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Hold On Below
03:56
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Hold on below, I'm coming down
Wind up the sluices I'm going to drown
Open up the hatches I'm on my way down
They've covered up the beauty and the meaning can't be found
There's creases in the picture distortion in the sound
Hold on below I'm on my way down
Your pictures are all empty there's nothing left to draw
your face it is all faded and you're smaller than before
You walk on your children they won't take it any more
You move to close the window as we are walking out the door
Hold on below I am coming down Wind up the sluices I'm going to drown Open up the hatches I'm on my way down,
down down down.
The mountains all around me are getting louder every day,
They shout down upon me though there's nothing left to say
and they crowd all around me so I can't get away
The grass is all brown and the sky is turning grey
Holdall below et cetera
So clear out the gangway I am coming down below,
I'm making my way down for there's nowhere else to go
And there's another lot behind me yes there's row upon row
And they all want to leave, sit back and watch us go
Hold on below, I'm coming down
Wind up the sluices I'm going to drown
Open up the hatches I'm on my way down
They've covered up the beauty and the meaning can't be found
There's creases in the picture distortion in the sound
Hold on below I'm on my way down
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All Been Done Before
02:50
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She makes me feel so small, by saying nothing at all
And it's all been done before, and it's all been sung before...
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Biggleswade Stomp
02:32
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There are no lyrics because the Biggleswade Stomp is an instumental piece composed for no voices or singing, just a sole guitar or possibly an added recorder or violin.
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Puddles of Seaweed
02:47
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Lyrics to Puddles
Puddles of seaweed, left on the beach
Pieces of driftwood floating just out of reach
The insects came down as the people went up,
And they crawled in and out of an old plastic cup
They left behind in the mind of a traveller
Stood by the water alone
Left in a world of his own
The tide came in , he didn't care
The sun went out but he was there
Then the insects flew up as the people came back
And they shouted and screamed and waved an old plastic mac
in the air, but did he care, no not the traveller
He was stood on a rock of his own
Left by the water alone.
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Sitting on the Bank
03:02
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Sitting on the bank of a river
Me and a bottle of wine
Happy to the sound of the water
but I know I'm just wasting time
So help me along, sing me a song,
I'm gonna get my feet wet but I know I can't stay
Anything will do just a verse or two
and I'll sing you one back some day
I've come to the end of the bottle
Got no reason to delay
I'll watch it float down that river
Then I'll be on my way
So help me along....
Well I'm still sitting by that river
But now it's in the light of the moon
I know I shouldn't really still be here
I'll get going after one more tune
So help me along, sing me a song,
I'm gonna get my feet wet but I know I can't stay
Anything will do just a verse or two
and I'll see you all back some day
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This is My Song
02:53
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The hand moves faster than the pencil
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The Show Carries On
03:26
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Look at the beach man, stood by the water
Taking his poise again
Playing a part from the shallows of his heart
Grounded with all who tried the same.
And the audience yawns they've seen it all before
But they don't know wher to complain
The show carries on with the audience long gone
The actors have all gone insane
I tried to tell them all
About the empty stalls
They said "Great, keep it up"
You see the curtain never falls
And the show goes on and on and on and on and on and on
Look at the lady walking down the street
She looks at you like any other
And glances around to make sure that you're still looking
You can look at her, you don't stand a chance
And the audience yawns they've seen it all before
But they don't know wher to complain
The show carries on with the audience long gone
The actors have all gone insane
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How can you?
02:19
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How can you?
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Narrowboats
01:47
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No lyrics, just musical impressions of narrowboats navigating through the peaceful canal systems.
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Have you seen the man in the black suit as he is polishing his boot, he knows where he's going
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11. |
The Minstrel
01:56
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Andy Roberts England, UK
Original and unique songs through the decades
in the classic
"contemporary folk" solo
acoustic
singer songwriter style.
Influences: Roy Harper, Mike Chapman, Loudon Wainwright, Beefheart
... more
Andy Roberts recommends:
Just great guitar playing
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