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Paradise Square
04:42
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I’ve lived in Sheffield for all of my life
But now I’ve been sent off through pain and strife
I’ll tell you my story if you pull up a chair
And I’ll sing of Paradise Square
I worked in the steelhouse to try and cover my needs
For I had a wife and 3 children to feed
So we stood up together to ask for our share
And went to Paradise Square
And we stood there, three hundred strong
A union of steel men, together for so long
To ask for what’s even, and ask for what’s fair
Down at Paradise Square
The merchants and bankers saw us three hundred men
Feared for their lives, thought we wanted them dead
The last lot who came had got them all scared
Down at Paradise Square
They called up the law, but they couldn’t come
Over at Woodhouse, there’s things to be done
But that’s all finished, we’ll come over there
To quell those at Paradise Square
While we stood there, drawing short straws
We had no idea we were breaking the law
We came for the chance to get our fair share
As we stood at Paradise Square
The watch took too long and the army was called
There’s riots in Hillsbourough the bankers were told
But once that’s all over we’ll come over there
And save you from Paradise Square
Time ticked on, and they called the cavalry
And all arrived in their fine reverie
And police and army converged on us there
And we ran from Paradise Square
So we ran down that tight alleyway
Of the three hundred men, a tenth survived that day
Put before the judge, put before the mayor
And sent down for Paradise Square
So I left fair Sheffield for Canadee-i-o
And my wife and my kids to the poorhouse they’ll go
But the merchants and bankers, do you think that they’ll care?
Just ask those at Paradise Square
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2. |
Bonny At Morn
03:39
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3. |
Lord Randall
03:17
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Oh where have you been?
Randell my son
Oh where have you been?
My sweet pretty one?
I have been to my sweethearts
Mother make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart
And fain would lie down
Oh what did she give you?
She gave me some eels
Oh what colour were there?
They were spickled and speckled
Oh they were strong poison
You'll die, you'll die
Oh what'll you leave your mother?
My gold and my jewels
Oh what'll you leave your father?
My land and my houses
Oh what'll you leave your lover?
A rope, for to hang her
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4. |
Icarus
04:05
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I never wanted to fly higher
I was too fond of walking
So when you said you'd touch the sky
I thought it was your way of talking
And then you said you'd build some wings
You'd found out how it could be done
But I was doubtful of everything
I never thought you'd reach the sun
And you were so clever with your hands
I'd watch you for hours
With the paint and the rubber band
The feathers and the lace and flower
And the finish wings they glowed so bright
Like some bird of glory
I began to envy you your flight
Like some old hero's story
You tried to get me to go with you
You tried all ways to dare me
But I looked at the sky so blue
I thought the heights would scare me
But I carried your wings for you
Up the path and to the cliffface
Kissed you goodbye and watched your eyes
Already bright with sunlight
And it was so grand at the start
To watch you soaring higher
There was a pain deep in my heart
Your wings seemed tipped with fire
Like some eagle or a lark
Soaring forever
Like some ember or a spark
Rising from earth to heaven
Then I believed all that you said
I believed all that you told me
You'd do a think no man had ever done
You'd touch the stars to please me
And then I saw your white wings fail
I saw your feathers faulter
And watched you drop like a ball of gold
Into the wide green water
Some are born to fly higher
Some are born to follow
Some are born to touch the sky
While some walk deep in the hollow
And as I watched your body fall
I knew really you had won
For your grave was not the earth
But a reflection of the sun
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5. |
Deep Blue Sea
02:38
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Deep blue sea Willie
Deep blue sea
Deep blue sea Willie
Deep blue sea
Deep blue sea Willie
Deep blue sea
It was Willie that drowned
In the deep blue sea
Dig his grave with a silver spade..
Lower him down on a golden chain...
Golden sun bring him back to me...
Deep blue sea Willie, deep blue sea...
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My brother was a miner
His name was Charlie Dave
He spent his whole young life laughing
And digging out his grave
When Charlie David was sixteen
He learnt to chew and spit
And he went one day with grandpa
And went to work in the pit
Chr
For Charlie David, he was big
And Charlie Dave was strong
And Charlie Dave was two feet wide
And over six feet long
When Charlie David was sixteen
He met his Maggie June
On day shift weeks they met at eight
On backshift weeks at noon
When Charlie David was sixteen
He said to June “Let's wed”
Maggie June was so surprised
She fell right out of bed
Chr
When Charlie David was sixteen
June had a little boy
Maggie June was not surprised
And Charlie jumped for joy
Chr
When Charlie David was sixteen
The roof fell on his head
His laughing face was filled with clay
Now Charlie Dave is dead
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9. |
Blinded By Devotion
04:17
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A girl in Salvation is crying
As torment is leaving her soul
But as the blows fall and God’s word is called
The devil still resides within
Her mouth feels drier and drier
Her stomach cries out for release
But still the pain comes, nothing will be done
Or hell would take us with it’s grin
Chr:
You never stuck up for your own flesh and blood
You never protected your child
You never defended that sweet little girl
For devotion had blinded your eye
The crimes of a innocent child
Causing hell to reside within
The question god’s will, and for that she will
Need saving from his condemnation
But no matter how hard we tell her
No matter we try
She still won’t give in, she still speaks in sin
The devil is her own reflection
Chr
But he is a tricksome young devil
He’ll not leave her of his own will
We must intervene, or we would be seen
With a devil who is only seven
We’ll take her down into the cellar
We’ll fervently pray for release
The blemish and rot, it’ll all be forgot
When her soul is clean fit for heaven
Chr
The devil cannot stand birchwood
He must leave her soon they all said
She gibbers and talks, so soon he will walk
So she can be fully forgiven
He fights to remain in her body
He refuses to give in
Her words become wild, but this evil child
Knows it is by God we are driven
Chr
This devil is still here within her
The measures must be increased
Iron he can’t stand, it’s not of his land
He can’t remain here much longer
Her voice seems weaker and weaker
The devil, he can’t stand it too
She cries one last time, and pays for their crime
And he is no longer part of her
Chr
So Sophie resides in Salvation
While deacons and matrons live on
And God’s will is done, the school is still run
By the word of the almighty’s son
So beware of the fire and brimstone
That leads your life straight into hell
But in the abyss, make sure you don’t miss
The murderer you have become
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10. |
Child's Lullaby
03:16
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Hush a while my little baby
Can’t you hear the angels sing?
The path to home is filled with dark
But songs will light the way
Songs of memories, songs of future
Songs of things we’ll never see
Songs for a tiny child
In a lowly bed
Chr
Sleep well my dear child
Sleep well, and rest your head
Let dreams of joy be given
And comfort in your bed
Let your sleep be undisturbed
Let nightmares go elsewhere
Let your head be untroubled
Whilst the music plays
Tunes of men who search for jewels
Tunes of men we’ll never know
Tunes all for a tiny child
In my own embrace
Chr
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Patrick Rose Sheffield, UK
Patrick Rose does folk style acoustic music in between learning about Computer Science and Maths, and occasionally running How To Play
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