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Complete lyrics for the recording 'boon tang' by Bill Bourne
Beach House Records 2006

Cordova Bay Records

Distributed in Canada by Fontana North/Universal

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'boon tang' cover design by Francis A. Willey and Kara Yerex * photography by Francis A. Willey

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No Woman No Cry
by Vincent Ford

Bill Bourne - acoustic guitar and vocal
Eivør Pálsdóttir - vocal

Chorus
No woman no cry, no woman no cry

Oh I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown
Oooh observing the hypocrites
Mingle with the good people we met
Good friends we have
And good friends we have lost along the way
But in this great future you'll not forget the past
So dry your tears and say

No woman no cry, no woman no cry
Oooh little darlin' don't shed no no tears
No woman no cry

Oh, I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown
And then Georgie would make the firelight
Log wood burning through the night
When we would cook this corn meal porridge
Of which I will share with you
Oh but my feet is my only courage
So I got to push on through but while I'm gone I say
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright now
Everything's gonna be alright yeah yeah
Everything's gonna be alright

Repeat chorus etc.

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The Gift
by Bill Bourne

Bill Bourne - acoustic guitar and vocal

There's a quiet sigh all around the town
Since Toby layed the bottle down
Bluebird sings at the break of day
Since Toby put the drink away

There's candlelight in the windowpane
Cows lowin' in the hills of green
Dogs howl at the silver moon
Angels sing a grateful tune

Little children turn their sleepy head
The drunken man is cold and dead
No more fist and no more fight
No more cries in the black of night

Now Toby spends his better days
With a grateful heart and gracious ways
Pass on the dream that one can do
A gift for me and a gift for you

And there's a quiet sigh all around the town
Cause Toby layed the bottle down
Bluebird sings in the break of day
Cause Toby put the drink away

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Eivør Pálsdóttir - photo by Bardur Eklund

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The Terror Time
by Ewan MacColl

Bill Bourne - Electric slide guitar
Eivør Pálsdóttir - scat vocal

Adapted and Arranged by Bill Bourne and Eivør Pálsdóttir

The heather will fade and the bracken will die
Streams will run cold and clear
And the small birds will be going, and it's then you will
be knowing That the terror time is near.

Whaur will ye gan an' whaur will ye bide
Noo that the work's a' done
And the fairmer disnae need ye, and the cooncils winnae he ed ye
And the terror time is come?

The woods give no shelter and the trees they are bare
Snow is falling all around
And the children they are crying, for the bed on which they're lying
Is frozen to the ground.

When you need the warmth of your own human kind
You move near a town and then
The sight o' you's offending, an' the police they soon are sending
An' you're on the road again.

Whaur will ye gan an' whaur will ye bide
Noo that the work's a' done
And the fairmer disnae need ye, and the cooncils winnae heed ye
And the terror time is come?

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Roll River Roll
by Bill Bourne

Bill Bourne - acoustic guitar and vocal
Aysha Wills - flute
Laurelle - vocal

Roll river roll - oh the peace man Indian hand hold true
Roll river roll - go away the mighty blue
Roll river roll - away down yonder in the whisperin' pines
Roll river roll - just talkin' like a friend of mine

If you wanna wish upon a star
And I know what kind of cynical man you are
All gone crazy in the heart and mind
But you can know a better time
This big muddy rollin to the sea
If you can be a believer it'll set you free
Last stop whistle on the Delta Queen
Leavin this bitter scene

Roll river roll - through the wishin little Willy on the cold hard street
Roll river roll - and stand him up upon his feet
Roll river roll - through the valley of the eagle and the end of time
Roll river roll - talkin like a friend of mine

That matchless beauty in his own heyday
Makin up promises it all will pay
Was it stonewall that gathered on the other shore
To make it not to pay no more?
It's a cloak and a dagger and the man's insane
And the love of a child will always remain
This rollin river come and set me free
As a poor man's daddy can be

Roll river roll - and the wishin well mamma's on a lift and glide
Roll river roll - go away the other side
Oh roll river roll - deep water fast run wide one too
Roll river roll - go away the mighty blue
Roll river roll - and my Grandpa Joe's old twinklin mind goes
Roll river roll - he's a - singin you can be a friend of mine

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Aysha Wills - photo by Shane Wills

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Boon Tang
by Bill Bourne

Bill Bourne - acoustic and electric guitars and scat vocal
Laurelle - scat vocal
Jo-Jo Rynde - handclaps

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Rain
by Bill Bourne

Bill Bourne - acoustic guitar and vocal
Eivør Pálsdóttir - vocal

Rain rain - come on down here
Rain rain - come on down here

50 miles to go 50 miles of desert heat 50 miles to go
Come on down here
Walkin dusty road 50 miles desert heat dry and dusty road
Come on down here

Rain rain - come on down here
Rain rain - come on down here

I love sunshine sunshine a friend of mine I love sunshine
I love sunshine ohh the friend of mine I love sunshine
Come on down here Come on down here Come on down here

Time I get home home with my true love time I get home
Rain'll all be gone
Time I get home home with my true love time I get home
Rain'll all be gone - Come on down here Come on down here
Come on down here

