Stony Stratford
from All That's Changed vol 2 by The Living Archive Band
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From the play 'Worker By Name', Tom Worker's reminiscences of life in Stony during the first decades of the 20th century.
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Stony Stratford
Stony Wakes Up
Words: Rib Davis & Kevin Adams
Music: Rib Davis
Morning comes to Stony Stratford
Pavements swept and awnings out
Waiting for a new day’s trading
This is what the town’s about
Hard to picture now the coaches
Rattling through by night and day
Weary travellers seeking rest or
Horses hungry for their hay
But it’s still the place to fill your tankard,
Still the place to shake hands on a deal
A Country Town
Words & music: Eileen Rafferty & Kevin Adams
Music: Eileen Rafferty
Stony Stratford’s a country town,
A farming place, you can feel it in the ground
Bustle in the street as the world turns round
From early in the morning ‘til the sun goes down
Mayhem on cattle-market day
Deals done and dusted in the good old way
Out on the allotment, there’s food for free
You bend your back to feed the family
Cabbages and carrots, cauliflowers and swedes
Prizes for your struggle with the slugs and weeds
Chickens, ducks and turkeys getting in the way
The goose is fattening for Christmas Day
Out in the hedgerows all is gathered in
For blackberry crumble and the old sloe gin
Children playing out come rain or shine
The skipping rope is mother’s washing line
Marbles in the playground, a giant or a titch
Or watch them playing hockey on the York Road pitch
School is over they leave the town behind
Over the fields to see what they can find.
Swimming in the river, climbing all the trees
Throwing stones and calling names and grazing knees
Seasons pass, another year has gone
Nothing very different and life goes on
But blink quick, and sadly you will find
All these pleasures will be left behind.
Stony Stratford’s a country town,
A farming place, you can feel it in the ground
Bustle in the street as the world turns round
From early in the morning ‘til the sun goes down
Stony Wakes Up
Words: Rib Davis & Kevin Adams
Music: Rib Davis
Morning comes to Stony Stratford
Pavements swept and awnings out
Waiting for a new day’s trading
This is what the town’s about
Hard to picture now the coaches
Rattling through by night and day
Weary travellers seeking rest or
Horses hungry for their hay
But it’s still the place to fill your tankard,
Still the place to shake hands on a deal
A Country Town
Words & music: Eileen Rafferty & Kevin Adams
Music: Eileen Rafferty
Stony Stratford’s a country town,
A farming place, you can feel it in the ground
Bustle in the street as the world turns round
From early in the morning ‘til the sun goes down
Mayhem on cattle-market day
Deals done and dusted in the good old way
Out on the allotment, there’s food for free
You bend your back to feed the family
Cabbages and carrots, cauliflowers and swedes
Prizes for your struggle with the slugs and weeds
Chickens, ducks and turkeys getting in the way
The goose is fattening for Christmas Day
Out in the hedgerows all is gathered in
For blackberry crumble and the old sloe gin
Children playing out come rain or shine
The skipping rope is mother’s washing line
Marbles in the playground, a giant or a titch
Or watch them playing hockey on the York Road pitch
School is over they leave the town behind
Over the fields to see what they can find.
Swimming in the river, climbing all the trees
Throwing stones and calling names and grazing knees
Seasons pass, another year has gone
Nothing very different and life goes on
But blink quick, and sadly you will find
All these pleasures will be left behind.
Stony Stratford’s a country town,
A farming place, you can feel it in the ground
Bustle in the street as the world turns round
From early in the morning ‘til the sun goes down
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from All That's Changed vol 2,
released June 2, 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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