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lyrics
Bring a shovel and sapling, bring a pail of water
Say a prayer for the future, keep that hope alive
Oatmeal in the morning, cornbread every night
Someday we’ll have apple cider, butter, sauce, and pie
The bills are due, the money’s tight but I think everything will be alright
Ain’t got much in the way of things but I got you and you got me
Green yellow and azure, big wide open sky
Walk this road a hundred miles to see my darling smile
Work my way through the afternoon hoeing corn and beans
The sun goes down, run on home, she’s waiting there for me
If that little tree dies, plant two more in its place
Try not to sweat the small stuff, keep a slow and steady pace
Got two on the ground and one on the way, the family’s getting bigger
There’s a lot to learn and a lot to love and life moves ever quicker
credits
from John Depew,
released February 16, 2021
John Depew-banjo, vocal
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
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