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Haunting Cornish folk songs | Kezia Barr | TEDxTruro


as I walked out of a London Bridge misty

as I walked out of a London Bridge misty morning early that I saw fair pretty me

morning early that I saw fair pretty me

morning early that I saw fair pretty me was lamenting for Geordie my Geordie

was lamenting for Geordie my Geordie

was lamenting for Geordie my Geordie will be hanging a golden shade tis not

will be hanging a golden shade tis not

will be hanging a golden shade tis not the chain of many he was board of Kings

the chain of many he was board of Kings

the chain of many he was board of Kings royal freed and lost to virtuous lady

my Jordans ever stolen or can occur he

my Jordans ever stolen or can occur he never had a day

never had a day

never had a day still six eight of the King’s Royal D

still six eight of the King’s Royal D

still six eight of the King’s Royal D any soul mmm

any soul mmm

any soul mmm [Music]

go bridle me my milk white steed go

go bridle me my milk white steed go bridle me my pony I will ride to London

bridle me my pony I will ride to London

bridle me my pony I will ride to London school to plead for the life of Jody

school to plead for the life of Jody

school to plead for the life of Jody [Music]

two pretty babies of I’m the third lies

two pretty babies of I’m the third lies in my body I’d freely bard with them

in my body I’d freely bard with them

in my body I’d freely bard with them everyone if you’d spare the life of

everyone if you’d spare the life of

everyone if you’d spare the life of Geordie

Geordie

Geordie [Music]

[Music]

[Music] well the judge looked over his left

well the judge looked over his left

well the judge looked over his left shoulder

shoulder

shoulder he said firm eight ansari said free made

he said firm eight ansari said free made

he said firm eight ansari said free made you must be gone for I cannot pardon

you must be gone for I cannot pardon

you must be gone for I cannot pardon [Music]

my Geordie will be hanged in a golden

my Geordie will be hanged in a golden chain tis not the chain of many stole 16

chain tis not the chain of many stole 16

chain tis not the chain of many stole 16 of the Kings royalty and he sold them

of the Kings royalty and he sold them

of the Kings royalty and he sold them away and he’s so demanding and he’s so

away and he’s so demanding and he’s so

away and he’s so demanding and he’s so [Music]

thank you very much I grew up in

thank you very much I grew up in Camborne any anyone from Camborne and

Camborne any anyone from Camborne and

Camborne any anyone from Camborne and when I was a teenager I used to hang out

when I was a teenager I used to hang out

when I was a teenager I used to hang out quite a lot in Cameroon Town Center and

quite a lot in Cameroon Town Center and

quite a lot in Cameroon Town Center and there was a guy there who if you live in

there was a guy there who if you live in

there was a guy there who if you live in Cameron you probably know there’s a man

Cameron you probably know there’s a man

Cameron you probably know there’s a man that pushes a bike around all the time

that pushes a bike around all the time

that pushes a bike around all the time well that’s him and he gave me a piece

well that’s him and he gave me a piece

well that’s him and he gave me a piece of advice which was owned enough money

of advice which was owned enough money

of advice which was owned enough money that you can get really drunk and then

that you can get really drunk and then

that you can get really drunk and then get arrested to sleep there and never

get arrested to sleep there and never

get arrested to sleep there and never have to pay any kind of rent and I’m not

have to pay any kind of rent and I’m not

have to pay any kind of rent and I’m not suggesting that’s how you live your life

suggesting that’s how you live your life

suggesting that’s how you live your life but I thought it was pretty cool that 14

but I thought it was pretty cool that 14

but I thought it was pretty cool that 14 years old and I kind of wrote this song

years old and I kind of wrote this song

years old and I kind of wrote this song in homage to him and then later my

in homage to him and then later my

in homage to him and then later my experience of trying to earn money being

experience of trying to earn money being

experience of trying to earn money being a bit creative okay it’s called the

a bit creative okay it’s called the

a bit creative okay it’s called the drunk tank

drunk tank

drunk tank [Music]

[Music]

[Music] today it’s been one of those days and

today it’s been one of those days and

today it’s been one of those days and I’ve had many other day he’s just like

I’ve had many other day he’s just like

I’ve had many other day he’s just like today there’s a park bench with my name

today there’s a park bench with my name

today there’s a park bench with my name on it but I can’t go and lay on it coz

on it but I can’t go and lay on it coz

on it but I can’t go and lay on it coz the residents complained Oh stay away

and I’m spitting on my shoes to make

and I’m spitting on my shoes to make them shine most likely a waste of my

them shine most likely a waste of my

them shine most likely a waste of my time if you look rough enough they pay

time if you look rough enough they pay

time if you look rough enough they pay you but to roughen they’re afraid of you

you but to roughen they’re afraid of you

you but to roughen they’re afraid of you so drink yourself to drooling you’ll be

I’m an absent-minded woman cuz I need to

I’m an absent-minded woman cuz I need to travel light will I drink myself to

travel light will I drink myself to

travel light will I drink myself to death or will I stop bleeding in the

death or will I stop bleeding in the

death or will I stop bleeding in the night is so pretentious am i right this

night is so pretentious am i right this

night is so pretentious am i right this city’s full of poets suffering for their

city’s full of poets suffering for their

city’s full of poets suffering for their art go get a job go and some money so we

