mariam’s cake

I just had a request from a fella in Venezuela for the lyrics to Mariam’s Cake so I thought I might pop them up here for one and all…

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Meadowlark, shouldn’t you fly somewhere warmer, my dear?
Let’s go outside holding hands.
Meadowlark, you know this is my favourite time of the year.
Let’s go outside holding hands.

Enter the day, I just arrived so I’ll take my time.
Hour by hour we see that there is no hurry, we take our time.

Meadowlark, I checked in the book and it’s not what it seems.
Let’s go outside holding hands.
Hey what’s up trees? Who gave your orders to drop all those leaves?
Well I you must, I suppose.

Ever since the day we fell up to stand down, there were mice in the aisles dressed in frocks and in gowns.
I won’t tell you its likely, you won’t tell me the news so we stand here in the dirt getting puddles in our shoes
Wondering why.

You call the number and I count the cost but although we’re a good team something has been lost
‘Cause it’s not been the same since the mice moved upstairs,
dreams of Mariam’s cake go down well with sancerre… Wondering why?

the last night at utrophia

The fine folk at The Utrophia Project have asked me to come and sing ‘The Hackney Gentrification Song‘ plus a few more at their closing night before they get knocked down to make way for …. guess what …yup …flats.

The march of progress goes on. The night is billed as –

“A night of art, music, homemade food, film, performance and more to celebrate the last days of the ice cream factory.
Join us as we raise a glass to the old girl, a song in our hearts, another memory made.
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye.”

Facebook page is here – https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123017624445188

136 Tanners Hill, Deptford, London, SE8 4QD

http://www.utrophia.net/places/ProjectSpace