Night swallows
After attending a dance in celebration of the fox
Timmy, oh Timmy, where have you gone?
The Devil’s Questions (Niles No. 1 A)*
If you don’t answer my questions well,
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
I’ll take you off, and I live in hell,
And you the weavering bonty.
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Oh, what is whiter far than milk?
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
And what is softer far than silk?
And you the weavering bonty.
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Oh, snow is whiter far than milk
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
And down is softer far than silk,
And me the weavering bonty.
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Oh, what is louder than a horn?
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
And what is sharper than a thorn?
And you the weavering bonty.
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Oh, thunder’s louder than a horn,
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
And death is sharper than a thorn,
And me the weavering bonty.
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Oh, what is higher than a tree?
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
And what is deeper than the sea?
And you the weavering bonty.
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Oh, heaven’s higher than a tree,
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
And hell is deeper than the sea,
And me the weavering bonty.
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Oh, what red fruit September grows?
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
And what thing round the whole world goes?
And you the weavering bonty.
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The apple in September grows,
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
And air around the whole world goes,
And me the weavering bonty.
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Oh, what is wicked man’s repay?
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
And what is worse than woman’s way?
And you the weavering bonty.
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Now, hell is wicked man’s repay,
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
And a she-devil’s worse than woman’s way,
And me the weavering bonty.
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Oh, you have answered my questions well,
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
But, I’ll take you off, ’cause I live in hell,
And you the weavering bonty.
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Mountain meadow song (colors in company)
Flagship*
*The ship in a fleet which carries the commanding admiral.
**This music is also dedicated to freedom for the people of Ukraine**
Make it a Special Day
by Sandy Ross Bender
Memory of a Drowned Town
Memory of a Drowned Town
The river washed my house away,
I always liked the view.
The rocks that I had piled up,
Tumbled away and broke through.
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My cat climbed into the highest tree,
My dog just ran away.
Only the old rooster,
Took command of the bay.
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Down in the valley so far below,
Lay a wasted town.
Some people found their old row boats,
The rest must have drowned.
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We never thought the storm would come,
To our sacred isle.
This is what comes to the best of us,
When we live our lives in denial.
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Sanford Ross Bender – Copyright: 12.30.2015
Far away from home
Spring morning rain (dancing trees)
