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The Lion's Share
03:12
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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
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Cathy
03:24
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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
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Hares on the Mountain
03:30
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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
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The Prickle Eye Bush
03:39
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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
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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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