The Token Reversed by McGrath of Harlow (originally posted on this thread)

McGrath's Comments:  . . . here is a revised version of the song I wrote earlier, with a few chords.  (I might stick it on my website with a Real Audio file for the sake of the tune.)

              G 
The moon it was hidden, 
               C        G
And the night it was still
        C                G
As a tired weary figure,
                           D
Trudged over the hill. 
              G
And he came to a window, 
                C               G
"Are you wakin', my dear"
            C                     G
And a voice came like thunder
                   C          D    G
"We'll have none of that here!" 
         C
"For I've never seen you, 
                   G
And you've nothing to gain here
         C                          G
And you'll not be stayin' here 
                        D
So just cut and run. 
             C
And be off now, young stranger
             G                     D
You're dancin' with danger 
              C             G
For I've got you in range an'
        C      G   D   G
My hand's on my gun." 

"Oh Nancy, my bonny, 
Can't you se that it's me
Your handsome young Johnny
Who is home from the sea. 
Now I tried you to test you
And you passed very well
But now I am wet through
And it's raining like hell."
"So give over your jokin', 
this rain's got me chokin'
can't you see that I'm soakin,
I'm wet to the skin.
Take a look at this token,
you can see that it's broken
so would you just open
and let me come in."


"Oh Johnny, be easy, 
I've bad news and good, 
For I'm not your lady, 
Let that be understood. 
You must know that your Nancy, 
Has wed with the squire. 
But you've taken my fancy, 
So come in by the fire." 
"And don't think I'm jokin', 
this rain's got you chokin',
I can see that you're soakin,
You're wet to the skin.
Forget that old token,
Sure, the bloody thing's broken,
so just wait while I open
and I'll let you come in."


But Johnny stood shaken,
And he cried out "Oh no -,
If my Nancy's been taken, 
Back to sea I will go." 
"Oh Johnny", says Nancy, 
"Two can play at that game
And what's sauce for the gander
For the goose is the same." 
"Let's be done with the jokin', 
this rain's got you chokin'
I can see that you're soakin,
You're wet to the skin.
Let's just mend the old token,
And join what was broken
so just wait while I open
and I'll let you come in."


© Kevin McGrath May 19th 2000