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Vikki Clayton

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The Gardener

 

The Gardener stands in the bower fair

Red rose in his hand

And by there comes a maiden fair

Straight as a Willow wand

 

Oh Lady can you fancy me

For to be my bride

I'll give you flowers from my garden fine

If you will be my pride

For to be my bride

 

And the Lilywhite shall be your smock

It becomes your body best

Your head be bound with the Gillyflower

And the Primrose at your breast

 

Your gown shall be the Sweet William

Your coat of the Camomile

Your apron of the Salad sweet

That grows so very fine

 

Your stockings of the broad Kale blade

That grows broad and long

Your glove will be the Marigold

And glitter on your hand

 

But fare ye well young man she says

Farewell I bid adieu

If you can fancy me she says

I cannot fancy you

 

And you have given a gift to me

Among the summer flowers

So I shall give a another to you

From the summer showers

 

And the new fall snow shall be your smock

It becomes your body best

And your head be bound with the easterly wind

And the cold rain at your breast

 

Here Be Dragons

 

Perhaps it was the cold cold night

So maybe when you kissed me

A strange spark filled the air

All I know is I drove along the same old road

 

Where once the world was round

Where once the map was straight

Where once the stars were shining down

 

Here be dragons

Here be dragons

Here be dragons hear them roar

Here be dragons

Here be dragons

Here be dragons at my door

 

The best laid plans of mice and men

Sometimes singers too

Get heated by a dragons breath

You have to see it through

I hear you on the radio

You'll hear me in this song

You never really were St George

I was never really wrong

You hid the truth

And now the feelings gone

 

And dragons' guard their holy grail

They keep it shining bright

They live a lie dont tell the truth

Thats what dragons do

Im sorry that I saw too much

Both for me and you

Your secret's safe I won't let on

A promise and my word's my bond

I asked him - that's what St. George would do

 

Where once the world was round

Where once the map was straight

Where once the stars were shining down

 

The Migrant

 

Nine Rivers in the tenth year

In the winters' heavy cold

The rivers frozen over with ice

The forests heavy with their load

Birds of the air they were hungry and cold

They were flying east and west

And with them flew a migrant Yen

Clamouring louder than the rest

 

Amongst the snow he pecked for grass

And he rested on the ice

Tried with his wings to fly the sky

But the poor sad bird was tired

Boys from the river they cast their nets

And they caught him as he flew

Took him down to the market town and they sold him there alive!

 

I was a man of the North and an exile here

Both man and bird were strangers exiles in the South

And the sight of the bird touched the exiles' heart

“I paid your ransome and I set you free

I paid your ransome and I set you free”

 

Yen Yen flying in the sky

Where will you go

And of all things I beg you

Dont fly to the land further north

 

For a hundred thousand armoured men

Have long been camped in war

And their rations have grown so small they'll be grateful

Even of you

 

Even of you

 

Kapiti
 

As I walk along the hills and the beaches
And I look up at the sun
Well I think about all that life teaches
and I know, you're the one

Well the soft wind blows
The trees sing your praises
I swear the clouds form form your name
No matter how I try just to juggle all the pieces
you know it all comes back the same

You are the one
Oh you know you are the one

Well if the gods are kind and the angels give their blessing
and that great White Bird approves
Well we could fold our cards
We could stop the double guessing
'cos we'd have nothing left to lose

You are the one
Oh you know you are the one

Even if those rocks are hard
And the road is long
Even if I scare myself
I know your'e the one

You are the one
 
 
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