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Songs for the Seine

by The Downtown Merrylegs

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1.
Verse 1 The shadows grow longer on all that we see And the colours go back down to the deep The sky’s blood red as a rose And the rhythm it slows Down alleyways, over the cobblestones, onto the streets Where it glitters and shines In the gutters of time Now ladies and gentlemen for you to all take your seats From the left, to the right Listen, here comes the night now Chorus And evening's falling to the sound of a thousand mandolins. Verse 2 This crooked mile winds on its way till it finds you A temple-like tavern of treats Where there’s a band on a roll Singing “Silvermine Soul” It’s what you go looking for when you want some relief 'Cause there’s a dream on the breeze In the hot city Squeeze me another one out of that barrel and i’ll go in peace From the East, to the West To my love, To the rescue! Chorus Evening's falling to the sound of a thousand mandolins. Can you hear me calling? And we'll dance to a thousand mandolins cause the world just spins and the pale moon grins and forgives your sins and you know you're nearly home.
2.
In the old downtown Merrylegs I found Playing the trains and riding the rails To make the hotel room Or the bar saloon On through the white night if all else fails Living for the moment The circumstance demands And the days go by Waiting for the band So we tuned up tight And we played most nights And down in Mcluskey's bar we found That the stout flows thick But the only trick Is that he pays you in whiskey rounds Stumbling on the staircase Or singing down the Strand And the days go by Waiting for the band When the circus came Well we played that game “Guess what the poet’s pockets hold?” Maybe a silver spoon? Or a piece of the moon? Oh but for money no one told And the clowns got drunk From the elephant's trunk Bringing the house down Raising "Cheers!" And the crocodiles said “To the Old Nags Head! - for this can only end in tears.” And its funny how it happens And its never what you planned And the days go by Waiting for the band I wanna sail across the ocean I wanna race across the land But the days go by Waiting for the band Find that key One, two, three, four Are you ready Man?
3.
Verse 1 Here comes the Midnight song, floating down the stream Pulling on the moonlit tide, and caught up in a dream And it runs there deep inside Where all of the things We all really need Are born from desire Wanting to be freed It's true And if only for you I’ll try To sing it And push it on through And let the night time lead me on. Chorus In the black rose style Turn our backs to the morning And let's play a while Oh when I think about all the good times we had Black Rose why do you make me sing so sad? Verse 2 In the distance there’s a spotlight, that sweeps across the sky And it glitters on the hour, She told me by and by Like a lighthouse on the shoreline Shining out to me But I’m rolling the ocean Lost to the sea It's true I don’t know what else to do So i’ll try And sing it And hope it all comes through the darkness Because there’s only you and me left here now So let's push it on through And let the night time lead us on Chorus In the Black Rose style Turn our backs to the morning And let's play awhile Oh when I think about all the good times we had Black Rose why do you make me sing so sad.
4.
Verse 1 She skips down the road on her way to the station Sunshine and gold in the colour of her hair She smiles at the wild dogs that sleep on the pavement And catches all the magic Floating in the air And the days keep the beat And the months come to meet On their way through the loop in a curl Coffee cups, cigarettes How many more nights will pass before i see my Kallithea girl Verse 2 She dances all night, with the planets she’s moving Feeds all the wild cats, scratching at her door She laughs like a child at the smile of an Angel And she sings in the morning Walking through the door And i know somethings wrong When i cant hear a song As i open my eyes to the world Coffee cups, cigarettes How many more nights will pass before i see my Kallithea girl
5.
Came Calling 05:41
6.
Clavarel 03:42
Verse 1 Are you ready to go Nap sack packed and spinning on a dime Singing, GIMME THE ROAD, GIMME THE ROAD, GIMME JUST ANOTHER MILE…… Its good for your soul Breath, breath deep and somewhere in your mind ITS LIKE FINDING, RIVERS OF GOLD, RIVERS OF ANOTHER KIND………….. Kindly people will help us As we stop them to ask for the way THERE’S NO NEED TO HIDE IT, DON’T KEEP IT INSIDE This is you now and this is your day Verse 2 Highways, passing the Quay’s Onwards, a little further down the line JUST LOOK AT THE SIGNS, THE RYTHMS AND RYMES, ANOTHER SKIP INTO YOUR STRIDE ……… Striding over the mountains Turning the corners of the world And the blue wide ocean Shimmys the ships on the breeze THE STARS SHING BRIGHT GUIDING YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT As were crossing the whole seven seas COS THE DOOR IS WIDE OPEN And there’s nobody ringing the bell AND WERE ON THE ROAD TO CLAVAREL Verse 3 ARE YOU READY TO GO NAP SACK PACKED AND SPINNING ON A DIME SINGING GIMME THE ROAD,GIMME THE ROAD, GIMME JUST ANOTHER MILE…….. Its good for your soul BREATH, BREATH DEEP AND SOMEWHERE IN YOUR MIND ITS LIKE FINDING, RIVERS OF GOLD, RIVERS OF ANOTHER KIND……. Kindly people will help us As we stop to ask for the way THERE’S NO NEED TO HIDE IT, DONT KEEP IT INSIDE THIS IS YOU NOW AND THIS IS YOUR DAY COS THE ROAD IS WIDE OPEN And nobodys ringing the bell AND WERE ON THE ROAD TO CLAVAREL Where the crazy road might take us ONLY THE MORRO CAN TELL AND WERE ON THE ROAD TO CLAVAREL
7.
Red Moon 03:16

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released August 11, 2012

Charlie Seymour - vocals, acoustic guitar
Melissa Cox - violin, backing vocals
Kevin Kretsch - electric guitar , mandolin
Martin Mayer - drums
François Marnier - accordion, keyboard
Paddy Sherlock - trombone
Michael O'Dougherty - tenor saxophone
Paul Susen - violin on "Red Moon".

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The Downtown Merrylegs Paris, France

The Downtown Merrylegs are a Parisian based Folk/Rock band made up of musicians from around the world,playing the songs of singer songwriter Charlie Seymour.

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