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A Drunkship of Cobblers

by The Golden Apple

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1.
Rise in darkness, knead the dough Lay it out on the tray Bake the bread for the worker At the break of the day Drive the sheep to the top field And there they will stay ‘Til you drive them back home At the end of the day CHORUS Push the plough and pull the anchor For your bread and your pay Sleep like a newborn At the end of the day Scrub the decks, reef the mainsail Turn the capstan, heave ho! Retire to your hammock To sleep on the flow There you sit at your workbench Mending heels and their soles So their work boots will last Cause you mended their holes CHORUS My sweet child my darling Oh what will you be Whether baker or cobbler Or sail on the sea
2.
I can not sleep on this night and more Forgotten what these eyes are for I toss and turn the rain that may Wash the black of my soul away I will never be dry, never to dream again X2 The light of the sun is over clouds The heat of the earth is underground This cup of ours has just run dry I ask for you and you answer why It will never be cold, it will never be this cold again X2 CHORUS Join hands and dance to the sun, Bring hope to life that’s begun The devil’s been clever you have to severe the tether, Encourage your spirit to run Join hands and dance to the sun I’ve lost a friend in my brother’s heart We broke away then grew apart Regret is on my back today My brother’s life a price to pay I will never be low, never see his face again I will never be low, never be this low again CHORUS We break our bones and make our way Parade our sins from day to day Hell is open the walk is old Or hold my hand and don’t be sold Never be chained, never be chained again Never be shamed, hope will be claimed again CHORUS
3.
CHORUS Take a ride on a wheel of fortune Choose a way thats more than one Say yes to all ideas and chances Soon those chances will be gone Only bonds will break, break a heart thats true Only time has given me the time to think of you Only life will die as death lays down to sleep Only sleep will find true answers buried in the deep CHORUS X2 Only heels will march, march they will to war Only war finds peace to find that peace is poor Only eyes will watch the hands that fail to reach And only minds can see that only fools can teach Take your chances while you can (Repeat) Only dreams are real (Repeat) CHORUS
4.
I’m a travelling trader, a peddler of goods I wander the highways, from mountains to woods. I stop in your village to gossip and stares, But you’re eager to browse, and sample my wares Come sample my wares, Only two for a pair We’ve tankards and goblets and goods of fine leather Give me a moment, I’ll find you that feather We’ve quill, ink and parchment but never mind that I can see that you really want that outrageous hat Oh fancy that, outrageous hat CHORUS Hey-la, hey-la ho! We’re off, we’re on the road Hey-la, hey-la ho, Pack up and off we go If you’re feeling Skian Mhorish and need to Chow down Then get Battle Ready, Eldritch is in town When it comes to Light Armour and Craftigan’s near As If By Magic, shopkeeper appears Just catch my eye, touch and you buy CHORUS Potions in bottles and wands of strange metal Cloth by the yard and songs from the bards. Masks made of wood to curdle the blood Lovely long dresses with gems in their hems Honeycomb, spices, dyes of all colour, Nostrums and powders to make you feel fuller. Fine bows and arrows that come in the quiver, Long woollen cloaks to keep out the shivers. Knives swords and axes for hacking and slaying, Religious robes for kneeling and praying. Gloves, shirts and trousers, armour and boots The one thing you won’t find here is fresh fruit Strawberry fair, we’re not go-ing there CHORUS x 2
5.
It’s told there once was a castle A gem of un-rivaling price It was solid to look at but cold to the touch Secure in it’s place on the map For years the turrets stood wary No-one made merry at court The walls they stood tall, content with the halls Where echoes and memories were caught CHORUS My heart has been conquered, a strong hold no longer Breached by a maiden so fair Defences were strong but I kept them too long Forgot what a real heart is for X2 Early one morn I woke with a yawn The dawn brought a new light so fair She lept over the moat, the drawbridge she broke Bringing her Summer fanfare Faced with this vision I pressed the intruder To call out the truth if she dared She showed me the dungeon I’d built as a child Opened the door for the air CHORUS My armour fell short so I reached for my sword Gripped with a lingering grief Her will was too strong, an army of beauty My kingdom was all hers to keep CHORUS What a real heart is for (with Chorus) Now she has danced for Kings and I have sailed the Seas* * Inspired by Jake Wilson lyrics Flag with no Nation.
6.
