SINGER'S REQUEST

by Nic Jones





Chorus:

Dark the night and long til day

Do not bid us further stray

Dark the night and long til day

Do not bid us further stray.



Now the sun it doth decline

Pour the beer and pour the wine,

We can lead your thoughts astray

From the world or from the day



We bring songs of history,

Love and war and mystery

We can lead you from despair

Or can cheer the darkening air

You can choose to pass us by

With a cruel or scornful eye

We will see the ending through,

Then we'll turn and say to you...







got off the tape of the Ed Trickett, Cathy Barton, and Dave

Para Concert for FSGW. First heard Bob Walser do it at

Indian Neck, 1984. Based on a text by Sir Walter Scott, on

Nic Jones' album A Devil to A Stranger.



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