To The Garden - Tanworth-in-arden

In the bright red sky In the heat of an evening When only prisoners sleep She said she couldn’t Come to the garden See an old man wheel She said her dreams What too far to be thought of As scars too white to view She said she couldn’t Come to the garden See a […]

Bird Flew By - Tanworth-in-arden

Bird flew by And wondered, wondered why She was white And ought to stay up in the sky From the air she could wonder For the reason What’s the point of a year Or a season Your life flies away As the night turns to day If you start once to think Your hair will […]

Rain - Tanworth-in-arden

Thoughts of rain at sunset Clouds of rainbow blue Thoughts of sun on sand-dunes Where the seabirds flew This was our season, and we said it couldn’t end But my love left with the rain. Thoughts of leaves in autumn Falling from the trees Thoughts of hoaring tree tops Leading to the sea This was […]

Black Mountain Blues - Tanworth-in-arden

Old black mountain Tried to spit in your face Old black mountain Tried to spit in your face Babys grubbing whiskey Oh she’s practising ??? Old black mountain Mean as they can be Old black mountain Mean as they can be They use ground butter Just to sweeten the tea Had a girl in black […]

Summertime - Tanworth-in-arden

It’s summertime And the living is easy Fish are jumping And the cotton is high Your daddy is rich And your mommy’s good looking So hush pretty baby, don’t you cry One of these mornings You’re gonna wake up singing You’re gonna spread your wings Take to the sky But till that morning There’s just […]

Milk And Honey - Tanworth-in-arden

Gold and silver Is the autumn Soft and tender Are the skys Yes and knows All the answers Written in My true love’s eyes Autumn’s leaving Winter is coming I think that i’ll Be moving along I’ve got to leave her And find another I’ve got to sing My heart’s true song Round and round […]

Cocaine Blues - Tanworth-in-arden

Come, my baby Dressed in white Hey, baby Won’t you stay the night Cocaine All around my brain Come, my baby Dressed in red Hey, baby Won’t you come to bed Cocaine All around my brain Hey, baby Won’t you please come quick This old cocaine Is making me sick Cocaine All around my brain […]

Tomorrow Is Such A Long Time - Tanworth-in-arden

If today were not an endless highway If tonight were not a crooked trail If tomorrow weren’t such a long time Then lonesome would mean nothing to me at all And only if my own true love were waiting for me And if i could hear her heart softly pounding If only she was lying […]

All My Trials - Tanworth-in-arden

I had a little book Was give to me And every page Spoke of liberty All my trials Will soon be over There is a tree In paradise The pilgrims call it The tree of life All my trials Will soon be over But it’s too late, my friend Too late But never mind All […]

Here Come The Blues - Tanworth-in-arden

Monday is shining You know ’em tuesday’s rain Well, the days go by me Like a southbound train Yes, it’s funny thinking You will never call my name Here comes long lonely Here comes the blues Well, the world’s the same old comedy You know my time is cold Nothing new, blue lady I won’t […]