.
Have six jolly sailors to carry me coffin,
Have six jolly soldiers to sing me a song;
Have six bonny lasses carry bunches of roses
So that you can smell me as we roll along.
Then play your fife lowly and play the drum slowly,
Sing out the dead march as you go along;
Take me to the graveyard and throw the sods on me,
I’m a true-hearted girl but I never done wrong.
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Because I couldn't decide what my favourite track was. It's a beautiful album and every track could be my favourite. However, I am a soppy git so I chose stowaway. Thank you Jon and keep up the good work. amediamonkey
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The superlatives and adjectives stack up and seem all too obvious to give this piece of work the credit it deserves, in short bad poetry would devalue the purity of the project; but lets check them off, haunting, moving, achingly beautiful, soulful, unsettling, emotive, heart-breaking and warmly consoling, a thing of profound beauty- everything a grown-up audience could want from a grown up collection. Thank you Angeline. Neil S. Reddy
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