Pieces of the Past

from Old Devils by Jon Langford & Skull Orchard

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Remember, remember, the slave island Governor
Sugar and spice and rum
Captain Henry Morgan was a very, very, bad man
The only pirate they didn’t hang

In St. Kitty’s Parish it’s often been said
That human hair grows from the cod-fish head
And the Captain’s still here though he’s long dead
He was a very, very, bad man

When should we awake to our danger and our shame?
Get a stick to beat it, before the story crawls away
You train your death ray on me
Your frozen hands upon me
And pieces of the past are safe to handle at last

Took another tumble
Down below they heard a rumble
You gave yourself up for corruption
Before the next eruption
Slaves and eunuchs singing
Where the Catherine wheels are spinning
And pieces of the past are safe to handle at last

Tease me, tease me, tease me
You pander & you please me
The message on the bottle
Beggars all believing
Well you know that I’m a rummy
I’m Captain Morgan’s ventriloquist’s dummy
And pieces of the past are safe to handle at last

The filthy streets of Bristol
Were paved in blood and gold
The beginning and the end
Of stories never told
You train your death ray on me
Your frozen hands upon me
And pieces of the past are safe to handle at last

So raise your glasses and open your throat
Death runs silent in an open boat
And the creatures of the sea throw themselves upon the land
Back where the old triangle began

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from Old Devils, released August 24, 2010

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Jon Langford Chicago, Illinois

The L'homme de Renaissance of indie rock.  The prolific Welshman-cum-Chicagoan has done it all in his time.  Founded the Ground Zero UK art/punk collective The Mekons. He's also the guiding force in the Waco Brothers, the rarely convened collective of the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, the Skull Orchard and Wee Hairy Beasties. As nice as he is prolific--take a dive into his many musical endeavors. ... more

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