1. |
The Black Fox Rag
03:33
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Instrumental
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2. |
Renewable Riddle
02:42
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Renewable Riddle:
I like to feel the wind in my hair
I like to feel the waves on my toes
I like to feel the sun on my skin
Brutal serene I’m standing tall
Listen and hear my gently hum
My blades slowly turn in the fresh air
I like to feel the wind in my hair
Twice a day I’ll always be there
Coming and going ebb and flow
The moon is my master everyone knows
I like to feel the waves on my toes
There at the heart of our universe
Warming the air the earth and the sea
I rise every morning a new day begin
I like to feel the rays on my skin
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3. |
The Mermaid's Purse
03:46
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The Mermaid’s Purse:
Along the shoreline strand mother and daughter walk
Seeking treasures out, eyes sharp as the hawk
Where is the mermaid’s purse
Upon the murderous rock the siren’s tear-drops fall
Into the sea, harken to her call
Where is my mermaids purse
Come my mother dear see the treasure I have found
Amongst the seaweed here, tightly bound
Is a mermaids purse
A treasure to behold
A thing of beauty too
Smooth as silk
Black as coal
Or of a golden hue
Is the mermaids purse
Gazing out to sea hold tight the treasured find
See the mermaid on her rock, unless your mind is blind
To the mermaids purse
Fable myth and legend off the mermaids deed
Stay in the fertile mind, imagination feed
From the mermaids purse
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4. |
Interlude
03:04
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Instrumental
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5. |
The Train of life
03:01
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The Train of Life:
Riding the train, the train of life
On down the track, no turning back
Riding the train, the train of life
Nobody knows where this train goes
Riding the train, the train of life
Riding the train
Riding the train, the train of life
You’re born, you die, you work in-between
Riding the train, the train of life
Turning a nut and paying your dues
Riding the train, the train of life
Riding the train
Riding the train, the train of life
Black end white at the extreme
Riding the train, the train of life
Colour and race just shouldn’t be seen
Riding the train, the train of life
Riding the train
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6. |
The Blackleg Miner
02:44
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The Blackleg Miner:
It’s in the evening after dark
The blackleg miner creeps to work
Moleskin pants and dirty shirt
There goes the blackleg miner
Takes his pick and down he goes
To hue the coal from down below
There’s not a women that I know
Would look at a blackleg miner
Don’t go near the Coalville mine
Across the way they’ll stretch a line
Slit the throat and break the spin
Of the dirty blackleg miner
Delaval is a terrible place
They rub wet clay in a blackleg’s face
Around the heap they run a foot race
To catch the blackleg miner
They’ll take his pick and boots as well
Throw ‘em down the pit of hell
Then they will say fare the well
You dirty blackleg miner
Join the union while you may
Don’t wait until your dying day
That may not be far away
You dirty blackleg miner
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7. |
The Constant Chaperone
03:57
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The Constant Chaperone:
Walking by her window
My love’s working at her loom
Walking by her window
Her father’s in the room
Walking by her window
What am I to do
When standing by her window
Her father is there too
Walking by the dairy
My love’s milking the cow
Walking by her window
Her father shows her how
Walking by the dairy
What am I to do
When standing in the dairy
Her father is there too
Walking by the kitchen
My love’s kneading the dough
Walking by the kitchen
Her father’s there as well
Walking by the kitchen
What an I to do
When standing in the kitchen
Her father is there too
Walking by the laundry
My love’s dollying the tub
Walking by the laundry
Father’s watching from above
Walking by the laundry
What am I to do
When standing in the laundry
Her father is there too
Walking by the stable
My love’s tending to her horse
Walking by the stable
Her father’s there of course
Walking by the stable
What am I to do
When standing in the stable
Her father is there too
Walking by the graveyard
My love’s buried in the ground
Walking by the graveyard
Her father’s still around
Walking by the graveyard
What am I to do
When standing in the graveyard
Her father is there too
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8. |
The Road to Zero
05:54
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The road to zero:
You’re telling me the time is neigh
But it’s not to late for us to try
Down the road to Zero
I see the need but not the will
No appetite for the bitter pill
To right the wrongs and make amends
For the road to zero has many bends
I don’t believe there’s much I can do
To help this poor planet pull through
To sort the mess that is man made
Heavy the price our children paid
The tee-shirt that I wear with pride
Hides a selfish me inside
I’m sure that something must be done
Could we harness the power of the sun
Let me help you out my friend
Make some changes before the end
Say no to those fossil fuels
Solar, wind, tide, new tools
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9. |
Small Town Blues
03:45
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Small Town Blues:
I’m heading for the city
got the small town blues
I’m heading for the city
I’ve got nothing to lose
Got me to the city
saw the bright lights there
She took all my money
now my pockets are bare
I’m leaving the city
I’m going home
Back to the country
no more to roam
I’m back from the city
now I’ve got to choose
My home in the country
that’s what I’ll choose
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10. |
Waterfall
03:54
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Waterfall:
Mary is playing with her ball
Ten summers old plus two more
Mary is, but a child
Mary is called to her father’s hall
Unbeknowning of her fate
Mary is, betrothed
Mary is told the deal is done
Two score years and plus ten
The husband is, an old man
Mary she is expected
Produce for him a son and heir
Carry on, the family name
Mary knows not what to do
Into the marriage she is bound
Tears they flow, like a waterfall
Mary is playing with her ball
Ten summers old plus two more
Tears they flow, like a waterfall
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11. |
Dave Wright's
03:00
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Instrumental
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Paul Hayes Wales, UK
Paul Hayes is a singer/songwriter from Middleton near Manchester, who 'brings a delicious bardic darkness to his approach of his own and traditional folk songs' - Maartin Allcock.
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