Lyr Add: Songs of Tom Gala

Subject: Lyr Add: Marigolds (Tom Gala)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 18 Oct 21 - 11:28 PM

Elizabeth Block sang this at the Mudcat Singaround today. Anybody know where I could get a recording?

MARIGOLDS
(Tom Gala)

The marigold's a sturdy flower
It blooms in spite of frost
I have seen marigolds blooming in November
Marigolds bloom in November

He said he was a plasterer until his arm gave out
And then he started pumping gas at a station
Marigolds bloom in November (x2)

She said she was a nurse and lived in Africa for years
Now when the mail comes she hopes it's from far away
Marigolds bloom in November (x2)

He said I know the old man stinks, but I's not dead yet
And then he showed us all a two-penny postcard
Marigolds bloom in November (x2)

She only had the on job all her working life
She said I did the best I could, and let the rest go
Marigolds bloom in November (x2)

He said, I know I'm not as good as I used to be
But I can still pay all my bills and do my shopping
Marigolds bloom in November (x2)

The marigold's a sturdy flower
It blooms in spite of frost
I have seen marigolds blooming in November
Marigolds bloom in November

Subject: Track List-Story after Story (Tom Gala)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 18 Oct 21 - 11:39 PM

Oh - has album Story after Story is available at YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_np9sxHERYVfF__148HXo69dgvN_IetYc0

It's also on Spotify.

1. One Too Many Red Lights
   
2. Every Road leads to You
   
3. My Sister Cut the Hedge Back
   
4. An Old Man Is Moving
   
5. Shorty and Dave
   
6. Magic Child
   
7. Headin' South
   
8. That Storm
   
9. One More Saturday Night
   
10. Witch Hazel
    
11. Whiskey on the Breath
    
12. Oh YOu Should See Sy
    
13. Memorial Day Weekend
    
14. Julian
    
15. I Saw a Trucker
    
16. Shackamaxon Street
    
17. Harry

Subject: ADD: Abelard and Heloise (Tom Gala)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 19 Oct 21 - 12:48 AM

ABELARD AND HELOISE
(Tom Gala, 1980)

Abelard & Heloise were lovers in history
I don’t know their story, I only remember their names

The Duke and the Duchess of Windsor were married
It made all the papers, he gave up his kingdom for love

Even if I built a marriage museum
Walked thru the turnstile, explored all the galleries

Even if I had a book by a poet
The one where he tells me the meaning of life

Still in the darkness it’s all so elusive
I feel so frightened my hand reaches out for my wife

Abelard & Heloise were lovers in history
I don’t know their story, I only remember their names


Lyrics from the Rise Up Singing Songbook, page 121

On Satisfied Customers, by Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen

And by the Short Sisters on Songs from Four States
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR-VaF_hrdY