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The Coming to London of Wily Will

from The Travels of Janus by Firefay & Alison O'Donnell

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Oh they call me Wily Will
I love me a tankard of cider
I can turn my hand to farming
But I want to see the world wider
I plays an old melodeon
But I sing with a voice that’s finer

Travel up to London town
On the bumpy roads and lanes
Past the blurring sheep on a fancy train
Designed by a man with a brain
And the grandest of names

Clatter on the cobbles
I am wailing about daft Dan
Battering Mary the milkmaid
Till down to the ground she fell
Or a tale about a lad waylaid
On his way to ring the church bell

Travel up to London town
Far away from the tossing sea
I will doff my cap to every milady
And never disagree

I’ll catch me shuteye at a boarding-house
For the work is hard and me limbs do ache
Them bawdy tales in the alehouse
Will keep me oh so wide awake
And though I’m too canny for the jailhouse
I’ll likely be singing of heartbreak
I miss the folks at the farmhouse
And me bit of bacon and fruitcake

credits

from The Travels of Janus, released February 5, 2021
Album musicians:
Alison O’Donnell: vocals/omnichord
Adam Bulewski: guitars/percussion/FX
Trumpet: Dawid Frydryk
Cello: Fraser Parry
Bass: Ronnie Maxwell
Sax: Sue Lynch
Drums: Neil Huxtable
Drums: James Connor
Drums/percussion: Michael Ofiri

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Alison O'Donnell Dublin, Ireland

Singer, musician, writer of songs & soundscapes. Collaborator in a number of bands across folk, trad, alternative & cross genres. Long career going back to Mellow Candle as a teenager. Student of United Bible Studies. Songs are meaningful and frequently pastoral and poetic, sung with passion and heart.
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