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A song about being in the greenhouse with your Grandad
Really about the special really old and young folks have.

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Me & Mathew

(In the greenhouse, my grandfather and me)

Sing little bird sing sing
Sing little bird sing sing
Sing little bird I love you
Let the soul ooze from your bill

Fill up both my lungs with oxygen
Fill both my lungs with oxygen
So I can breathe in a new day
Fill both my lungs with oxygen

Share with me your honey buzzing Bee
Share me your honey buzzing Bee
Share me your honey don't you sting me
At least until another year (buzzing buzzing Bee)

Tell me your tale old man
The tale of long long ago
Of all the beauty you have witnessed
Tell me that tale before you go

Speak of your life old man
Speak of your life grandfather Mathew
Unfold your magic, sweet clasped leather palm
For there lies your Baccie old man

And pray make us merry barley wine
Pray make us merry barley wine
Pray make us merry allow us to sing
Sing, sing sing sing

In the sum me of seventy three
In the greenhouse, my grandfather and me

MS: 'What does it smell of Dave?'
Gipsy Dave: 'Smells of summer Martin!'

credits

from Gladsome Humour & Blue, released April 4, 1988
Martin Stephenson Ac Gtr and lead vocals
Gipsy Dave Smith: Dobro
Tune guitar: CGC GCE

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Martin Stephenson Invergordon, UK

Born Durham 27th July 1961

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