1. |
The Scameling song
03:43
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I met a girl named Lily,
She’s fair as fair can be
I thought I’d take her for a walk
Down there by the sea
She asked me what we’d do there
Why scameling I replied
She said she’d never scameled
Well at that I nearly died
So here we go a scameling
Yes here we’ll go a scameling
Yes here we’ll go a scameling
Till scameling season’s done
So straightaway we set off
And went down to the shore
She let me take her hand
But she wouldn’t give me more
I showed her where the scamels hung
They dangled in a bunch
She felt the weight all in her palm
And said that’ll do for lunch
Chorus
The scamels they were good and ripe
And whimpered when you squeezed
I put my arms around me girl
And whispered ‘if ye please’
She soon returned my kisses
With enthusiastic consent
So then we scameled good and hard
Until we both were spent
Chorus
We weren’t there much longer
Till Lily grabbed me tight
She said she felt a little ill
And she wouldn’t last the night
I thought that it was nonsense
That she was overtired
But shortly she fell over
And instantly expired
And we’ll no more go a scameling,
We’ll no more go a scameling,
We’ll no more go a scameling
The scameling season’s done.
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2. |
Rat's Alley
04:50
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I think we are in rats alley
Where the dead men lost their bones
I think we are in rats alley
Where the dead men lost their bones
What is that noise?
The wind under the door.
What is that noise now?
What is the wind doing?
What is that noise?
Nothing again nothing.
I think we are in rats alley
I think we are in rats alley
I think we are in rats alley
Where the dead men lost their bones
I think we are in rats alley
Where the dead men lost their bones
My nerves are bad - stay with me
Speak to me why do you never speak
What are you thinking of? Thinking what
I never know what you are thinking
I never know what you are thinking
Do you know nothing?
Do you see nothing?
Do you know nothing?
Do you remember nothing?”
I remember those are pearls that were his eyes
I remember those are pearls that were his eyes.
Are you alive, or not? Is there nothing in your head?
I think we are in rats alley
I think we are in rats alley
Where the dead men lost their bones
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3. |
Venus
03:27
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High above the sea where the white wings sail
He stood in the zenith of the sky
His daughter approached, downcast and betrayed
As Tears moistened her beautiful eyes
Chorus.
Oh father disposer how have we offended
Oh father my father divine
Oh Why has Aeneus my noblest of sons (I cry)
Been abandoned foreswarn cast aside (we are)
Have you forgotten your promise of Romans
forgotten fair Teucer’s strong blood
They were to discipline all seas and lands
Why is your will thus changed
For after the sorrows of the falling of Troy
My heart was sustained by one hope
That destiny’s hand would be guiding my son
Just as antenors before
And now, disregarding your children
Cast down by the anger of one
Is this our reward for the reverence we hold
Is our royalty no more divine?
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4. |
The Lost King
04:16
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In the garden of Venus
In the lap of the land
I look for the king with his gleaming sword in his hand
An unreachable form
Catching wishes and prayer
Undeniably present
Melting into the air
Where is the king
Where is his story
Is it in battle
Is it in glory
Where is the knight
The chief and the man
Help me understand
Your visions are clear,
They shine in your eyes
It’s all so familiar
And a constant surprise
Sharing our stories
We reach out our hands
And form these connection
Strand by strand
Oh tell me a tale
That speaks to your heart
Bring the landscape to life
Show me your art
We are bounded by love
In this garden she tends
In this moment in time
We are bonded as friends
Who is your king
What is your story
Speak of your battles
I sing to your glory
I turn to your light
Your story expands
And Helps me understand
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5. |
Sweet Dragon
05:10
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Sleep sweet Dragon, and dream
Sleep sweet Dragon, and heal
Sleep sweet Dragon and weep
Sweet Dragon, your time will come to reveal
The smith with his hammer is gazing in awe
The White Horse ahead of him, beauty so raw
He makes her a gift full of joy and delight
A promise fulfilled, the stars at night
White Horse, emblazoned on the hill
Her child beneath her, a mystery still
The dragon lies guardian ward of the land
The people have forgotten, they don’t understand
The water springs up from the land so green
From deep in the earth, from a place in between
It rolls into rivers in crystalline light
Brings green to the land and the moon to the night
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