Oi McGrath, sir/madam... Im not an he but a she...

Will have to look out for the versions. Do like 'January Man'.

Thanks for link Jacqui. Already had words, was just saying I should re learn them.

What prompted my memory of the song was buying a little publication called 'Evergreen' on the sales stall at WI the other month. It has article on Barnes and the song lyrics.

Nice little publication "of miscellany of this and that and things gone by". Its got quite a lot of poems & songs. Seem to remember article on it being on Country File or Midlands Today or something like that.

I suppose nostalgia comes with the increasing years and songs we sang in the 50s and 60s at school harked back to an even older era when England seemed a "green and pleasant land"! The little booklet seems to enshrine this.

Agree with you McGrath about listening to songs and then suddenly realising what they are about.

Its surprising how a slightly different handling of a song can change its emphasis. I love the Dubliners, but a lot of their versions are raucous and when sung more delicately songs like Raglan Road, Holy Ground shine for their words.

Waxing lyrical tonite... better than waxing anything else I suspect!

cheers me dears

Fliss

PS
Bought myself a copy of Angela's Ashes going to try and do a bit of reading over the weekend. Need to get rid of the tail end of cold & chest infection. Bruises from headbutting the brick pile in the garden have faded, but still got sore head & cricky neck. Poor old sod aint I.