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* Arthur McBride

As we were walking along the salt tide all the livelong summer morning who did we meet there but Sergeant McBride & his damn drummer in the morning - we says “ah sergeant, we are not for sale – you’d send us to France to be shot without fail on this livelong summer morning … & as for your boasting of fine clothing – of which you only have the lend, as for yr boasting of fine wages, against the cannon they are no defence. Oh no, my good sergeant we are not for sale – tho fond of our country yr bribes wont avail – & if you insult me with yr lying words, then I swear by dear God I’ll draw my broadsword & that will prevail, I’ll run it thru yr body as strength may avail - & we took them, & their weapons that hung their by their side, & we slung them as far as we could in the tide on that livelong summer morning . “The devil go with you” said Arthur McBride … “for spoiling our walk in the morning” .

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Martyn Bates UK

(For CD version write to Jerry at eyeless@eyelessingaza.com)
voice +acoustic w/songs/ e-guitars/kybd/ tape. Since 1980, Eyeless in Gaza, & since 2000, Twelve Thousand Days, Mick Harris etc. Knew stuff / Forgot stuff / cared too much / cared too little - perhaps. 2023:current band = Kodax Strophes … with Martyn reportedly "still longing for 'Christmas in my soul". kodaxstrophes.bandcamp.com ... more

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