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Lyr Req: Ragged Heroes

18 Jan 02 - 05:49 PM (#630730)
Subject: Ragged Heroes
From: Le Mal du Pré

I am looking for the lyrics of "Ragged Heroes" from The Albion Band's LP\CD "Rise Up Like The Sun" (1978).

Thanks!

19 Jan 02 - 12:54 PM (#631132)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ragged Heroes
From: Sorcha

No luck on this one; anybody else?

20 Jan 02 - 10:44 AM (#631580)
Subject: Lyr Add: RAGGED HEROES
From: folkmonster

Songs of hope and tunes of glory
Half remembered Albion hymns
Rise up, St. George, and tell the story.
This is where your song begins.

Leave the drunkard to his bottle.
Leave the prophet to his doom.
Let the critics sneer and prattle.
Give St. George some fighting room.

Refrain:
Come, come, throw a penny on the drum,
A penny for the passing of the days.
Come, come, see the rising of the sun.
Come and see the changing of the ways.

Where are all the ragged heroes?
Buried in their suits so fine?
Withered rose lies on the headstone.
Will it bloom a second time?

Come, come, throw a penny on the drum,
A penny for the passing of the hour.
Come, come, see the rising of the sun.
Come and see the changing of the flower.

[Repeat 3 times]

[Sung in unison with above refrain]
Come and throw a penny piece,
A penny on the drum,
And the ragged rose
Will rise up like the sun.

[Repeat to fade]

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 22-Jan-02.

20 Jan 02 - 11:00 AM (#631596)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ragged Heroes
From: folkmonster

Woops - forgot about line breaks

Should be readable though.

20 Jan 02 - 01:27 PM (#631686)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ragged Heroes
From: Malcolm Douglas

Words and music by John Tams; © Island Music Ltd., 1978.

21 Jan 02 - 05:20 AM (#632073)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ragged Heroes
From: The_one_and_only_Dai

In the final refrain, 'Ragged Rose' should of course be 'Ragged Heroes'.

21 Jan 02 - 06:57 AM (#632094)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ragged Heroes
From: folkmonster

No it isn't! ;O)

I made a mistake, but the phrase is actually 'withered rose'. FM