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Old Country
Music & lyrics by Brian Lesh

Can you hear the rain fall down
Can you feel the breeze
Think I might just sit here, think I might believe

Sweet autumn loneliness
Old tavern walls
Can’t you hear banjo play, swinging down the halls

Took a ferry to the Old Country
Listened to a dark-haired girl, sing a lonely hymn
Back in the Old Country
So bring me a cup, and I’ll start anew

Going over the mountains
Going over the dale
Tripped down cobblestones
Paying back my share

Oh the lazy river
Oh the garden wall
Take me in at supper time
Dirty boots and all

Took a ferry to the Old Country
Listened to a dark-haired girl, sing a lonely hymn
Back in the Old Country
So bring me a cup, and I’ll start anew

Never mind the bitter lies that raised me
Never mind the whiskey in your tea
Never mind the autumn skies or railroad tracks or airplane miles
Just close your weary eyes and sing off keys

Won’t you light me a candle
Won’t you strike me a tune
Won’t you see me sitting there, grinning at the moon

Sing of old Verona
Sing of London Town
Sing of any place at all, just pass the bottle round

Took a ferry to the Old Country
Oh, the Old Country
Listened to a dark-haired girl, sing a hymn
Spent a long, hard day, trying to get away
Bring me a cup, oh I’ll start anew

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from Diamonds In The Zodiac, released November 10, 2023
Music & lyrics by Brian Lesh
Grahame Lesh - acoustic guitar, vocals
Elliott Peck - vocals
Connor O’Sullivan - acoustic bass
Nathan Graham - drums
Brian Lesh - mandolin, vocals
Jason Crosby - violin

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