Meet at The Shark, call it dark nine Watch the sun going down, drink till we’re blind Find a Rosie or May, help with losing our time Help lose all of our pay, their hearts and their minds Twice as many souls they sink upon the land as those are lost at sea Don’t look up in the dark, always look down Their lives are falling apart, and are ready to drown You give half of your purse, or have it taken all down This is chapter and verse in this crumbling town Twice as many souls they sink Upon the land as those are lost at sea Half of those were trying something new But given something old to eat So ride your luck today and pray that it will last If you look into a mirror, remember thats the past Give some when you can to even out the sides Cos when your turn comes round, will your luck be there to ride Gang up on this town, lose all our wage Break a few hearts, buy a few slaves Because it’s easy to do, and it makes us feel brave Some dreams will die tonight and some will be saved Half of all the people here are Lonelier than most or all of you. Raise a glass and toast to those Who can not make a toast for two. Hands up in the air. Wave them like your soul is lost at sea X2 Meet up in The Shark X4 Hey ho the rum goes down, You’ll look better as the night goes round. Pick a fella, pick a fight and spread your crown, Come again when in a back street town
7.
She crawls upon the hearthen stone. She learns to stand with growing bones She plays among the sunlit stones. She’ll walk the dance of life (X2 all verses) Questing far with windswept hair. She’ll find the green eyed idol where The bolder soldiers would not dare. She’ll take the dance of life She gives her heart with all her shade, In truth and friendship love is made Love may last or pass and fade, but She’ll love the dance of life To take up arms, defend her right. Leading armies, power and might Victory won hard through the fight. She’ll win the dance of life Raised up high upon her throne. Ruling realm but not alone Her people love her for their own. She’ll rule the dance of life We learn and we live we dance on the path of our life But how can we know that the dance that we’re doing is right Put trust in the music and throw up your hands to the sky While we dance we may fly Tiny hands and pink of face. Children’s feet now run the race Their laughter rings around the place. She’ll love the dance of life She dances still with aching knees. Grandchildren call and try to please Time has come to take her ease. She’s danced the dance of life Stars will turn and iron will rust. We are all born and come to dust Then born again so we all must Dance the dance of life. She’ll dance the dance of life So we’ll all dance the dance Moving & stopping & edging & crawling Yes we’ll all dance the dance Jumping & tripping & limping & falling And we’ll all dance the dance of life Climbing & chancing & leaping & dancing in life
8.
Faerie Fails 03:40
So the Cobblers refered the King to the last paragraph of the scroll, stating because the princess QUOTE had worn the shoes without socks UNQUOTE it was an irreversible contract so the cobblers took to the palace and marched out with all it’s treasures. They all bobbled straight to the nearest tavern where they drank happily ever after. CHORUS The moral of this faerie fail is don’t go in the woods No ifs no buts and no definitely should You know what bears can do and you know it to be foul And there’s a lane built round it to the town There was a pretty little girl with a relative to see She wasn’t one for camouflage, she never suited green And as she took a bag of goodies to her grandma through the week She was prayed on by a dog with dirty, great, big teeth CHORUS Three brother billy goats went to eat the meadow’s green They came upon a bridge that went across the stream Because the goats were lazy, didn’t fancy going round Two of them were eaten by a fat troll underground CHORUS MIDDLE 8 Don’t go in the woods. Leave that food it’s not your That cow’s worth more than dried goods And that sleeping girl more than likely snores A tailor swatting flies, bored with the cards he’s dealt Brags that he’s done better, then writes it on his belt Finds himself in court with bigger beasts to track The beast needs more than smacking with a flimsy leather strap CHORUS So if you find yourself near trouble and a choice you need to make The path of least resistance may not be the one to take Meeting hair and teeth or someone wants you for a strew Take the long way round will more than likely profit you CHORUS X 2 MIDDLE 8
9.
There are days when breathing is hard And your foot fall will get you nowhere And the wanting of man is left wanting a plan Of high things too lofty to bare So bring out your metal and fibre, Forge it and weave it between The shadow of night and the blazing sun light Will crown this nightmare a dream CHORUS Wear your boots as an anchor, Wear your shirt like a sail Above all that, wear a fine hat X2 Wear a fine hat, outrageous hat Eat and food has not filled me, My spirit has asked me for more I scatter the bowls from the table and The rats have taken the floor So i’ll leave for a fool hardy mission With you and some others to cast This day is to waste on good wine by the case and Standing as tall as a mast Burn your tie, don’t ask why, Go be bold, wear fancy clothes CHORUS Kick off the fare from the table and Grin like a head on a spike My peak and my feather will start an endeavour With fools and wise men alike Burn your tie, don’t ask why, Go be bold, wear fancy clothes X2 CHORUS Burn your tie, don’t ask why, Go be bold, wear fancy clothes
10.
