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Sally Lunn
03:53
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Sally Lunn (words and music by T. McClymont)
(Want the paper, Paul?)
You have to tell yourself: Pick yourself up, son
Call me confrontational
She’s not the only one.
I’m telling you all the time to brush off Sally Lunn
Call me unconventional
She’s not the only one.
Unattainable Sally Lunn
Unavailable Sally Lunn
You mustn’t blame yourself because you’ve come undone
Call me motivational
She’s not the only one.
Unembraceable Sally Lunn
Unsustainable Sally Lunn
You’ll have to teach yourself to dust yourself off, son
She's purely recreational
She’s not the only one.
You say (you say) you need someone
And yet (and yet) she’s not (she’s not) the only one
You have to tell yourself: Pick yourself up, son
Call me confrontational
She’s not the only one.
She’s not the only one.
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Push Back
03:01
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PUSH BACK
(words and music by T. McClymont)
People lie and they deceive – they’ve always done that
Take your heart from off your sleeve – and start the push back
You may run and try to hide – you’ve often done that
But one dark day you must decide – to start the push back
Don’t despair, just don’t climb down – no, never do that
The day you feel the undertow – is when to push back
People lie and they deceive – they’ve always done that
So take your heart off your sleeve – and start the push back
Don’t try to make it in the undertow
And start the push back
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Aboard The My Oh My
03:31
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ABOARD THE MY-OH-MY
(words and music by Tommy McClymont and Mike Lennie)
I NAILED MY COLOURS TO THE MAST - BUT FOUND OUR CRAFT WAS SINKING FAST
NOW I MAY DROWN AND I MAY DIE - ABOARD THE MY-OH-MY
ABOARD THE GOOD SHIP MY-OH-MY
MY HOPES WERE PINNED ON YOU ALONE - MY HEART WAS ANCHORED TO A STONE
WHEN YOU JUMPED SHIP, I SIGHED A SIGH - ABOARD THE MY-OH-MY
ABOARD THE GOOD SHIP MY-OH-MY
YO HO HO WAS LONG AGO - THE CREW’S REPLY WAS
MY-OH-MY – ABOARD THE GOOD SHIP MY-OH-MY
MY HEART WAS FILLED WITH LOVE TO BURST - IT’S NOW A VESSEL WITH A CURSE
I’M GOING DOWN AND HERE I’LL LIE - ABOARD THE MY-OH-MY
ABOARD THE GOOD SHIP MY-OH-MY
ABOARD THE MY-OH-MY - ABOARD THE GHOST SHIP MY-OH-MY
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Everybody Says Hi
04:08
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EVERYBODY SAYS HI
(words and music by Tommy McClymont)
EVERYBODY SAYS HI – I PICKED A PICTURE POSTARD OUT FOR YOU
EVERYBODY FEELS HIGH – THE WEATHER IS HERE, WE WISH THAT YOU WERE TOO FOR AN HOUR OR TWO
NO SIGN OF CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON
NO HIGHER PRIZE I’VE GOT MY EYES ON
OTHERWISE MY MOOD’S A SINCERE BLUE
EVERYBODY SAYS HI - I’M FLOATING IN HER EYES OF MARINE BLUE
EVERYBODY FEELS HIGH - THE SEA VIBE MAKES HER SAY SHE’LL LOVE ME TOO FOR A WEEK OR TWO
NO SIGN OF CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON - NO HIGHER PRIZE I’VE GOT MY EYES ON
OTHERWISE MY MOOD’S A SERENE BLUE
OOH LA LA LA OOH - OOH LA LA LA OOH
NO SIGN OF CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON - NO HIGHER PRIZE I’VE GOT MY EYES ON
OTHERWISE MY MOOD’S A SERENE BLUE
EVERYBODY SAYS HI - I PICKED A SEASHELL OFF THE BEACH FOR YOU
EVERYBODY FEELS HIGH - THERE’S REALLY NOTHING MORE I MEAN TO DO FOR A WEEK OR TWO
OOH LA LA LA OOH - OOH LA LA LA OOH
EVERYBODY SAYS HI - EVERYBODY SAYS HI
EVERYBODY FEELS HIGH
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Until I Find You
03:06
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Until I Find You (T. McClymont)
Don’t talk to strangers, don’t take them home
They’ll promise the stars then leave you alone
Take care of yourself, stay true to yourself
And don’t you get hurt on the way
Until I find you, until I find you, until I find you
Don’t believe strangers, whatever they say
What good is a promise that’s easily made?
