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Revisited

by Lew Bear

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1.
Ripples 03:27
There's a man who built upon a rock To the ticking of a clock As his life was speeding past But when he laid the final brick He'd caught the carrot, lost the stick So he gave it all away There's nothing solid we can leave That'll last down through the centuries Nothing that won't crumble into dust But the ripples of our love and hate Never stop keep going straight When everything we've made has turned to rust There's a gal who raised a boy alone Had no money til he'd grown And always felt she failed him But he grew up with lots of care Was always helpful always fair And never wanted for a thing Chorus There's a family who lost it all It was illness caused the fall Now their hope is shorn away Homeless on the streets they roam Till a man gave them a home A man raised by a single gal Chorus x 2
2.
Someone once asked me what I 'member 'bout my Nan and Pap She's a short, skinny woman. He's a tall ruddy-faced chap Who let out a scream when he put on aftershave But the thing I 'member most is the crow my Pappy saved Charlie the Crow he called out his name In the sun and the pouring rain Charlie the crow he's always the same An' Charlie the crow is pecking at my toes again I lived there for a while when I was just a lad I had to stay there my Mum was feeling sad An' they put me in the garden and worked me like a slave But the thing I 'member most is the crow my Pappy saved Chorus When Pappy died it hit everybody hard I went to see Charlie one last time in the yard But he'd been sent off to an aviary And once in a while I could go and see Of course I miss Pappy now he's in his grave But the thing I miss the most is the crow my Pappy saved Chorus x 2
3.
Once upon a time was a boy who wore my name He thought he wore it well Thought life was a game, emotions simply names He puts me through hell The echoes of the past grow discordant with age They don't change the key as I turn a page And the boy I once was, well, he's gone for good Can't forget his deeds, no, I wish I could Done too many sins, hurt too many things To ever fully atone But I gotta try. I use your pain to cry I wish I had known Chorus Bridge/Build up I wish I could forget all the things I said that I didn't mean that I do regret I wish I could forget all the things I did that I didn't mean that I do regret I wish I could forget everything I said that I didn't mean that I do regret I wish I could forget everything I did that I didn't mean Chorus
4.
Entropy 03:44
Time will grind, grind me down to dust Time will grind, grind me down to dust I'm 3 miles high and reach for the sky, but Time will grind, grind me down to dust Rain will wash, wash away my crown Rain will wash, wash away my crown It is soft and I am strong. It'll keep up until I'm gone Rain will wash, wash away my crown Tide will take, take away my roots Tide will take, take away my roots I'm tough as nails, and you can't see how I fail Tide will take, take away my roots Core will heat, heat me till I melt Core will heat, heat me till I melt Burn and crush until I'm fiery slush Core will heat, heat me till I melt Then I'll rise, I will rise again I will rise, I will rise again I was born and then I died, now I'm back for another ride I will rise, I will rise again Time will grind, grind me down to dust Time will grind, grind me down to dust I'm 3 miles high and reach for the sky, but Time will grind, grind me down to dust
5.
There's a storm comin' There's a storm a comin' A storm coming And it's bound to blow you down There are nine angels on nine ships Bound to put trumpets to their lips Huff and puff and blow it all away Say your prayers it's the end of days Chorus There are horsemen 1, 2, 3, 4 When they come you gonna beg no more War, famine, pestilence and death Gonna steal your final breath Chorus There's a man with a thousand crowns He'll build you up an' let you down An' join the devil in the fiery pit And that'll be the end of it Chorus
6.
Mad Ole Girl 02:55
From good stock or so they say Even born on a sunny day The best start the world could give Ruined it all by the life she lived Mad ole girl Mad ole girl Propping up the bar she's a mad ole girl Mad ole girl Mad ole girl Propping up the bar she's a mad old girl When she was young she was a beauty queen But after years of the clubbing scene Her face is lined, her body sags Fuelled by beer, drugs and fags Chorus Done it all in her past Nothing good ever lasts Now she lives off the dole Getting drunk to save her soul Chorus Bridge Before you think this tale is sad She's always happy, always glad When you think of what she's done Have you had as much fun But all the folks, they all still say All the folks, all still say Chorus
7.
I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield Down by the riverside, down by the riverside, down by the riverside I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield Down by the riverside, down by the riverside, down by the riverside I aint gonna study war no more, gonna study war no more, aint gonna study war no more ho ho ho I aint gonna study war no more, gonna study war no more, aint gonna study war no more ho ho ho I'm gonna shake hands with all the world Etc Chorus I'm gonna build a bridge, not a wall Etc Chorus
8.
Gimme some whisky, gimme some wine I don't care what, so long as it's mine Gimme some bitter, gimme some stout Put a shot of rum in to give it some clout You better give it some clout Coz every thought of you takes me to hell So I need to kill some braincells Every thought of you takes me to hell I don't wanna think like everyone else Gimme some brandy, gimme some gin Anything that keeps me in the state I'm in Gimme some cider, gimme some port Anything that stops these rational thoughts Please stop these thoughts Chorus I'm burning down those memories I burn em down like ash trees x2 1 2 3 4 Gimme some opiates, gimme some pot I don't care man, whatever you got Gimme some mushrooms, gimme some es I don't care man, whatever you please But give me something please Chorus
