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The Old King's Lament
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Acoustic or soft rock
Colin Reece is a top singer, songwriter, arranger and entertainer originally from London but is now based in the South West of England in Torquay, Devon. A founder member in the Seventies of top folk/rock outfit The Bully Wee Band more recently he is one of the musical mainstays for comedian Jim Davidson, whenever Jim decides to take music on the road.
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Vocals
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#19,740 today Peak #136
#1,865 in subgenre Peak #16
Author
Colin Reece
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PRS
Uploaded
December 04, 2002
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MP3 3.7 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
The second part of The Rich, The Poor..... trilogy. In which the rich man finds himself confronted by The Devil, who is to decide whether the rich man goes up or down.
Lyrics
Dishonesty, mendacity and meanness of spirit You call for your lawyers to cover your shame A stressful existence and all that goes with it The experts will tell you it’s this that’s to blame You call for your pipe and you call for your bowl you call for your fiddlers one, two and three And you call out to God to deliver your soul But what He doesn’t want He delivers to me A bell and a bauble, a cracker, a candle You can get your accountants to cover your fears For most men the struggle is too hard to handle For you it is Christmas each day of the year So you call for your pipe and you call for your bowl You call for your fiddlers one, two and three And you call out to God to deliver your soul But what He doesn’t want He delivers to me A court and a jester, your own private dancer A wide choice of puppets to champion your cause A courtroom, a judgement for which you’ve no answer Between Him and me, sir, the choice isn’t yours. Still you call for your pipe and you call for your bowl You call for your fiddlers one, two and three And you call out to God to deliver your soul But what He doesn’t want He delivers to me Dishonesty, mendacity and meanness of spirit You call for your lawyers to cover your shame A stressful existence and all that goes with it The experts will tell you it’s this that’s to blame You can call for your pipe you can call for your bowl And call for your fiddlers one, two and three You can call out to God to deliver your soul But what He doesn’t want He delivers to me What He doesn’t want He delivers to me
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