My Song Lyrics
Horses and Cats
V1
Winters here , skin is pale.
Don’t stop to talk in gust or Hayle .
Grannies making pasty’s for our tea .
Towns quiet , they’ve all gone back.
Kids at school, evenings closing
Dark by four , all head straight home.
Dealing with our stuff, all on are own.
Chorus
Horses and cats and fires in a field,
Another cousins giving birth to child .
late on the beach , until the sun goes down .
Kids all together eating chips for tea
You must be one of they,
cos you idn’t one of we !
Stick your beer in the sand, while you jump in the sea.
Winters gone, Rule girls llaugh loud !
Gathered together on our golden sand .
nowhere , we’d all rather be !
Than sat on the beach with friends and family .
V2
Cornish life , what we all do best.
Doesn’t really matter about the rest.
With wine in hand and sun kissed cheeks.
No need to arrange it’s where we meet.
Same spot, different day down on the beach .
Bridge
But we all like garden party’s
Tanned legs and bbqs.
Sunshine brings us together, like Sunday roast can do .
So if you feel a little winter blues,
Don’t worry cos I have good news.
Summer time fun’s coming dreckly, on its way!
We’ll sing together and this is what we’ll say …….
Chorus
Horses and cats and fires in a field,
Another cousins giving birth to child .
late on the beach , until the sun goes down .
Kids all together eating chips for tea
You must be one of they,
cos you idn’t one of we !
Stick your beer in the sand, while you jump in the sea.
Winters gone, Rule girls llaugh loud !
Gathered together on our golden sand .
nowhere , we’d all rather be !
Then sat on the beach with friends and family .
V3
Stories told, all clown around.
Tides right up better move the towels.
Put your jumpers on, where not going home right now .
One last tipple and song to sing.
We know what tomorrow brings.
A long hot summers day in our home town x
chorus …
Time and Tide
V1
When the wind is in the west
the fishing is the best
When the winds is in the east
fish bite the very least.
Red sky at night
Is a fisherman’s delight
Better get to sleep
Tomorrow we are hauling
Chorus
Time and tide wait for no man
Fishermen do the only thing they can !
Time and tide wait for no man
So tie your nets
Jump aboard
Haul away
There’s fish to catch
Guy cottons n gloves
Knife to hand
Drop ya quay ropes an Coil um up
Us boys are bound for sea
Haul away
Haul away
Us boys are gonna
Av a good catch today
Heading North of the head
Just As the captain said
Haul away
Haul away
Haul away
When we’re Steaming a head
Await the Dan to show it’s head
Crew will gaff the buoy rope
eyes are full of hope
Will the nets be full
On the minds of all the crew
One the winch, look over side
shole of glistening delight
Back to land the catch as day is dawning
Time and tide wait for no man
Fishermen do the only thing they can !
Time and tide wait for no man
So tie your nets
Jump aboard
Haul away
There’s fish to catch
Guy cottons n gloves
Knife to hand
Drop quay ropes an Coil um up
Us boys are bound for sea
Haul away
Haul away
Us boys are gonna
Av a good catch today
Heading North of the head
Just As the captain said
Haul away
Haul away
Haul away
Riding Under Rainbows
V1
G Said your loved me to the stars and back
C When the truth came out , You were full of that
G Said you’d take me there , but we never left
C Guess that I shoulda know
G better.
Bridge
C Taking chances
Em Brand new dances
C Blowing out hot
D air !
G To many times I’ve heard the same
C story
G You ain’t
D going
G nowhere
Chorus
C Riding under rainbows
G After the rain n sun battled for first place
C Ridding under rainbows
G Given another chance , Like it’s
D gods good
G grace
V2
G Well you got good chat
An you can serenade
C A twinkle in your eye !Social hand
D grenade
C I fell hard like all those before
G I guess I shoulda known better
V3
G Your wide smile goes on for miles
Always says I owe you a
C favour
G Makes you feel like your his favourite ice cream
Till he fancies another
D flavour
C One me over girls like these types do
G I guess I shoulda know better
Boys Racing Cars Release
V1
It’s written in the stars
Like Boys racing cars
I never thought I’d feel this way again
Runny through the trees
You chasing me
You look so dam good in your old jeans
Bridge
When we’re out late at night
Or early in the morning
We don’t need much sleep
Never stop talking
Chorus
When I’m not next to you
your all I wanna talk about
If I was lost at sea it’s your name I’d shout
Cos if your not there then I don’t wanna be there
If you’ve had enough, it’s time for us to leave
Because where you are is where I wanna be
V2
Eating by the stream
Being Loves young dream
It wouldn’t matter if we never saw another soul again
The begging and the end
Still out here in the rain
I never want this feeling to disappear
I don’t want it to end
Repeat bridge and chorus
Mallio
Mallio , Mallio ! How your shiny scales glow
Fish will bite till the tides right
Be it high or be it low
We shall have our Mallio !