9.
The Tramp 04:04
If y’all will shut your trap, I’ll tell you bout a chap Who was broke and up against it too for fair He was not the kind to shirk and he was looking hard for work But he met the same ole story everywhere Tramp tramp keep on a tramping, nu’ing here for you If i see you round about you’ll wear ball and chain Tramp tramp keep on a tramping it’s the best that you can do Walked up and down the street, till the shoes fell off his feet In a house he spied a lady cooking stew He said how do you do, may I chop some wood for you? What the lady told him made him feel so blue Tramp tramp keep on a tramping, nu’ing here for you If i see you round about you’ll wear ball and chain Tramp tramp keep on a tramping it’s the best that you can do Across the street as sign he read, work for Jesus so it said And he said here is my chance I’ll surely try So he knelt upon the floor, till his knees got rather sore But at eating time he heard preacher cry Tramp tramp keep on a tramping, nu’ing here for you If i see you round about you’ll wear ball and chain Tramp tramp keep on a tramping it’s the best that you can do Cross the street he spied a cop and the copper made him stop And he said when did you blow into town So he took him to the judge, but the judge he said oh fudge Bums with no money needn’t come around Tramp tramp keep on a tramping, nu’ing here for you If i see you round about you’ll wear ball and chain Tramp tramp keep on a tramping it’s the best that you can do Finally came that happy day, when his life passed away He was sure he’d go to heaven when he died When he reached the pearly gates, santa peter, mean old skate Slammed the door right in his face, loudly cried Tramp tramp keep on a tramping, nu’ing here for you If i see you round about you’ll wear ball and chain Tramp tramp keep on a tramping it’s the best that you can do In despair he went to hell, with the devil for to dwell For the reason he’d no other place to go He said I’m full of sin, so for christs sake let me in But the devil said o beat it you’re a bo Tramp tramp keep on a tramping, nu’ing here for you If i see you round about you’ll wear ball and chain Tramp tramp keep on a tramping it’s the best that you can do
10.
Wade in the water Wade in the water Wade in the water God's gonna trouble the water Who's that yonder all dressed in white Wade in the water Leader looks like the Israelite God's a gonna trouble the water Wade in the water... Who's that yonder all dressed in red Wade in the water Looks like the children that Moses led God's gonna trouble the water Wade in the water... Who's that yonder all dressed in blue Wade in the water Must be the children a coming through God's gonna trouble the water Wade in the water... If you don't believe I've been redeemed Wade in the water Follow me down to the Jordan stream God's a gonna trouble the water Wade in the water...
11.
There's nought but care on every hand, In every hour that passes, O: What signifies the life of man, If it were not for the lasses, O. Green grow the rashes , O; Green grow the rashes , O; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend, Are spent among the lasses, O. The worldly race may riches chase, - And riches still may fly them, O; And though at last they catch them fast, Their hearts can ne'er enjoy them, O. Green grow the rashes , O; Green grow the rashes , O; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend, Are spent among the lasses, O. Give me a cannie hour at e'en , My arms about my dearie, O; And worldly cares and worldly men May a' Gae tapsalteerie, O! Green grow the rashes , O; Green grow the rashes , O; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend, Are spent among the lasses, O. For you sae douce , ye sneer at this; You're nought but senseless asses, O: The wisest man the world e'er saw , He dearly loved the lasses, O. Green grow the rashes , O; Green grow the rashes , O; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend, Are spent among the lasses, O. Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O: Her prentice hans she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O. Green grow the rashes , O; Green grow the rashes , O; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend, Are spent among the lasses, O.
12.
If 04:32
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream -- and not make dreams your master; If you can think -- and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two imposters just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools; If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!" If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with kings -- nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -- Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And -- what is more -- you'll be a Man, my son!

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A collection of songs from previous albums that I felt I could do more with due to both personal improvements as a performer and new production possibilities.

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released September 2, 2019

Lew Bear - guitars, vocals, bass, arrangements, lyrics*
Tim Brown - bass on 1-4, 8 and 10
Debbie Joynes - vocals on 10
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Traditional - Down by the Riverside (1 verse Lew Bear), Wade in the Water
Rudyard Kipling - If
Joe Hill - The Tramp
Robert Burns - Green Grow the Rashes

Photograph my Mark O'Connor
www.oconnorphotography.co.uk

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