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Life belongs to me
03:49
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I sit alone in the darkness of winter and I wish I wasn’t here
Just over there is the coming of summer and that sun will shine on me
And I know, yes I know, that sun belongs to me
Silence the poet who writes on my pages, a life with one stroke of his pen
One shining jewel in a cavern of darkness I like to look at now and then
And I know, yes I know, that jewel belongs to me
I stroll along over hills in the summer and I breathe in all that air
Shading my eyes I can see all the flowers under my feet everywhere
And I know, yes I know, the flowers belongs to me
So start the day with smiles and with laughter cos that’s the way to be
Live for today cos there ain’t no hereafter and set yourself free
And I know, yes I know, my life belongs to me
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All Hallows
03:34
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Was in the spring of 65, when we saw Bob Dylan live
Living in Flat 4, crazy times for sure
We saw the dawn in at All Hallows, Medway, muddy in the shallows
But all I really wanted to do was to spend time close to you
Some whiskey some tokes, proper beardy hippy folks
We had a filthy kitchen sink, no clean glass for a drink
I wished you were my lover at the time, like some zany Janie Valentine
Cos all I really wanted to do was to spend time close to you
Up at sparrow’s fart, I had to make an early start,
And had a 40 minute drive on my Matchless motor bike
Time at the college was well spent, I learned what a lot of things meant.
But all I really wanted to do was to spend time close to you
It was all such a long time ago when life was more gentle and slow
Now my joints are beginning to creak, can’t remember what I did last week
Now I’m just some old timer from the days of the Morris Minor
Some memories stay clear as a bell, do you ever think of me as well?
Roger and me, and the blues got a little jazzy
We thought we’d arrived with our demo 45
Yeah we were doing all right, occasional folk clubs at night
But all I really wanted to do was to spend time close to you
Weekends were lazy, memories now are hazy
Good friends were made relaxing in the shade
But babe, you were the crazy vision that kept me hopelessly imprisoned
Cos all I really wanted to do was to spend time close to you
Sunrise at All Hallows, Medway muddy in the shallows
Cos all I really wanted to do was to spend time close to you
Getting close to you Babe, down at All Hallows
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What went wrong
03:37
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Yesterday you loved me, now you’re singing a different song
Yesterday you loved me, now you’re singing a different song
What happened last night, baby? What went wrong?
She’s not my lover, baby, just an old friend that I’ve known
She’s not my lover, baby, just an old friend that I’ve known
Ain’t no point in arguing about some message on my phone.
You’re impossible, unbearable, insufferable, intractable
Incomparable, uncontrollable but irresistible
Invincible, unstoppable, incompatible, irascible
Enjoyable, inscrutable, but irresistible
I don’t know how much longer I can stick around
I don’t know how much longer I can stick around
Your jealousy baby really gets me down
I wish you could forgive me, babe, for any small mistakes
I wish you could forgive me, babe, for any small mistakes
I try to work it out babe, but where’s the give and take?
You’re impossible, unbearable, insufferable, intractable
Incomparable, uncontrollable but irresistible
Invincible, unstoppable, incompatible, irascible
Enjoyable, inscrutable, but irresistible
Yesterday you loved me, now you’re singing a different song
Yesterday you loved me, now you’re singing a different song
What happened last night, baby? What went wrong?
Yeah, what happened last night, baby? What went wrong?
