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This is an acoustic version of the first song I posted on MJ.
I thought it would nice to try this as a duet so I roped Rebsie in at the last moment. I'm not sure the mix of voices is right. I think we got the assistant soundman.
It's a true story.
One guitar, 2 voices
Boiled Sweets and Pencils Cheap - © 2006 Dick Langford / Tom Franz
Another long haul visit
Another place crossed off the list
Another post card to be posted
Another history missed
The children ask for money
And this is our reply
Boiled sweets to rot their teeth
Don't look them in the eye
It's Thursday must be Cairo, and tomorrow it's the Nile but
Boiled sweets and pencils cheap will always raise a smile
Alcohol can cover up a multitude of sins
You might as well be getting drunk
As the beer is all thrown in
Outside the hotel's tended lawns
There's poverty and dirt
The people smell, they'll steal your watch
At least this is what we've heard
It's Thursday must be Cairo, and tomorrow it's the Nile but
Boiled sweets and pencils cheap will always raise a smile
I've seen the Pyramids the Sphinx was rather small
Why look at dusty tombs with writing on the wall?
The kids are everywhere with no shoes on their feet
Wanting money, wanting food, we give them boiled sweets
My God it's getting hot here
And it's hard to understand
Why anyone would make their home
In such an unforgiving land
The hotel room's got air-con
A TV and a phone
If you don't look out the window
You could almost be at home
It's Thursday must be Cairo, and tomorrow it's the Nile but
Boiled sweets and pencils cheap are sure to raise a smile
Pyramid image copyrighted by Historylink101.com & found at Egyptian Picture Gallery.
I thought it would nice to try this as a duet so I roped Rebsie in at the last moment. I'm not sure the mix of voices is right. I think we got the assistant soundman.
It's a true story.
One guitar, 2 voices
Boiled Sweets and Pencils Cheap - © 2006 Dick Langford / Tom Franz
Another long haul visit
Another place crossed off the list
Another post card to be posted
Another history missed
The children ask for money
And this is our reply
Boiled sweets to rot their teeth
Don't look them in the eye
It's Thursday must be Cairo, and tomorrow it's the Nile but
Boiled sweets and pencils cheap will always raise a smile
Alcohol can cover up a multitude of sins
You might as well be getting drunk
As the beer is all thrown in
Outside the hotel's tended lawns
There's poverty and dirt
The people smell, they'll steal your watch
At least this is what we've heard
It's Thursday must be Cairo, and tomorrow it's the Nile but
Boiled sweets and pencils cheap will always raise a smile
I've seen the Pyramids the Sphinx was rather small
Why look at dusty tombs with writing on the wall?
The kids are everywhere with no shoes on their feet
Wanting money, wanting food, we give them boiled sweets
My God it's getting hot here
And it's hard to understand
Why anyone would make their home
In such an unforgiving land
The hotel room's got air-con
A TV and a phone
If you don't look out the window
You could almost be at home
It's Thursday must be Cairo, and tomorrow it's the Nile but
Boiled sweets and pencils cheap are sure to raise a smile
Pyramid image copyrighted by Historylink101.com & found at Egyptian Picture Gallery.
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kingbee
Loved the lyrics especially.
Very moving and thought provoking.
thank you