I overheard one moonlit night some plotting drunken pirates A plan they had so bloody daft that I could scarce believe They really thought the moon was made of polished shiny silver They planned to steal it right away and live a life of ease! CHORUS Moon wax, shine all night I’ll have your silver in me pocket before the mornin’ light X2 They planned to build a ladder and hoist it to the skywards Then Davey realised the moon would be at apogee So Pum suggested they should make a fake moon out of rubbish To lure the real one lower, with this they all agreed! CHORUS The Drunkest pirate heard the moon was made of all things cheesy And lived within there was a man who wasn’t very nice The Bosun said he’d fetch a stick from out within the rigging And fix upon the end a load of scary mice (In case of cheese) CHORUS Now everyone has heard of how the moon is full of wisdom “But I’ve a way around that”, said the Captain with a smile We’ll shoot a fox up moonward from an off-map cannon To confusticate it meantime with all it’s cunning wiles CHORUS They placed a bottle of Bootlegger rum high atop the ladder And when the moon was full of booze they’d start a drunken fight And while it’s busy brawling with the fake moon made of rubbish They’ll scoop it up into a sack and steal away it’s light CHORUS They talked more nonsense like this while they passed the rum among ‘em Making more ridiculous and convoluted schemes Like drawing eyebrows on the moon or swapping it for a balloon I left them as the sun rose, snoring in their dreams CHORUS X3
11.
Time on your hands with a mission to travel along You have my attention I put to what could go wrong There’s more than one landscape to gather on so where do we belong Show me the eye and the needle the groove and the tongue CHORUS We show up somewhere in the light and the stares Asking the questions the when and the where So many places, sung so many songs Passed over bridges that did not belong, we stayed strong Stuck to the groove and the tongue The night holds the shadows while sun blows the cobwebs away Storm will bring water with lightening and thunder’s delay The days will not change unless change is for what we all pray Break out of silence, get ready with something to say Groove and tongue X2 Words and song X2 Groove and tongue X2 CHORUS Look at yourselves, you vagabonds, princes and thieves Wasting and chasing the magic you lost in the trees Come gather up all of you ladies and gents of these days A fine bunch of dreamers who won’t give up and still believe CHORUS Groove and tongue X2 Words and song X2 Groove and tongue X2 Words and song X2 Groove and tongue X4
12.
Begin Again 04:40
Mark my time, bury my soul, Fill the hole X2 You can let it go, You can push it away You can put it in the ground or Put it to the flame, Wave it out the bay You can say your good bye’s and Begin to forget Put it in the attic, Place it on the shelf With no regrets The tide will go out and The tide will come in, Begin again Say your last words, Don't make it a prayer, They don't use them there X2 Pick up your tools and Make your peace Leave it for the beggars and seekers To retrieve Say your farewells With a welcoming smile Leave an open book So they can write their names Or read awhile It feels like breathing out and It feels like breathing in, Begin again Mark my time, bury my soul, Fill the hole X2 (along side below) Is chosen by the great unknown So i will keep it young although my heart is old I know that it won’t last forever So ill try to paint it in the brightest colours Is given to a life thats driven By the love of others and the will to build and fill the hole Oooh ooh fill the hole
13.
When one is standing alone, The world is a very big place We need the company of people, Shoulder to shoulder or face to face A branch can break in the breeze But a forest will weather the storm Sometimes the company of strangers Is the warmest company of all CHORUS A fire and friends, some good wine and beer Will banish the darkness and temper the fear Lets all come around and gather together Then march like a drunkship of cobblers March, march, march, march like a drunkship of cobblers March, march, march, march X5, March like a drunkship of cobblers The heart, it needs a companion, The soul will grow with a friend, Even Narcissus needs a reflection to See what is real or pretend We all have our thoughts and ideas, Agift that is given to all Keeping them locked from the outside, It’s a crime to silence the call CHORUS Jump to the left, step to the right, Bow to your partner, try not to fight Spin counter clockwise Resist the temptation to fall. The journey through life is a long one, The longest thing you’ll ever do You’ll need a good pair of shoes And they always turn up in twos Laces or buckles or straps, Prepare for the pathway ahead A storybook stamped with adventure, Memories live on when they’re shared CHORUS
14.
I call to you Mary though I know your not there The walk you have taken has been long and unfair I take up your footsteps on the path steep and hard We will waltz hand in hand for a mile and a yard I will work through the night while the days they are dark I meet Jack and Jonney on the steps of The Shark We are bound for an hour till the memory does fade And remember my sister and the price she did pay I think of our fireside where our dreams fade away In a castle a mile from here an hour from the bay It will take us an hour or forever and a day We will meet at the castle dear where together we will lay

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released April 1, 2020

All songs performed by The Golden Apple

Guy Hepworth:
Vocals / Guitar / Drums / Percussion

Mike Crook:
Vocals / Guitar / Percussion / Bulbul Tarang / Sequencing

Diane Watson:
Vocals

Fionn Harding:
Violin & Viola

Chris Robins Kennish:
Mandolin

Harriett Robins Kennish:
Vocals

Engineered and produced by Mike Crook at M.C. Studios

Sleeve artwork by Guy Hepworth and Mike Crook

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