V1
First of the ebb
first of the flood
Fish will bite when the tides right
Catching the Mallio’s on the scudy Mae
On the horizon the dolphins play
Wind doth blow
We shall have our Mallio
Chorus
Mallio , Mallio ! How your shiny scales glow
Fish will bite till the tides right
Be it high or be it low
We shall have our Mallio !
V2
One brother caught
The other brother cooked
Passed down a Cornish secrecy
Grannies fish spice recipe
Fish don’t bite on an easterly
Don’t you know
We shall have our Mallio
Chorus
Mallio , Mallio ! How your shiny scales glow
Fish will bite till the tides right
Be it high or be it low
We shall have our Mallio !
V3
Rolling and pitching round man’s head west
Listen to the captain he know best
Cross from the headland after sitting on Mae
Going past the Island
Back into Hackey bay y
Truth of The Sea
V1
There are rules you can follow
Never whistle for the wind
Do not take a pasty aboard
If your going out to sea
Dont Sail with your brother
So she can’t take both of ee
Chorus
You can predict the weather
But you’ll never predict the sea
If she wants you she will take you
His father said to ee
V2
Ebb and flow is the way she moves
Depicted by her mood an the moon
That’s why the men call her a she
Please bring them home safely
Chorus
You can predict the weather
But you’ll never predict the sea
If she wants you she will take you
His father said to
V3
Tide you can’t trust
Will move as she wants
The sea will do as she pleases
Smooth or aggressively
Please Bring him home
Safely to me
Chorus
You can predict the weather
But you’ll never predict the sea
If she wants you she will take you
His father said to
V4
when he sets sails at sea
He’s only mine again,
as the anchor descends
When he walks back though our door
My heart beats ….. and I breath again
Celtic Lass PZ459
12 miles out
I was pinned up again it
Joseph pulled me back
I’m a very lucky boy
Head in to the wind
can’t turn around
Weathers got so bad
get the fish & the gear
Steer in to the storm
Want to turn around
captain said
He must stand his ground
Captain said we’re still going ahead
It’s nearly dawn still steam ahead
Hope wind doesn’t freshen
Or We won’t go home
I’m dream of my true love
she’s back at home
He’s out there still riding the storm
Flat calm or raging
I still feel the pain
Will he return
Under the strain
In to the storm
Weather storm
Fear & dread
Still steam ahead
bow towards the head
The wind is north easily
tides are still meeting
Still steaming ahead
I see a mermaid smiling at me
The face of my true love
Here out at sea
Will I return
The hero or not
If I am taken
make sure I’m , not forgot
Will I return the hero or not
Bottom of the ocean now
Make sure I’m not forgot
Why?! Why?! Why?!
V1
When I told you it was over , you asked why
You said “ baby can’t we give it one last try “
I said “ Honey no ! I’ve made up my mind “
I’m not that kind , I’m not blind .
I’ve seen your colours & Im not impressed
Now get up out of my bed , get up and get dressed.
V2
When I first met you
You never said I’d raise our kid alone
That you’d be off lorry driving
And I’d be left back home
I wouldn’t have two pennies to rub together move around a million times .
You never told me you had itchy feet
Wanna make a thousand dimes.
Chorus
Why why why
Why why
Why why why
Why
Well that’s why
V3
You’d dream of going travelling
Yet buy another car
You’d ask for my opinion
But my suggestions would never go far
I said I didn’t want much
But a home to call our own
You said you liked to share ideas
But yours were all home grown
Chorus
Why why why
Why why
Why why why
Why
Well that’s why
V4
When you first met me you asked me what I wanted from life
I told you my story
But you chose to ignore me
I’d done a lot of traveling
Now I’m happy back in my home town
That I wanted to start a family
Slow life and settle down
Chorus
Why why why
Why why
Why why why
Why
Well that’s why
But you’re still a good guy !
White Horses
V1
I walk over the headland
It’s such a fine day
Been up to the horses , put out there hay
The sunshine is waking
The soft breeze is warm
One of those calm days
Right after the storm
Chorus
White horses dancing
Over the sand
Rolling forward with purpose
Surrounded by land
I stare at the ocean
With no cares or plans
Oh I love the white horses
Dancing so grand
V2
I now take a stroll though the streets of st. Ives
Say good morning to ponkle ,
with her cats with 9 lives
Sid standing touting
slipway in his cap
An ol Barney the window cleaner …
Smiling right back !
Chorus
White horses dancing
Over the sand
Rolling forward with purpose
Surrounded by land
I stare at the ocean
With no cares or plans
Oh I love the white horses
Dancing so grand
V3
Now going up fore street,
is always a treat
In the early hours,
not to many feet !
