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lyrics

A child king sits on his throne,
In his tower casting stones,
Counting everything he owns,
But late at night he cries alone.

There’s a village down the hill
With fields to plow and mouths to fill.
Children grow up as they will,
But fuel the fire and blood will spill.

Ash to ash,
Bend the bough,
Run old Rosie around,
Till first is last and lost is found, oh we’ll all fall down.

Some say fear is like the wind,
Hard to say how it begins,
Hard to stop it strengthening,
Hard to blow it back again.

Ash to ash,
Bend the bough,
Run old Rosie around,
Till first is last and lost is found, oh we’ll all fall down.

Come back daughters come back sons.
Don’t believe that this is done,
Even though their rage has run
From shining sea to Washington.

Ash to ash,
Bend the bough,
Run old Rosie around,
Till first is last and lost is found, oh we’ll all fall down.

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from The Faded Red and Blue, released November 2, 2018
All words and music by David Berkeley
© 2018 Straw Man Publishing (ASCAP) All rights reserved.

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David Berkeley Santa Fe, New Mexico

The San Francisco Chronicle calls Santa Fe-based songwriter and author David Berkeley a “musical poet,” and the New York Times praises his “lustrous, melancholy voice with shades of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake.” He was a guest on This American Life, and has released 7 studio albums and 2 books. He is also half of the wildly creative Trans-Atlantic costumed duo Son of Town Hall. ... more

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