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Prophets of doom
03:56
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Climate deniers - You’ve been fooled by liars
There’s no room for doubt - Deluge and drought
Forest fires - Temperatures getting higher
Drowning whole nations - Desertification
Yes, we are the prophets, your prophets of doom
Yes, we are the elephant in your room
Yes, we are canaries in your mine
Yes, we have to tell you you’ve run out of time
The way the world works - It’s run by jerks
Won’t you open your eyes - Please try to be more wise
Those fossil fuels - used to make all the rules
Now the whole structure - is gonna have to rupture
Yes, we are the prophets, your prophets of doom
Yes, we are the elephant in your room
Yes, we are canaries in your mine
Yes, we have to tell you you’ve run out of time
Oh it’s a lot worse than you think
Already gone over the brink
Now it’s a lot worse than you think
Already gone over the brink
Continuing rising - of our seas
Will make many millions - Of new refugees
Your orange pig – he was telling you lies
He was Twittering out – all his porky pies
Yes your ignorance knows no bounds
Yes you stick your head right in the ground
Yes you can’t even see the signs
Yes we have to tell you you’ve run out of time
Oh, yes, we are the prophets, your prophets of doom
Yes, we are the elephant in your room
Yes, we are canaries in your mine
Yes, we have to tell you you’ve run out of time
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Covidiots
03:44
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It came to us from Wuhan, by air, by land and sea
Old folks choking, as sick as they could be
It drove right through Italy and laid waste to Spain
The hospitals were overrun, and China was to blame
The lockdown blues, it’s all bad news
There’s lots of angry folk on a very short fuse
When it came to Britain, put Bojo in a spin
Waited far too long to put the lockdown in
140,000 dead seems a heavy price to pay
For stupid indecision, dither and delay
The lockdown blues live or die, you know you just can’t choose
Lots of stupid people that you can’t excuse
Some stupid folks are saying - it’s a hoax, it don’t exist
I ain’t bothered if they catch it, those covidiots will not be missed
Now a new mutation’s sweeping across the nation
All that we are hoping for is a speedy vaccination
Gotta stay at home can’t see your friends
Nobody knows when the lockdown ends
They’re making up policy on the hoof
Perspex sales gone through the roof
The lockdown blues, bad for the many but not the few
Greedy cronies smeared with Tory glue
Trump & Bolsanaro pretend it was a cold
But that’s another lie their folks were being told
Conspiracies festered all around the world
All those creepy people with their flags unfurled
The lockdown blues, with covidiot’s views
They should spend a week in a nurse’s shoes
The lockdown blues, live or die, you just can’t choose
Lots of angry folk on a very short fuse
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Losing you
03:44
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Oooh oooh, oooh oooh
Feel I’m losing you, yes, I’m losing you
And I don’t know what to do, no, I don’t know what to do
Too sick to love, too sick to care,
Too sick to have energy to spare
Too sick to even brush your lovely hair
But I’ll be there for you, I will care for you too
My heart will see us through, it seems that’s all I can do
Feel I’m losing you, yes, I’m losing you
And I don’t know what to do, no, I don’t know what to do
Too sensitive to light, too sensitive to sound
Too sensitive to touch, I tiptoe all around
Too weak to even speak, no strength to wash your feet
But I’ll be there for you, I will care for you too
My heart will see us through, it seems that’s all I can do
Think I’m losing you, yes, I’m losing you
And I don’t know what to do, no, I don’t know what to do
No light, just dark, no hope, no spark
So hard to walk, or use a knife and fork
No help, just fears and holding back tears
But I’ll be there for you, I will care for you too
My heart will see us through, it seems that’s all I can do
Oooh oooh, oooh oooh
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Chiff chaff
03:02
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Winter nights have been so long and the winds have been so strong
Cold grey days have set the tone, winter blues have grown and grown
So listen to the chiff chaff, singing sun or rain
Such a simple little song means spring is here again
Oh listen to the chiff chaff, he’s just flown in from Spain
Choosing his territory and spring is here again
October nights were drawing in, November leaves whipped up by wind
Turning of the New Year came bringing hail and freezing rain
So listen to the chiff chaff, just flown in from Spain
Choosing his territory and spring is here again
Yeah listen to the chiff chaff, no need to explain
Such a simple little song means spring is here again
Springtime warms those aching bones, it’s not so bad to be alone
Sunbeams strike your window pane and optimism rules again
So listen to the chiff chaff, singing in the rain
Such a simple little song and spring is here again
Oh listen to the chiff chaff, he’s just flown in from Spain
Choosing his territory and spring is here again,
Spring is here again, yeah spring is here again
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Andy Bob Beaumont Bangor, UK
Andy Bob Beaumont is a blues-folk based singer/songwriter from North Wales. He has played in blues bands, jug bands and as a
solo artist for many years. He is lead singer in the blues-rock band Scapegoats and a member of The Beaumont Brothers.
His solo music is influenced by the Delta and Country blues-men, Jug bands, and Americana.
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