Revel and Rhyme, by Nettlebone

Revel and Rhyme

by Nettlebone

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1.	World Turned Upside Down 03:50	lyrics	buy track
WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN Come ye all from far and wide Gather all together You and I lay chains aside As light as a feather Common people young and old Take strength in one another Today's the day we shake the world The world turned upside The world turned upside down No kings, no queens, no lords above No walls to come between us This paradise on earth for all It's glory for to keep us No holy words to cast us down Or keep us sheep to shear us Each to choose where footsteps fall When the world turns upside The world turns upside down Who wrote the laws now carved in stone That stands one above another Where one is born to sink so low While raising up his brother We're not the first, nor be the last To hear the rhyme in reason Raise up your voices, crack the stone And the world turns upside, The world turns upside down
2.	Green Man 03:39	lyrics	buy track
GREEN MAN As I was walking in the Spring I saw a face amidst the green Soft leafy hair and silvered skin The buds of May upon his skin Oh Green Man Spirit in the wood Please offer up your goods Oh Green man With tender leaves so fine Your golden blood for wine The birds of Summer's chorus sing Songs of joy for the Green King Wild roses 'round his body twine In tangled beard bright berries shine Oh Green Man King amongst the trees With crown of emerald leaves Oh Green Man With Summer's gifts and treats Come and join our feast Autumn's come gone Summer fair Wind whistles in his golden hair His arms outstretched with fruits so sweet And chestnuts lying at his feet Oh Green Man Skin wrinkled hard and brown Crown shattered on the ground Oh Green Man You look so sad and old Waiting for the cold Autumn's gone now Winter's here Green Man hides away in fear We seek him now with axes sharp To cut his limbs and strip his bark Oh Green Man We never treat you fair Now shorn of all your hair Oh Green Man In fires now you burn To keep us safe and warm
3.	A Revel 04:25	lyrics	buy track
A REVEL A revel, a revel, we poor men cry We care not if we live nor die Free we were born to till the land Not toil as slaves at genteel hand We live by the sun and the Autumn leaves The rivers we drink, the forests we breath The sorrow, the joy, the passing of time We suffer this life for heaven divine When Adam delved and Eve span Who then was the gentleman When Adam delved and Eve span Who then was the gentleman Lords and ladies up on high They never shall know the poor man's plight We plough their fields, we shoulder their wheat We suffer the Winter on frozen bare feet A revel a revel, a clarion to arms With Tyler the True, we'll come to no harm A revel a revel, and so shall they pay Justice will fall on the wicked this day When Adam delved and Eve span Who then was the gentleman When Adam delved and Eve span Who then was the gentleman To London we came, the town all afire There Tyler did fall, at the hands of a squire Young Dickon he told us, we owned the whole earth His words they were fine, but of little worth A revel, a revel, the cemetery bell Was ringing for Tyler that day that he fell On Spitalfield's Plain, on London's fine field That true man was taken, for the want of a kneel When Adam delved and Eve span Who then was the gentleman When Adam delved and Eve span Who then was the gentleman A revel, a revel to homes we returned The villages empty, now blackened and burned A revel, a revel we danced from the trees When lords came a riding, t'was a fine sight indeed When Adam delved and Eve span Who then was the gentleman When Adam delved and Eve span Who then was the gentleman
4.	Old Tom 05:03	lyrics	buy track
OLD TOM You've heard the tales of London Town A Marvel to behold Fine buildings high and clear blue sky And streets all paved in gold A fortune waits for every soul All rosy cheeked and bellyful Beware the wolf beneath the wool I'll show you London Town In Rookeries were sun don't shine No grass or flowers bloom All colour leached to black and grey In smoke, and sweat, and gloom Back to back with naught to show Bowed and bent from debts we owe No better place to sink so low Than darkest London Town Drunk for a penny Dead drunk for two No need of bed or home When rents are a due No fear of Winter's cold No care for rags nor bones Drunk for a penny Dead drunk for two Pauper's Laws to grind you up The Man to grind you down Shuffling feet on workhouse floor Pliant, ruined, bound No means to rise and start anew The palsy of St Giles for you But gin enough to see you through A night on London Town Old Tom's our most beloved son A saviour to the poor He wraps his arms 'round everyone A friend to one and all A penny and he'll keep you gay All pain and sorrow held at bay He's always with you come what may In lonely London Town Young flower clings to childhood dreams A life to call her own Soft skin that fades and petals fall From chills that wilt the bones Small hands that grasp for pennies owed Sweet innocence so cheaply sold Ruthless streets turn young to old In heartless London Town When all of worth is stripped from thee And hope can ne'er be found When remnants of your dignity Are well and truly drowned When grime and crime have got to you Make sure you're always soaked well through Old Tom's the only friend that's true In sodden London Town Drunk for a penny Dead drunk for two No need of bed or home When rents are a due No fear of Winter's cold No care for rags nor bones Drunk for a penny Dead drunk for two
5.	Anna Pink 03:54	lyrics	buy track
ANNA PINK My sweetheart's name is Anna She sails upon the sea Slender and sleek The pride of Anson's fleet On her deck we muster Our bearing's for The Horn Promises of plunder From Spanish galleons Up the rigging high me boys Sail in clear blue sky me boys A thousand miles and many, many more We make for distant shores ahoy! Keep your spirits high me boys Eyes upon the prize me boys Don't be glum we'll have another rum Good fortune's on our side ahoy! Black skies on the horizon Mad sirens shriek with glee The rage of the tempest And violence of the sea Batten down the hatches Clear the decking floor Drop and drag the anchors To keep from leeward shore Tie the rigging down me boys Hang on for your lives me boys All as one or we be dead and gone And down with Davy Jones ahoy! Great waves rising high me boys Tossed from side to side me boys Anna groans and shakes from bow to stern A salty end is nigh ahoy! Our Anna's still our sweetheart She weathered mighty storm Now limps to the bay Her body cracked and torn On the master's orders We strip her to the bone No grave nor a headstone A thousand miles from home Raise your cags up high me boys Remember her with pride me boys Anna Pink we drink until we sink And slip down by your side ahoy! The wind's gone from our sails me boys Bellies filled with ale me boys Pitch and yaw and fall down to the floor So ends this sailors tale ahoy!
