Old Bill The Carthorse
from All That's Changed vol 1 by The Living Archive Band
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From the play 'Worker By Name'. A horse with a big character.
lyrics
Old Bill the Carthorse
Words & music: Paul Clark
Now look at who's here- why it's Old Bill the Carthorse
Plodding along up the street
Look at him stumble, you'd think he might tumble
The strangest old horse that you're likely to meet
He's almost asleep on his feet.
Now everyone knows he's slow motion itself
When he's plodding up any old hill
But when he comes down London Road to the town
Why it's two hooves together and slide with a will
An equine toboggan is Bill.
Now building a business is lots of hard work
But it's great with Old Bill at your side.
When you're hawking and selling there just ain’t no telling
Who'll nick a few bits- but old Bill has them spied.
And he takes a good nip of their hide.
He can be a right tell tale, the rotten old sod,
If you stop in a pub for a few
He'll mosey on home, all on his own
You can have a good guess what the missus will do
When you come home-she'll land one or two.
Now I’ve sung you the story of Old Bill the Carthorse
And all the strange things he can do
People swear blind he was one of a kind
But you start to wonder can all that be true?
So I leave that judgement to you.
Words & music: Paul Clark
Now look at who's here- why it's Old Bill the Carthorse
Plodding along up the street
Look at him stumble, you'd think he might tumble
The strangest old horse that you're likely to meet
He's almost asleep on his feet.
Now everyone knows he's slow motion itself
When he's plodding up any old hill
But when he comes down London Road to the town
Why it's two hooves together and slide with a will
An equine toboggan is Bill.
Now building a business is lots of hard work
But it's great with Old Bill at your side.
When you're hawking and selling there just ain’t no telling
Who'll nick a few bits- but old Bill has them spied.
And he takes a good nip of their hide.
He can be a right tell tale, the rotten old sod,
If you stop in a pub for a few
He'll mosey on home, all on his own
You can have a good guess what the missus will do
When you come home-she'll land one or two.
Now I’ve sung you the story of Old Bill the Carthorse
And all the strange things he can do
People swear blind he was one of a kind
But you start to wonder can all that be true?
So I leave that judgement to you.
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from All That's Changed vol 1,
released June 1, 2009
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The Living Archive Band Milton Keynes, UK
An acoustic quintet with an emphasis on strong vocals to deliver both songs and the spoken word depicting the experiences of the people of North Buckinghamshire past and present. The inhabitants of the towns of Wolverton, Stony Stratford and Bletchley and of course the new city of Milton Keynes all have had something to say, and the Living Archive Band gives them a voice. ... more
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