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28 Sep 21 - 07:10 PM (#4121246) Subject: Lyr Add: Songs of Margaret Bradford From: Joe Offer
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28 Sep 21 - 08:03 PM (#4121251) Subject: ADD: Drip Drop (Margaret Bradford) From: Sandra in Sydney this is the only one we have in the Oz/NZ songbook DRIP DROP by Margaret Bradford, 1998 video - Drip Drop Margaret's youtube channel DRIP DROP (Margaret Bradford) Drip. Drop. Drip. Drop Wasting water's gotta stop Drop. Drip. Drop. Drip Turn that tap off quick! Water's precious can't you see Its a rare commodity Creeks and rivers dry up fast You gotta make that water last and last, and last, and last, and last and last, and last Drip. Drop... Mulch that garden, watch it grow When roots stay damp deep down below Sun can't dry out soil underneath You won't have to hose for weeks Plant those natives watch 'em thrive In hot dry Aussie they'll survive Why water lawns to make 'em grow? Then on the weekend you've gotta mow and mow and mow and mow and mow and mow and mow! Drip. Drop.... [scat: dribble drop dribble etc.] Keep that shower short and sweet Just wet yourself from head to feet Don't stand under there all day You might develop scales and swim away A cup of water's quite enough To clean your teeth with that the stuff Don't let that tap run, use a plug Don't wanna hear that water glug Drip. Drop.... Flushing loos use too much water Don't flush it more than you oughta If it's yellow let it mellow But if it's brown then flush it down Drip. Drop.... Sydney songwriter Margaret Bradford wraps some very practical advice about household water conservation in a lively and humorous musical package. Miguel's jazzy choral arrangement makes the most of the onomatopoeic possibilities. Last year I gave away most of my 600 CDs, including Margaret's to 2 community radio stations otherwise I might have been able to post more lyrics. I might ask her about getting more of her lyrics. Review of Margaret's latest CD - Hoya Review of Freddy's Daughter, 1998 |
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17 Feb 22 - 10:37 PM (#4137066) Subject: ADD: Mum Shirl (Margaret Bradford) From: Margaret Bradford MUM SHIRL (Margaret Bradford) Mum Shirl! What a girl! What an inspiration to her race. In her crowded kitchen cooking for the hungry. Listening to the lonely, sheltering the homeless. In a house she’s paying off on her pension. But who gets the handouts now. The survivor in an urban ghetto? Yes. Who gets the handouts now? Not Shirl. What a girl! Mum Shirl! What a girl! Reared thirteen children on her own. Two of them are hers, but unloved unemployed kids of every race and colour. Know they’ll get a feed and shelter and a bed at Shirl’s place. But who gets the handouts now. She’s not after publicity or honour. Yes. Who gets the handouts now? Not Shirl. What a girl! Mum Shirl! What a girl! She visits all the Murrays in gaols. From Grafton to Glenn Innes, Bathurst down to Goulburn. No discriminating. They know they can trust her. Gives them strength to face the world. But who gets the handouts now. She’s been doing this now for thirty years. Yes. Who gets the handouts now? Not Shirl. What a girl! Mum Shirl! What a girl! Spirit never daunted she fights on. Her body’s wearing out. She’s not getting any younger. Big boys want to meet her cause she’s known round the country. No one else could do what Shirl’s done. But who gets the handouts now. Will receptions and medals really help her. Yes. Who gets the handouts now? Not Shirl. What a girl! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iJ4wPcbXAs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mum_Shirl |
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17 Feb 22 - 11:45 PM (#4137068) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of Margaret Bradford From: GerryM Margaret wrote a great tune for the Barcroft Boake poem, Where the Dead Men Lie, but I can't find a recording of that tune online. |
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18 Feb 22 - 02:54 AM (#4137077) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of Margaret Bradford From: Sandra in Sydney http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/boakeb/poetry/wherethedeadmenlie.html the poem has 8 verses, but I can't remember if Margaret used them all |