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26 Jun 09 - 11:46 PM (#2665704) Subject: ADD: The Gift (Harvey Andrews) From: Joe Offer I heard this on the radio this afternoon, and I really liked it. It's the title song on the album The Gift. I can't guarantee the quality of the lyrics transcription. THE GIFT (Harvey Andrews) I was clearing out the attic when I found this battered case With its handle broke, that old word "Folk" still stencilled on its face Now it´s cobwebbed and it´s dusty but it takes me to the past And it was 1969 I opened this guitar case last When they said try your luck in London, that´s where the rainbow ends But I got lost in lonely London with so many friends I got lost in lonely London where the rainbow ends You should have seen the big man Alex When he sang us up a storm He had heart and soul and he set the goal If you wanted to perform So I bought myself a Gibson, Just the same as Alex had And I practised night and day Until I drove my parents mad And they said try your luck in London, that´s where the rainbow ends But I got lost in lonely London with so many friends I got lost in lonely London where the rainbow ends I knew every Seeger Ballad I knew every Campbell Song And I sang them right, every day and night `Til I´d been on that road too long `Cause there were others out there working Singing choruses galore But there was only one called Alex We were all just one clone more So I climbed up to the attic With this bent and battered case Its handle broke, that old word "Folk" Still stencilled on its face Now it´s been for too long silent With its memories of the past So it´s time it went to someone Who could make it sing at last So try your luck in London, that´s where the rainbow ends But don´t get lost in lonely London with so many friends Don´t get lost in lonely London where the rainbow ends Try your luck in London, that´s where the rainbow ends But don´t get lost in lonely London with so many friends Don´t get lost in lonely London where the rainbow ends Where the rainbow ends Source: http://www3.lyrix.at/en/text_show/4de8b880a2c81402bc1906e4a4eec8ca-Harvey_Andrews_-_Gift_The |
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27 Jun 09 - 03:08 AM (#2665747) Subject: RE: ADD: The Gift (Harvey Andrews) From: Sandra in Sydney Lyrics on Harvey's CD - The Gift (Germany, hypertension, 2001) words typed from the insert, changes in the singing also given! THE GIFT (Harvey Andrews) I was clearing out the attic When I found this battered case With its handle broke,(and) that old word "Folk" Still stencilled on its face Now it´s cobwebbed and it´s dusty But it takes me to the past And it was 1969 I opened this guitar case last When they said try your luck in London That´s where the rainbow ends But I got lost in lonely London With so many friends I got lost in lonely London Where the rainbow ends You should have seen the big man Alex When he sang us up a storm He had heart and soul, and he set the goal If you wanted to perform So I bought myself a Gibson, Just the same as Alex had And I practised night and day Until I drove my parents mad (chorus) I knew every Seeger ballad I knew every Campbell song And I sang them right, every day and night 'til I´d been on that road too long 'cause there were others out there working Singing choruses galore But there was only one called Alex We were all just one clone more So I climbed up to the attic With this bent and battered case Its handle broke, that old word "Folk" Still stencilled on its face Now it´s been for too long silent With its memories of the past So it´s time it went to someone Who could make it sing at last So try your luck in London, That´s where the rainbow ends But don´t get lost in lonely London With so many friends Don´t get lost in lonely London Where the rainbow ends Try your luck in London, That´s where the rainbow ends But don´t get lost in lonely London With so many friends Don´t get lost in lonely London Where the rainbow ends Where the rainbow ends Verse 1 - Harvey sings "and" after the first phrase in line 3 Verse 3 - notes have "chorus's" not "choruses" Harvey also sings the chorus between verses 2 & 3, & the final chorus starts with "Try Harvey's notes: Alex Campbell was the first full time solo folk singer I saw perform and I thought "that's the life for me." Others thought so too but weren't lucky enough to find the gift of an audience. sandra (another Harvey Andrews fan) |
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27 Jun 09 - 04:28 AM (#2665773) Subject: RE: ADD: The Gift (Harvey Andrews) From: Joe Offer Thanks, Sandra. I marked your post for harvesting, since it comes from a source more reliable than mine. Nonetheless, I corrected the misused apostrophes in your post - despite how they were in the CD booklet, the plural of "chorus" is "choruses." The devil made me do it. -Joe- |
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27 Jun 09 - 11:13 AM (#2665917) Subject: RE: ADD: The Gift (Harvey Andrews) From: Sandra in Sydney wot! you change the sacred Harvey Andrews writ! |
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27 Jun 09 - 07:40 PM (#2666168) Subject: RE: ADD: The Gift (Harvey Andrews) From: Joe Offer Yup. A misplaced apostrophe, is a misplaced apostrophe... Sounds the same way when you sing it, however. -Joe- |
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28 Jun 09 - 12:18 AM (#2666278) Subject: RE: ADD: The Gift (Harvey Andrews) From: Sandra in Sydney Apostrope Man rides again! |