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The Magic Cow
02:00
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The Magic Cow
The cow will eventually
Go to market
No need to kill it
Every day
Take care of it
Be kind to it
Let it wander
Wherever it may
When the mood strikes
Creativity takes hold
No-one standing over me
The magic cow comes
When no pressure is upon me
Not today or tomorrow’s money
You cannot nurture
The inspiration takes over
In a cold room hanging upside down
Taking off my shoes
And walking around
The Magic Cow
Will appear
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The Stomach
02:21
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The Stomach
It all goes in
It all comes out
It doesn't matter what the order is
It’s a stomach, just a stomach
Oooh oooooh
Look at my life
There is no order
But still I’m satisfied
I worked hard, now I play
Oooh oooooh
Eat desert
On the dinner plate
It doesn't matter the traces of gravy
Going the same place, the same place
Oooh oooooh
Just when you think
I should retire
I start to explore my deepest desires
It’s a stomach, it’s a stomach
A stomach, it’s a stomach
Oooh oooooh
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Lughnasa
03:36
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Lughnasa
There is a peace, there is a peace
While the sun still shines
We can celebrate
Summer’s going
The birds and wind
Tell you
Farewell to the sun
With the first harvest through
Harvest through
There is a joy, there is a joy
As we dance between the long hand
In the sky
From the land of promise casting radiance
Interlinking circles even-spread
Even-spread
After the games, the Tailtiu games
She cleared the land, did all she could
Great mother
We climb the mountain celebrate the sun
The God of light to the land returns
To land returns
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Mr Hefty's Plea
02:11
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Mr Hefty’s Plea
I’m Mr C Hefty, dairy farmer
Of the corporate and fort limits
150 cows, 100 pounds of milk from each
I’ve studied history, good government
Been on the council and school board
But my expertise is common sense
With almost no government support
Short term plans, too many imports
Keeps the consumer price down
One day you'll learn the farm’s too small
To support one family on grain
From dairy, four families can live
There's no better place to raise a family
There's no better place to teach the work ethic
There's no better place to let foreign students stay
We’ll visit them in Switzerland one day
You could say I’ve achieved my dreams
I’ve bred my own bull and national champion
Now I’m asking for recognition
Help the dairy farm, ice-cream
The consumer will thank you one day
Meanwhile thank you for listening to me today
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Lá Bealtaine
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The Gentle Child
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The Farmer (Tasso)
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The Well Spinster
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Theresa (The Harvester)
04:16
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Theresa (The Harvester)
She gives them the golden apple
And smiles as she wishes them luck
Living in harmony, living in discord
Simply living, living outside it all
The harvest is just the same
These woman of the earth
These women of the grain
So full of blame
These woman of the earth
The subject of shame
When the harvest is all the same
To the festival we go, just the women
Four days long, the men have provisions
The sacrifices we’ve made
We take with us
To scatter on the field
And pray for a good yield
These woman of the earth
These women of the grain
Kalista's name
These woman of the earth
These women of the grain
Kalista's name
And we bake phallus shaped cookies
And snake shaped too
We perform rituals no-one else knows
To the goddess of the new life
To the sister returned from below
These women of the earth
Theresa
These women of the grain
Their ceremonial offerings
In Kalista's name
They bring their suffering
Their blindness, their wandering
Their resistance
They come before joy and reunion
In Kalista's name
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Needle In A Haystack
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To A Dying Cow
02:33
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To A Dying Cow
You are going now and I want you
You are going now and I want you
Your mother made a man
Out of me
All the ways you served me
Thank you for all you’ve done
You are going now and I want you
You are going now and I want you
Part of the joy and
Lesson in life
The days you win
The days you lose
Teaching you how to live and die
You are going now and I want you
You are going now and I want you
Not being afraid
Is the ancient faith
You are going now and I want you
You are going now and I want you
Not being afraid
Is the ancient faith
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Tess Callaghan
Singer Songwriter from Ireland with 17 electric and acoustic collections since 2015. See review (louderthanwar.com/tess-callaghan-he-walks-in-beauty-single-review/). From indie, blues, rock and pop ('Big Heart', feat. Barrie Cadogan guitar, Simon Little bass) to home-spun acoustic, folk and celtic. ... more
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