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Chris Maltby and friends - The Old Songs

from Even More People Have Songs by Various artists

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There may be a place for gormless music, but not here. I knew I had to learn this song when I first heard the Peter Bellamy recording. - Chris

lyrics

Oh, you may moan with plaintive tone your gormless modern tune
But I will roar along the shore beneath a blood red moon
And songs that Nelson’s sailors sang shall ring across the wave
And fifty thousand sailor men will join the chorus brave
A chorus brave and tarry that savours of the sea
And fifty thousand sailor men will rise to sing with me

The old songs, yes, the old songs, that gave our fathers joy
The songs they sang till the welkin rang when Nelson was a boy

Or in the dusty, sunlit barn a farmer’s song I’ll sing
A country rhyme to a rhythmic time of flails that thump and swing
All up and down the threshing floor to win the golden grain
And fifty thousand threshermen will join the bold refrain
A bold refrain and fearless that springs from English soil
And fifty thousand threshermen will join my song of toil

Or in the depths of cellar cool reclining on a bench
When I’ve dispersed an honest thirst that ale alone can quench
I will wake the vaulted echoes wide in praise of barley-brew
And fifty thousand drinking men will join the chorus true
A chorus true and hearty of hops and barley-malt
And fifty thousand drinking men will prove they’re worth their salt

The old songs, yes, the old songs, that gave our fathers joy
The songs they sang till the welkin rang when Nelson was a boy
They will echo onward down the years & never, never fade
For fifty thousand singing men will never be afraid
To raise their lusty voices, their spirits to revive
And sing to all eternity, “We’re glad that we’re alive.”

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from Even More People Have Songs, released December 2, 2021
words by Bob Copper, tune by Peter Bellamy
sung by Chris Maltby
with: Miguel Heatwole, Chris Clarke, Dallas de Brabander,
Pete Jenner, Sophie Moore & Anthony Woolcott

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Miguel Heatwole Sydney, Australia

Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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