Rose of the Shires

from Rose of the Shires by Lew Bear

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BBC Northants ran a competition to find the "anthem of Northamptonshire" and I was inspired to give it a bash.

Unfortunately I finished this too late to enter.

lyrics

Low rolling hills of gold and green
The widest skies east of the sea
With woodland birds most musical
On bluebell carpets beautiful
A finer place to grow there's never been

Chorus
We're the rose of the shires
It's our hearts desire
For the home and the hearth we've grown to love
Northamptonshire
Nothing else inspires
Neither north nor south nor heaven's above

Shoetown cobblers is our name
The winding river Nene our fame
Where northerners see southerners
And southerners see northerners
Our place as England's heart we now reclaim

Chorus x 2

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from Rose of the Shires, released February 25, 2022
Lew Bear/Lewis Robinson - guitars, vocals, production, lyrics and music
Duncan Bisatt - bass, choir vocals
Nick Ellison - violin
Martin Giles - choir vocals
Nigel Lewis - choir vocals
Stefan Picard - choir vocals

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