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  1. Waggons and Wheels

From the recording EMERGE, RETURN

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Waggons and Wheels
by The Bookshop Band

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Inspired by Carol Birch’s Orphans of the Carnival.
Beth Porter - vocals, baritone ukulele. Ben Please - acoustic guitar. Pete Townshend - Mellotron, Lowrey Lincolnwood organ, piano, bass.

Lyrics

Passengers on, this journey’s long
And welcome to the show
A home from home, with sticks and stones,
Who knows what’s in these bones

Leaving a life of static strife,
There’s no one left to care
Blue dresses are better
When twirled and flattered,
With riches in the air

Waggons and wheels, old friends, new deals
Winter or spring, I am hiding
Roads I see you, towns I see few
Winter or spring I’ll be travelling

Hoo-ha but who are you to shout
Indecency and shame?
Shocking, I shock, so lock me out
I’m locked into this face

Waggons and wheels, old friends, new deals
Winter or spring I am hiding
Roads I see you, towns I see few
Winter or spring I’ll be travelling

A beast or a boy, a monster or joy
Might fall into my arms
I’ll love him and feed him
And clothe him and see him,
And slowly he’ll see me

Waggons and wheels, old friends, new deals
Winter or spring I am hiding
Roads I see you, towns I see few
Winter or spring I’ll be travelling

A room with a fire and windows so that
I can see the rain
Settling down might lose the crowd,
But I’m ready for a change

Waggons and wheels, old friends, new deals
Winter or spring I am hiding
Roads I see you, towns I see few
Winter or spring I’ll be travelling

Booking: bookshopbandmusic@gmail.com
Press: matthew@scottishfestivalspr.org
Distribution: distro@state51.com
 Band: bookshopbanddmusic@gmail.com

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