A Jewelled Crown

Ray Brookes · September 20, 2020, 12:35:42 AM

Treat your woman well; whisper Shakespeare and Shelly in her ears
Bath her feet, keep her safe, give her shelter in the lean years.
Play the wizard, the alchemist, the lover, the hero the clown
Bring her five white horses and a jewelled crown.

Fill her bowl with ambrosia; keep the marriage bed clean and straight
Fight off the johnny-come-lately's and pay all the freight
Allusions and rumours may rise with venom out of the ground
Bring her four bolts of Indian silk and a jewelled crown.

Make a talisman of Zanzibar ivory for her to keep
Watch her breathing softly in your bed as she lays there asleep
Shout no regretful words, cast her no angry frown
Bring her three Fabergé eggs and a jewelled crown.

A jewelled crown.

Trees may bow and leaves may fall when your woman rebels
Wild boar and brown bear may stand on hind legs when your woman yells
No insect will buzz, no fish will splash, no bird will make a sound
Bring her two Persian kittens.

In troubled times grasp the nettle. Take the bull by the horns
Give her your one last long dollar
But never bring her a crown of thorns

hardlock · September 20, 2020, 01:37:17 AM

Epic song. Love the arrangement and instrumentation. Conversing melody leads - great stuff!

StephenM · September 20, 2020, 03:23:54 AM

Deep stuff....great advice in a song... you are full of surprises... and it has been a while since I have heard of a bolt of material... one of the things I love about SC is the various cultural influences...the phrasings that are different...the accents...it is really fun... oh and I love the harmonica and the guitar answering each other...later in the song...very nice.

Hook · September 20, 2020, 05:37:23 AM

This is stunning in so many ways. Your guitar work is wonderful and the production is so crisp and clean, when that harp comes in and the the solo guitar...nice! Well crafted storytelling, you excell at that.
Rock on!

thetworegs · September 20, 2020, 09:32:41 AM

Quote from: Hook on September 20, 2020, 05:37:23 AMThis is stunning in so many ways. Your guitar work is wonderful and the production is so crisp and clean, when that harp comes in and the the solo guitar...nice! Well crafted storytelling, you excell at that.
Rock on!

I think hook has summed it up.... a beauty of a track

T.C. Elliott · September 20, 2020, 01:19:49 PM

Oooh, I like this right from the start. The guitar sounds good and your vocal is spot on. The first line of the lyric is a great start. This is a good one and I'm still only a minute plus in.
I like this very much.

Farrell Jackson · September 21, 2020, 11:05:23 AM

An instant classic Ray! Your words and vocals are spot on here. I like how you've mixed the harmonica in the distance...it gives the song a longing feel.