6.	Ironsides 03:55	lyrics	buy track
IRONSIDES Through hail and stone we are marching off to war No need to fret boys we've seen it all before Wet to the bone but there's fighting to be done Soon Charlie's army's off and on the run We stand, we stand, brothers to a man Flying the flag of freedom Heads held high, old Ironsides We stand, we stand as one See Royal Horses gallop on attack Knocked to the ground and stranded on their backs Feeling the barb of the pikeman's deadly sting Run now to Charlie, the traitor that is king The Cause, the Cause, the Good Old Cause Marching on to freedom You and I, Old Ironsides We stand, we stand as one Soon comes a time when the fighting will be done Soon back to family, daughters, wives and sons Leaving the blood of the battlefield behind Back to our England, green and free and kind The War, the War, the cold hard War Fighting on for freedom England's pride, Old Ironsides We stand, we stand as one
7.	May Day 04:30	lyrics	buy track
MAY DAY May has come and the sun is high Children play and sweetheart's sigh The finest day of all the year Laughter, song and village cheer No fields to work on merry day The lord can kiss my arse today Gathered all on village green Soon we'll choose a fair May Queen Twist and turn 'round the maypole Spin and twirl 'round the maypole, maypole Boys and girls 'round the maypole Sweethearts found 'round the maypole Hands held high 'round the maypole Weave and wheel 'round the maypole, maypole Ribbons twist 'round the maypole Stolen kiss 'round the maypole The fairest birch you could've dreamed Trunk is cut adorned and cleaned Pole is lifted high with ease Ribbons blowing in the breeze Garlands posies sheer delight Our maypole stands in gold sunlight Rising tall from sacred ground The finest sight for miles around Twist and turn 'round the maypole Spin and twirl 'round the maypole, maypole Boys and girls 'round the maypole Sweethearts found 'round the maypole Hands held high 'round the maypole Weave and wheel 'round the maypole, maypole Ribbons twist 'round the maypole Stolen kiss 'round the maypole Maidens tat beneath the bowers Hair that's weaved with sweet May flowers Sadness hardship now all gone Hearts that beat to Spring’s sweet song Suitors vie to show who's best Shows of strength put to the test Today's the day they come together Today's the day for one another Twist and turn 'round the maypole Spin and twirl 'round the maypole, maypole Boys and girls 'round the maypole Sweethearts found 'round the maypole Hands held high 'round the maypole Weave and wheel 'round the maypole, maypole Ribbons twist 'round the maypole Stolen kiss 'round the maypole
8.	Forest Law 04:14	lyrics	buy track
FOREST LAW A falling star for fallen king We face the horror battle brings His body crushed in Hastings mud Defeated now we'll pay in blood With hanging heads we mourn our king Dreading what the future brings With heavy hearts we stumble West Where hearth and love and life is blessed No king, no fyrd, no priest, nor herd For William's put them to the sword No king, no fyrd, no priest, nor herd A people shamed before the Lord Wardens force us from our homes Salted earth on father's bones Once free men in woodland glade Now bear the yoke that tyrant made No bow to hunt, nor net for fish Just blackened bread upon our dish Crushed beneath the Conqueror's heel Starving now from wick to weald No more, no more, no Forest Law We'll make the woods our home once more No more, no more, no Forest Law And never shall we hope foreswore From head to toe in hue of green We move as spirit folk unseen To hunt again, the hart and hare Let horseman come now if he dare And when they come, and come they will On forest floor French blood will spill We'll draw our bows, we'll make the shot Let arrow pierce where sword will not No more, no more, no Forest Law We'll spill their blood on forest floor No more, no more, no Forest Law Awaken now the people's lore
9.	Coppernose 03:30	lyrics	buy track
COPPERNOSE With frame as wide as he is tall You cannot trust this king at all Such appetite for wench and wine On coffin pie, he loves to dine Lost to love, health and kindness This greedy king, his royal highness Melts all the silver pennies down A copper mix to serve the crown And when we try to pay for bread The baker sadly shakes his head You'll need many, many more of those Those pennies with the coppernose And when we ask who stole the silver He shakes his head, jowls aquiver And when he lies, his nose does shine The rosy hue of summer wine Old Coppernose points 'cross the sea To French or Moorish enemy Blinding us to the real thieves Bedecked in ruffs and silken sleaves Pennies for our lives of toil His face stamped on their silver foil We see our foe beneath the skin Old Coppernose with ginger chin
10.	Twilight 04:04	lyrics	buy track
TWILIGHT Fiery prince with golden sunlit hair Moonlit lady's skin so fair Fingers reach across the changing skies Gold and silver seeking lover's prize He calls, she falls Calling, falling for you He calls, she falls Calling, falling for you He is drifting into night's sleep She is rising on the Western shore Dreams of falling into love's embrace Burning kiss on coolest lips so pure She calls, he falls Calling, falling for you She calls, he falls Calling, falling for you He is waking in the Eastern dawn She was waiting though the night was long Fingers reach across the changing skies Sleep folds shadows on her waning eyes He calls, she falls Calling, falling for you He calls, she falls Calling, falling for you Fiery prince with golden sunlit hair Cool white lady's skin so fair Almost touching, but there is no chance Sun and moon in endless lover's dance We call, we fall Calling, falling for you We call, we fall Calling, falling for you
11.	Hallow's Eve 04:55	lyrics	buy track
Hallow's Eve Hallow's Eve cool moonless night Kith and kin now rise to life From old bones comes silent song Silent song voiceless comes This day to aid the dead to rest A feast for souls we love the best We heed their call from muted tongues Silent song, voiceless comes Crumbling bones beneath our feet Given life on Hallow's Eve Life and death become as one Silent song, voiceless comes Shadows weave in shades of night Spirits dance in cool starlight Father's ghosts reach for their sons Silent song, voiceless comes In dawn's window, silence reigns Frost clings fast to silken chains Twilight calls the dead to sleep Silent song for now does cease Their bones at rest in death's reprieve A dreamless sleep 'til Hallow's Eve When once again their ghosts will come And on the wind, their silent song
12.	Towton 06:11	info	buy track

