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Uncle Arlie’s Hat of Dreams
Oh aged Uncle Arlie
Sleeping in a field of barley
Through the starry hours of night
Near the shelter of a thicket
On his nose, there was a cricket
In his hat, a railway ticket
His shoes fit him just right
But of all the felt hats that Arlie ever felt
None felt as good as that felt hat felt.
And he’s dreaming of a maiden
Dark as a raven
Who took him in one night
Saying ‘Come in from the cold, take off those sodden clothes
But do keep on the hat, I like you lots in that….
And don’t take off your shoes, for the flooring here is crude
There are splinters on the steps to my floating feather bed
Where I’ll loosen off my dress and together we’ll caress
We’ll hold each other tight through the long winters night’
He woke up with a start
On a bench in a park
In the grungy, grimy town
Poor Uncle Arlie
There is no field of barley
He’s nowhere near a thicket
He has no railway ticket
No cricket on his nose
And his shoes they hurt him so
No dark maiden
To satisfy his craving
He must have dreamt all that
He has no fine felt hat.
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The Dead Tobacconist
04:57
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The Dead Tobacconist
Standing on an abandoned airfield
Swear I heard the ghosts of long gone aeroplanes
All around, the chalky downs were glistening
Glistened in the pouring rain
Later on, I found a market town
Into the tobacconists I strayed
He was a sad eyed man, looked like he carried the can
For every single grey English day
I said ‘cheer up mate, this smoke is great
You can sure stand tall and proud
At the tobacconist’s convention
I hear this year they’re holding it under a cloud’
Standing on a deserted railway station
Waiting for a train that never came
Nobody about to help me out
No-one to whom I can complain
Think I’ll go back to that tobacconist
Maybe he will agree to explain
He said “You haven’t got it yet have you?
You see my friend, you and me we are deceased
We only walk around in memories
In the present, we don’t exist”
Well that blew me away…what could I say?
I just blew him a kiss
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A Place I Want to Be
09:15
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A Place I Want to Be
Following the line of her infinite gaze, I could see she was miles away
Offered her a penny for the thoughts in her head, she said ‘There is a place I want to be’
We could go and live by the sea, fresh air appeals to me
She shook her head as to disagree and said ‘No, there is a place I want to be’
In a mossy forest would be good, you always loved the smell of rotting wood
Nodded her head because she understood but said ‘No, that’s not what I was thinking’
‘I want to be in your loving arms, you’re a charmer, I’ve been charmed
I don’t care if we live in a barn, you are the place I want to be’
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Big Balloon
06:49
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Big Balloon
They say it’s your birthday, a week on Friday
How ‘bout a ride in a big balloon?
Can you bring some bread, cheese and boiled eggs?
The pilot is my mate, he’ll fly over your place
I’ll bring the dope and a telescope
Wake up, rise and shine, I said to this friend of mine
Don’t worry, there is no need, forecast says ‘gentle breeze’
We’ll be flying above the trees
What’s a matter with you, you’re all weak at the knees
Just think, we’ll be high over the canopy
Somethings wrong with you, you don’t seem very keen
You say I should know, you get vertigo, so, no way you’ll go in a big balloon
You don’t get any bolder, as you grow older, all too aware of the dangers out there
We’ll take a rain check on the big balloon, just forget I said big balloon
Don’t even think about big balloon, oh but now we’re all thinking about big balloon
I’ll cancel it with my mate, anyway he’s a basket case
Aint gonna go on no big balloon.
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Guardian Angel
07:16
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Guardian Angel
Jacob lost his ladder
When he was working on his porch
He went searching low and low
Getting distraught
Then he came upon a pair of hover-boots
That changed his view
No matter he lost his ladder
Now he’s got flying shoes
(Here she comes, out of the blue)
He has a guardian angel
Like everyone on earth
All that sky above our heads
And yet we’re down here treading dirt
She’ll uncoil the strings
Attached to his kite
Wrap him up in her wings
And together they’ll take flight
You may believe in destiny
But you are no slave to fate
She’s here to tell there is no hell
There are no pearly gates
Instinct will inform you
Of the path that you must take
Listen out for your beating heart
And find a better way
(Here she comes, out of the blue)
You have a guardian angel
You may not hear her speak
But she’s there inside you
Somewhere deep
She’s more like a feeling
Helping you to choose
In the pit of your stomach
In everything you do
You may have a dream
It might not come true
Ideas, schemes and things
You always wanted to do
Try not to let that dream
Obscure the view
If you do this then you may miss
Avenues new
You have a guardian angel
She’s your guiding light
In your darkest hour
On the blackest, moonless night
She’ll wrap her wings around you
Together you’ll take flight
And from on high you’ll see the things
That down here are out of sight
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Colin Lloyd Tucker UK
I like to have some material on Bandcamp that is not available from the Spotifys of this world. A new alter-ego in the shape of 'The Tea Hounds', can also be found here on Bandcamp: theteahounds.bandcamp.com/releases
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