art go get a job go and some money so we

art go get a job go and some money so we can drink it half a state in the morning

can drink it half a state in the morning

can drink it half a state in the morning then by 3:40 we’ll hit the drum tank and

then by 3:40 we’ll hit the drum tank and

then by 3:40 we’ll hit the drum tank and sleep there in the warm till the morning

sleep there in the warm till the morning

sleep there in the warm till the morning go get a job go earn some money so we

go get a job go earn some money so we

go get a job go earn some money so we can drink it half a state in the morning

can drink it half a state in the morning

can drink it half a state in the morning then by 3:40 will hit the drunk tank and

then by 3:40 will hit the drunk tank and

then by 3:40 will hit the drunk tank and sleep there and or two and sleep there

sleep there and or two and sleep there

sleep there and or two and sleep there in the world till morning

[Applause]

[Applause] thank you this is the last song I’m

thank you this is the last song I’m

thank you this is the last song I’m going to sing and it’s called the artist

going to sing and it’s called the artist

going to sing and it’s called the artist and I wrote it when I was living in

and I wrote it when I was living in

and I wrote it when I was living in Falmouth and I wrote it walking home one

Falmouth and I wrote it walking home one

Falmouth and I wrote it walking home one night and they never actually made it

night and they never actually made it

night and they never actually made it home because I just walked around all

home because I just walked around all

home because I just walked around all night long until the morning and then

night long until the morning and then

night long until the morning and then went to work and I kind of wrote it as I

went to work and I kind of wrote it as I

went to work and I kind of wrote it as I was walking around because if you kind

was walking around because if you kind

was walking around because if you kind of sing to yourself at night people

of sing to yourself at night people

of sing to yourself at night people accept it because they think I know

accept it because they think I know

accept it because they think I know they’ve been drinking or something

they’ve been drinking or something

they’ve been drinking or something anyway this is it it’s kind of a sad

anyway this is it it’s kind of a sad

anyway this is it it’s kind of a sad song

solitary is the voice that speaks out

solitary is the voice that speaks out into darkness tells it automatically

into darkness tells it automatically

into darkness tells it automatically convinces it the chord is an artist

a voice that makes ripples and the stone

a voice that makes ripples and the stone tired

tired

tired [Music]

[Music]

[Music] a voice from a hand at this morning that

a voice from a hand at this morning that

a voice from a hand at this morning that very same street face the feet reminding

very same street face the feet reminding

very same street face the feet reminding itself Earth’s endless bad choices

itself Earth’s endless bad choices

itself Earth’s endless bad choices isolate in itself in a movie world of

isolate in itself in a movie world of

isolate in itself in a movie world of faces and voices

faces and voices

faces and voices [Music]

[Music]

[Music] and the souls in their shells have

and the souls in their shells have

and the souls in their shells have abandoned the streets now for the sake

abandoned the streets now for the sake

abandoned the streets now for the sake of warmth and safety though I wond how

of warmth and safety though I wond how

of warmth and safety though I wond how much my never abandoned for me

I say abandoned very lit but I say a lot

I say abandoned very lit but I say a lot of things like darling it hurts when you

of things like darling it hurts when you

of things like darling it hurts when you love without looking when it means all

love without looking when it means all

love without looking when it means all the world to me and to you it means

the world to me and to you it means

the world to me and to you it means nothing

I say a lot of things I say a lot of

I say a lot of things I say a lot of things I say things I cry my teeth down

things I say things I cry my teeth down

things I say things I cry my teeth down to stumps and Daugherty into the fleshy

to stumps and Daugherty into the fleshy

to stumps and Daugherty into the fleshy parts of her souls that I love and they

parts of her souls that I love and they

parts of her souls that I love and they we

and I say I’m sorry as if that makes it

and I say I’m sorry as if that makes it all better

all better

all better if foond is invisible then it doesn’t

if foond is invisible then it doesn’t

if foond is invisible then it doesn’t matter cuz it’s easy to treat part of a

matter cuz it’s easy to treat part of a

matter cuz it’s easy to treat part of a thing like a home but it’s harder to

thing like a home but it’s harder to

thing like a home but it’s harder to carry water and I’m broken and it’s easy

carry water and I’m broken and it’s easy

carry water and I’m broken and it’s easy to believe something you long to be too

to believe something you long to be too

to believe something you long to be too [Music]

[Music]

[Music] but it’s hard to believe a lawyer when

but it’s hard to believe a lawyer when

but it’s hard to believe a lawyer when he says I love you when he says I love

he says I love you when he says I love

he says I love you when he says I love you

you

you [Music]

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