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BOC 08 Arachne (1969)
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finger-picked folk
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Singer-songwriter, arranger and producer: acoustic contemporary folk but ranging into rock/blues/country/jazz/humour...all very eclectic, I'm afraid!
Martin Stirrup Singer/songwriter An old folkie who got back into it... These days I sing and play guitar(s) and other stringed instruments, then score and orchestrate where appropriate. My taste becomes increasingly eclectic ranging from finger-picked folk through country to soft rock mixed in with a few more alternative and eccentric numbers, including the odd novelty foxtrot...
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic General
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
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January 06, 2026
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MP3 6.3 MB • 320 kbps • 2:46
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WAV 27.9 MB
Story behind the song
First term blues, staring out of the window from my little cell on C staircase at Fitz. It wasn’t snowing I just had bad dandruff.
Lyrics
I’m sitting scratching on my head and watching the snowflakes fall Trying to figure if she ever loved me at all I’m staring out the window at a broken red brick wall She knew how to lead me I knew how to fall Watching the spider in my room sucking on a fly Really is a lot like you that surely is no lie In fact the very though of it just makes me want to cry She knew how to live and I knew how to die The rain it comes towards me but is broken by the pane It’s one continuous failure but still it tries again And then at last a drop appears on the inside to remain I hope I’ve left some love in her just the same Well maybe I won’t see her again but I hope I do There really should be some reward for all that I’ve been through You’d better watch your step my friend the next one could be you We’re all in her web and there’s nothing we can do
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