Hi Wolf:

I have been gone for a few days but I am a bit confused by which songs you need. Is Portobello Road and Bus 22 To Bethlelem the ones you want?

PORTOBELLO ROAD by Stevens and Fowley

Getting hung up all day on smiles,
Walking down Portobello Road for miles,
Greeting strangers, in Indian boots,
Yellow ties and old brown suits,
Growing old is my only danger.

Cuckoo clocks and plastic socks,
Lampshades of old antique leather,
Nothing is weird, not even a beard,
Are the boots made out of feathers?

I keep walkin' miles 'til I feel the room beneath my feet,
Or the hawkin' eyes of an old stuffed bull across the street.

Nothings the same 'til you see it again,
It will be broken down to litter,
Even the clothes, everyone knows,
That the dress will never fit her.

(Repeat the first two verses again)

Sorry about the lines, I can't seem to get songs on in verse form, everything runs together. I thought this would at least separate the verses when you print them.

The song is as I have always sung it. I listened to the tape and it sounds right. Will try for Bus 22 soon.

Blessings
Reta

By the way, I think this is one of the songs I sent to the Mudcat along with some other songs during the first part of the year. (Or maybe very late last yr.) None were ever posted so I figured I was doing it all wrong. I did receive a letter thanking me, but as I said, they never appeared. One was a very beautiful ballad called "Slaney Valley". Did U ever hear it?

Blessings
Reta

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