Rain rain - come on down here
Rain rain - come on down here Come on down here
Rain rain - come on down here
Rain rain - come on down here
Rain rain - come on down here
Rain rain

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Open Up Your Hand
by Bill Bourne

Bill Bourne - acoustic guitar and vocal
Eivør Pálsdóttir - vocal

I love to go to work now
Oh in the morning time
I love to go to work now yeah yeah
And I'm a-goin down to work now
Oooh yeah in the morning time
I love to go to work now hey hey

I gotta go to work now
And it ain't heavy no no
Goin down to work now
Oooh yeah in the mornin time
I love to go to work now
Yeah it ain't heavy no no
I'm a-goin down work now hey hey

I'm a goin down to go to work now
And bells are a-ringin out
I love to go to work now
Oooh yeah in the morning time
I'm a-goin down to work now
Yeah swords into plough shares
I'm a-goin down to work now

Open up your hand
Open up your hand - to be yeah free
Oh now now to be free

Goin down to work now
Oh mornin time
I love to go to work now yeah I do
Yeah I'm a-goin down to work now
Got to spread this news around
Goin down to work now
Oooh yeah in the mornin time
I love to go to work now
Yeah and it ain't heavy no no
I'm a goin down to work now

Repeat chrus etc.

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Laurelle - photo source unknown

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Search the Conversation
by Bill Bourne

Bill Bourne - marimba, electric slide guitar and fiddle

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For Lovin' Me
by Gordon Lightfoot

Bill Bourne - acoustic guitar and vocal

That's what you get for lovin' me
That's what you get for lovin' me
Everything you had is gone as you can see
That's what you get for lovin' me

I ain't the kind to hang around
With any new love that I've found
Movin' is my stock and trade I'm movin' on
I won't think of you when I'm gone

So don't you shed a tear for me
Cause I ain't the love you thought I'd be
I've got a hundred more like you so dont be blue
I'll have a thousand 'for I'm through

Now there you go your cryin' again
There you go you're cryin' again
In someday when your poor heart is on the mend
I just might pass this way again

That's what you get for lovin me
That's what you get for lovin' me
Everything you had is gone as you can see
That's what you get for lovin' me

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Grail Song
by Bill Bourne

Instrumental

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Pie and Ice Cream
by Bill Bourne

Bill Bourne - acoustic guitar and vocal
Aysha Wills - flute
Gary Koliger - bass and percussion

Recorded by Gary Koliger at Beta Sound for The Change For Children Association's 30th Anniversary Celebration

I have 50 cents to go
I have a smile to go along
Everywhere we go, everyone we know
Likes pie and ice cream

Every flavour every kind
People are dancin' in the street
All around the world, everywhere we go, everyone we know
Likes pie and ice cream

And the soldier put his gun down, for pie and ice cream
Cause little children everywhere like pie and ice cream too
And no one gets sad, no one gets mad no, everybody's glad
About pie and ice cream

Oh come on we can get along
Yeah come on we can work it out yeah yeah

Cause everywhere we go everyone we know
Likes pie and ice cream
Oh yeah all around the world, hey everywhere we go, everyone we know
Likes pie and ice cream

Yeah I have 50 cents to go
I have a smile to go along
Everywhere we go everyone we know
Likes pie and ice cream

Oh come on we can get along
Yeah come on we can work it out yeah yeah

Cause everywhere we go everyone we know
Likes pie and ice cream
Oh yeah all around the world, hey everywhere we go, everyone we know
Likes pie and ice cream
Yeah pie and ice cream
Pie and ice cream.

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Reina de la Montana
by Bill Bourne

Bill Bourne - acoustic guitar

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bill bourne 'boon tang'

Produced by Bill Bourne

Recorded at The Beach House, Edmonton, Canada by Jo-Jo Rynde December 2004 to April 2006

Except 'Pie and Ice Cream' Recorded at Beta Sound Recorders by Gary Koliger for
The Change for Children 30th Anniversary Celebration

Additional recording by Colin Lay at Beta Sound Recorders and at Retrogram Sound, Edmonton, March & April 2006

Mixed at Retrogram by Colin Lay, Jo-Jo Rynde and Bill Bourne April and May, 2006

Mastered by Bernie Zolner at Retrogram Sound

Design by Francis A. Willey and Kara Yerex

Photography by Bright Soul Photography

Beach House Records
Box 40029, 10025-106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J 1G0
(780) 426-2054

Consulting:
Derek Andrews - (416) 260-6655
Email: derekandrews@sympatico.ca

Tour Direction:
Ted Crouch
661-20th Street S.E
Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 2J8
Phone/Fax: 250 833-0339
Email: tcrouch@sunlite.ca

Cordova Bay Records

Distributed in Canada by Fontana North/Universal

www.billbourne.com

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boon, (noun): 1. a welcome benefit; blessing. or (adjective) 1. kind, generous, pleasant, etc. 2. merry; convivial: now only in boon companion.
tang, (noun): 2. a strong and penetrating taste or odor. 3. a touch, a trace. 4. a special or characteristic flavour, quality or (noun) a loud ringing sound; twang. (vt & v1): to sound with a loud ringing.

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