Be good to yourself, stay true to yourself
And don’t you get lost on the way
Until I find you, until I find you, until I find you
We live in cynical days
Don’t lose your innocent ways
I hope you’ll know me when I find you
Don’t cross the street without looking both ways
Don’t squander time on some lunatic craze
I hope that I make it, but if I don’t make it
I’m still trying to figure the way
Until I find you, until I find you, until I find you
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Baxter's Loan
03:23
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Baxter’s Loan
Words and music by T. McClymont
THERE’S A PLACE CALLED BAXTER’S LOAN
WHERE THE GREEN WINDS SOFTLY BLOW
COME WITH ME TO BAXTER’S LOAN
I WOULD HATE TO GO ALONE
GRASS GROWS HIGH IN BAXTER’S LOAN
CHILDREN DON’T GO ON YOUR OWN
I’LL BE AT THE FIVE-BARRED GATE
MEET ME THERE AND DON’T BE LATE
PHEASANTS ROOST IN BAXTER’S LOAN
TO BE HUNTED WHEN THEY’RE GROWN
WHEN THE GAMIE WITH HIS GUN
SHOUTS IS WHEN WE TURN AND RUN
WE’LL FIND BEETLES UNDER STONES
RABBIT HOLES AND BIRDIES’ BONES
BRING YOUR BOGIE TO BAXTER’S LOAN
WHEN IT RAINS I’LL RACE YOU HOME
LET’S GO BACK TO BAXTER’S LOAN
PROMISE NOT TO GO ALONE
THERE’S A PLACE CALLED BAXTER’S LOAN
WHERE THE GREEN WINDS SOFTLY BLOW
COME WITH ME TO BAXTER’S LOAN
I WOULD HATE TO GO ALONE
COMING NOW TO BAXTER’S LOAN
FUNNY HOW THE YEARS HAVE FLOWN
LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY
DOWN THE HILL AND THERE WE GO
WHO REMEMBERS BAXTER’S LOAN?
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Shadow March/Good Night
02:46
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ERIC SHOT AN ELEPHANT IN BURMA
(words and music by Tommy McClymont)
ERIC SHOT AN ELEPHANT IN BURMA
WHAT DID HE GET OUT OF IT? I WONDER
ERIC DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO DO THE JOB RIGHT
THE ELEPHANT MOANED THE ELEPHANT SIGHED
ERIC SHOT AN ELEPHANT IN BURMA
ERIC SHOT AN ELEPHANT IN BURMA
DOING INSTANT DAMAGE TO HIS KARMA
ERIC DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO KILL IT OUTRIGHT
IT TOOK HALF AN HOUR TILL THE ELEPHANT DIED
ERIC KILLED AN ELEPHANT IN BURMA
WAS HE PETULANT – WAS IT RELEVANT
TO ERIC’S DEVELOPMENT TO BEING A MAN?
WHERE IS THE BENEFIT IN MURDERING AN ELEPHANT
UNLESS IT’S JUST TO DEMONSTRATE THE FACT YOU CAN?
ERIC KILLED AN ELEPHANT IN BURMA
PURELY FOR THE HELL OF IT? I WONDER
MAYBE FOR AN EMPIRE FALLING INTO DECLINE
MAYBE HE DESPISED HIMSELF THE REST OF HIS LIFE
ERIC KILLED AN ELEPHANT IN BURMA
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Breathing
03:38
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BREATHING (by Tommy McClymont)
THERE’S A SOUND OF SOMEONE BREATHING – What was that?
AS CLEAR AS CLEAR CAN BE - What was that?
YET NO ONE’S BREATHING HERE THESE DAYS – NOT EVEN ME
THERE’S A SOUND OF LIFE IN BREATHING – Who was that?
BUT NO ONE CAN I SEE – Who was that?
FOR NO ONE’S LIVING HERE THESE DAYS - NOT EVEN ME
I HEAR IT BY THE BACK DOOR - Don’t look back
TRAPPED BEHIND THE WALLS - Don’t look back
IT RAILS AGAINST THE HOUSE’S NAILS
AND WIRES AND TILES
AND STEPS AND STAIRS
AND BOARDS AND BRICKS AND MORTAR
BOARDS, BRICKS AND MORTAR
THERE’S A SOUND OF SOMEONE BREATHING – Who was that?
IN AND OUT AND STRONG – Who was that?
I GUESS THE BREATHING SOUND WILL JUST GO
ON AND ON AND ON AND ON
I HEAR IT BY THE BACK DOOR - Don’t look back …
THERE’S A SOUND OF SOMEONE BREATHING – Who was that?
ALL THE LONG NIGHT LONG - Who was that?
I GUESS THE BREATHING SOUND WILL JUST GO
ON AND ON AND ON AND ON – ON AND ON AND ON
I HEAR IT BY THE BACK DOOR - Don’t look back …
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Everything Is Good
02:38
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11. |
Push Back (Reprise)
01:21
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Easter Rendezvous
03:31
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Tommy McClymont Frankfurt, Germany
Born in Scotland, Tommy McClymont played in pubs and bars before launching the band Couldn't Be A Fisher. CBAF played,
amongst others, at Rock am Ring in 1992. TM has played and recorded intermittently as founder-member of the Panacea Jamband with Don Jacobs, and also released two solo albums.
Most recent live appearances were in Mississippi July 2019.
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