The cafes are open
Where I worked as a girl.
The smell of the pasty’s
The best in the world !
Chorus
White horses dancing
Over the sand
Rolling forward with purpose
Surrounded by land
I stare at the ocean
With no cares or plans
Oh I love the white horses
Dancing so grand
V4
I walk round to the pier, gaze at Hackey Bay
I’m feeling so blessed to breathe in this day
Surrounded by boats from the locals I know
Hope they get a good catch
Cos the sea they doth know
Chorus
White horses dancing
Over the sand
Rolling forward with purpose
Surrounded by land
I stare at the ocean
With no cares or plans
Oh I love the white horses
Dancing so grand
V5
Hop skip to Lambeth walk
pop into M gems
The smell of the incense & oils an sage !
The Guildhall ! we sang and danced with delight
We were The Trencrom Revellers
on stage at night !
Ghosts of the past
Chapters , characters that stay.
Come home to nest, for the rest of my days.
Raise my girl on the beach & the streets where I grew.
St. Ives, my home town !
I will always love you.
Window in St Ives
V1
As I sat there feeling funny not sure of who or what.
I felt this sudden feeling of what I had forgot.
I turned my head and took in the view that put me right .
As I looked out of my window In st .Ives
V2
That view gave me a feeling
Deep inside my soul
A feeling you av all felt
Of this i am so sure
That feeling is so fuzzy
So for filling and so warm
As I look out of my window in st. Ives
V3
I saw the boats come sailing,
back into Hakey bay.
The seals they sat waiting , like it was pay day.
The seagulls swirling squawking , like it’s their right of way.
As I looked out of my window In St. Ives.
V4
When I was a young maid,
My heart would burst with pride.
When asked by all ensundry where I’m from I’d say Snives .
Well Who wouldn’t be this proud of this pretty fishing town ?
I thought , as I looked out of my window In st.Ives.
V5
The stories grandad told us
Ones that had been passed down.
The Magic of the mermaid,
pixies in our little town.
I Remember with such fondness,
Still feel like a child.
When I look out of my window In St.Ives
V6
My mother, my granny , aunties & cousins too
They av all ad this feeling
When looking at this view
It’s a feeling warm and comforting
They all share and know
When they look out of their windows in st. Ives
V7
Scaley backs seek adventure
But only for while
Find pockets of different beauty around the world it make you smile !
Can’t compare with what we already av back home
We return to find that glow
When we look out of our windows in St. Ives
V8
My Grandad used to stand down on the slipway with his choir
They sounded so glorious
The tide would come in higher
Admiring him in his crisp blue suit
Reflections on the sea
As I look out of my window in St. Ives
V9
As the years pass by
the sea remains the same.
Gulls sit on bobbing boats,
that dazzling light upon the shore.
One thing is for certain
I will never want much more.
Than the view from my window In St. Ives
Cornish Folk-law
V1
Looks like a princess
Talks like a sailor
He says she’s the one for her
Weather they stay in or out
Always a good shout
Cos happiness is where the hear lyes
Chorus
Cornish Folk law
Our fires really
Finding fish is a gut feeling
Use your know how to really real em in
Doing what your daddy did before
Heart is racing
Her presence gracing
Give what we have
Which isn’t much
We all gather round
St. Ives our home town
Don’t ask for much
But what we have were sharing
V2
Brown eyes ! Strong arms
Doors open with his charms
She says he’s the one for her
Finds a way, gets what he needs
See’s a gap and plants the seed
Talks to everyone he
Knows
Free heart ! No price !
Wish he would take my advice
Gives to those with greater needs
Heart Open
V1
My friend said to me
If you lye with he
You two shall have riches and security
She said I deserve more
That I should be adored
All that life offers, should not be ignored
V2
My mother said to me
That riches aren’t bought
All that I am cannot be taught
That I was born blessed
I must do what is smart
Only lye with man who has stolen my heart
Chorus
Keep our heart open
To feel what’s there
Like waves on the cliffs an the salt in the air
Don’t settle down yonder
If it’s not meant to be
We all deserve nothing less
Than to be happy
V3
My sister said to me
Leave he now not dreckley
Like a bird in a cage
That she wants to set free
Spend time together
Like we did before
So we can dance in the sunlight
And sing on the shore
Chorus
Keep our heart open
To feel what’s there
Like waves on the cliffs an the salt in the air
Don’t settle down yonder
If it’s not meant to be
We all deserve nothing less
Than to be happy
V4
My brother said to me
I can see why you chose
He is good strong and sturdy
But little he knows
You need to be honest
And show him the way
If he doesn’t buck up you’ve my blessing to stray
V5
My father said to me
I don’t believe in advice
Do whatever you choose
You don’t get to live twice
Weather you build for the future
Or live for today
Be true to yourself
And be careful where you lay