credits

released September 2, 2019

Dominic Forrest – vocals/backing vocals, Irish bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, bass, bodhran, percussion
Justin Forrest – vocals/backing vocals
Jude Rees – English bagpipes, oboe, shawms, crumhorn, recorder, flute, backing vocals
Jon Loomes – hurdy-gurdy, fiddle, viola, guitar, backing vocals

All tracks written by Dominic Forrest and Justin Forrest
Recorded, engineered and mixed by Dominic Forrest and Justin Forrest
Mastered by Francis Gorini at London Mastering studios
Cover Artwork by Chun Man Li
Cover layout and graphic design by Marcos Sanchez

Reviews:
www.caughtbytheriver.net/2020/01/revel-and-rhyme-nettlebone/
realmusicnet.wordpress.com/2020/02/15/nettlebone-revel-and-rhyme/
www.spiralearth.co.uk/revel-rhyme-nettlebone/
cod.ckcufm.com/programs/31/50610.html
www.folkradio.co.uk/2019/11/lost-in-transmission-no-52/
passengersintime.blogspot.com/2021/09/music-in-world-turned-upside-down.html?fbclid=IwAR3dJLZJwNxkOrDY3xWNyIeol-OULPEvOJqwT-Zan4DDin3HflESVpoDvIY

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Nettlebone London, UK

Revel & Rhyme is a musical collaboration between two brothers with significant additions from two wonderful musicians, Jude Rees and Jon Loomes. Dealing with historical themes the album is a journey through England’s largely neglected social and political history using a wide range of traditional instrumentation, evocative lyrics and atmospheric musical soundscapes. ... more