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The Lion's Share EP

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1.
There was a lion so large and strong But with no pride he’d make no kills He met an ass with legs so long Who loved the chase with all its thrills So they agreed to make a team And they went out to hunt their prey Around their mouths the blood did gleam They made so many kills that day The Lion split the share up into three Pick up a pile and said with a smirk I’m the king of beasts so the firsts for me And the seconds mine for my hard work The thirds mine too so listen here You can go through me if you can dare The ass ran off with the stench of fear Leaving behind The Lion’s Share
2.
Cathy 03:24
Chorus Come inside and rest your feet Get yourself something to eat You’re moving up the housing list And opening their tight fists I’m tired now, I think I’ll rest Cathy won’t you be my guest? Come inside where it is warm And watch the swallows at dawn. It’s like a circle without an end Gone for the winter and I can’t pretend Don’t you worry my old friend We’ll be coming home again Chorus Step by step they force you down Look upon you like some dog in a pound Then one day they throw you out Call you a gypsy and a lay about In the streets come the men To take away all of your children They leave you there alone to mourn So look to the sky for the dawn Chorus
3.
Oh Sally my dear it’s you I’d be missing Sally my dear it’s you I’d be kissing She smiled and replied ‘there’s just one thing you’re missing’ Sally my dear I wish I could wed you Sally my dear I wish I could bed you She smiled and replied ‘then you’d say I’d miss led you’ If all the young boys were hares on the mountain If all the young boys were hares on the mountain How many young girls would grab guns and go hunting? If all the young boys were fish in the river If all the young boys were fish in the river How many young girls would undress and dive after? If all the young boys sang like blackbirds and thrushes If all the young boys sang like blackbirds and thrushes How many young boys would grab sticks and bash bushes? All the young boys are fussing and fooling All the young boys are fussing and fooling So I will stay home and stick to my schooling So I will stay home and stick to my schooling
4.
Chorus Oh the prickle eye bush That pricks my hear so soar And if ever I get out of the prickle eye bush I never shall get in it anymore Hangman stay your hand Stay it for a while For I think I see my mother Coming over yonder style Mother have you brought me gold? Or silver to set me free For you save my body from the cold cold ground And my neck from the gallow tree No I have not brought you gold Or silver to set you free To save your body from the cold cold ground And your neck from the gallow tree Chorus Hangman stay your hand Stay it for a while For I think I see my sister Coming over yonder style Sister have you brought me gold? Or silver to set me free For you save my body from the cold cold ground And my neck from the gallow tree No I have not brought you gold Or silver I can’t afford To save your body from the cold cold ground And your neck from the hangman’s cord Chorus Hangman stay your hand Stay it for a while For I think I see my own true love Coming over yonder style Love have you brought me gold? Or silver to set me free For you save my body from the cold cold ground And my neck from the gallows tree Yes I have not brought you gold And silver to set you free To save your body from the cold cold ground And your neck from the gallows tree Oh the prickle eye bush That pricks my hear so soar And if ever I get out of the prickle eye bush I never shall get in it anymore Oh the prickle eye bush That pricks my heart so soar And now that I’m out of that prickle eye bush I never shall get in it anymore
5.
Tom Sandles was yellow headed, red sided and green Tom Sandles was yellow headed, red sided and green Everyday people would say, they saw Tom Sandles down the water way Everyday people would say, they saw Tom Sandles down the water way Water way, water way What a way, to go my boy Water way, water way What a way, to go my boy Tom Sandles was yellow headed, red sided and green Tom Sandles was yellow headed, red sided and green Everyday people would say, they saw Tom Sandles down the water way Everyday people would say, they saw Tom Sandles down the water way Water way, water way What a way, to go my boy Water way, water way What a way, to go my boy

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The Lion’s Share
Tom Blackburn - guitar and vocal.
Jimmy Grayburn - banjo and vocal.

The Lion’s Share is based on the Aesop’s fable of that name.
Cathy is dedicated to Jeremy Sandford and his work Cathy Come Home.
Hares On The Mountain and The Prickle Eye Bush are traditional songs.

Includes bonus track 'Tom Sandles' from The UCLU Folk and World Music Compilation Album Vol 1.

Front cover card cuttings and potato prints by Jimmy Grayburn.

Mixed and mastered by Oliver Whitworth.

Released 12 February 2016

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