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  • My Maggie

    My Maggie

    In a field of dreamsAll alone in my reverieDeep in a daydreamDreaming of what would beDreaming of Maggie …From across the high seaReturning to meOn coming of age in far CalaisThen came the presageAn ominous messageThey had betrothed MaggieAnd there she would stayThey had stolen my Rose awayWithout a forethoughtOr my life was overI mounted…

  • Purgatory to Paradise

    Purgatory to Paradise

    (Instrumental intro)I’ve been sent down to Purgatory All the way on down To that God damned town Devil sent, she led me downJezebell, took the long way round Purgatory Where I am bound Before the Sun goes down To look around that lost and dingy town Maybe, I’ll shout a round The other lost Souls…

  • From the Get Go

    From the Get Go

    It was right from the beginningThat I saw her laughing faceIt set my heart singingI was ready for the chaseThere were swarms of beesRound my honey potTo be smoked awayIf ever I was to get toAnd win her hand some wayA faint heart had never wonThe charms of a fair ladyNo, that’s not how it…

  • Your Melody

    Your Melody

    In these times that are toughAnd the whole World’s had enoughHere’s a melody written, just for youAlthough without any wordsWas it writtenFor this story is all about youSo, tell it with prideAnd with God by your sideThis melody will help see you through.So, each day, after day, after day, after dayDay after day, after day,…

  • The Song of Life

    The Song of Life

    (Instrumental intro)When we wakeAnd wonder who we areMay your drifting thoughtsBe guided by that bright starLook around and discoverHow you’ve come so farThrough life’s journeyTravelled up to now Yesterday, again tomorrow So, it goesWhile the river running by usAlways flowsWith the Seasons Now turning into snowThat’s how we thought all our daysWould come and goBut…

  • The Return of the Troubadour

    The Return of the Troubadour

    (Instrumental intro)When it comes to worldly newsThere’s no need to exploreWith all our modern mediaVery hard to ignoreWe are told by word and imageAll this worldly news and moreSometimes so graphically You feel like an old ‘Voyeur’ (Instrumental motif)Have you ever wonderedHow it was in days of ‘yore’When heard by word of mouthOr a message…

  • The Getting of Wisdom

    The Getting of Wisdom

    (Brief Instrumental intro)Where is the wisdomThey didn’t teach it in schoolI learnt about historyAnd playing the foolI learnt my arithmeticAlgebra tooI was taught about mannersAnd how do you doBut when given freedomAnd a life course to chooseSome slowly make progressBut some surely will lose (Instrumental break)The getting of wisdomIs from the school of hard knocksFrom…

  • Red Sky

    Red Sky

    A red sky in the morningA red sky by nightOld sailors say that it is a warningWhile by night it is a delightThere are those that say it’s just a storyBut no matter whoever is rightWhen it glows in all it’s glorySomehow you know Everything’s alrightDo you remember on that first fateful morningOr was it…

  • Neverland

    Neverland

    (instrumental intro)Tonight, I’ll visit NeverlandYes, that’s where I’ll beSay hello to Peter PanCaptain Hook and his mate Smee I’ll wait up for Tinker BellShe’ll be coming around three Sprinkle me with fairy dustThen I’ll fly across the seaSoar across the oceanFar above the seaAnd for my companyThis lovely fairy (Instrumental break)Away in the distanceWhat is…

  • A Christmas Largo

    A Christmas Largo

    Can you hear the sleigh bells ringOn this Christmas EveJoy they will bringUnder the treeChildren drift throughout the long night fitfullyKnowing what tomorrow will bring,Where then did it all beginA long, long time agoStranded in that little innJoseph and MaryHad nowhere else to beFor her time had comeHeralded by a Heavenly glowSo as the whole…