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I was a lowly deckhand in the reign of Charles the Second
Just a teenage boy when I first put to sea
A life on the ocean wave, at least that’s what I reckoned
But providence had other plans for me
Upon the River Medway, we were taken by surprise
A Dutch cannonball put pay to my short-lived career
I fashioned a makeshift raft and fastened myself to it
And put my faith in providence to steer

He was a sorry sight to behold
White as a sheet, shivering cold
And despite what they did to me
I couldn’t leave him there to die on the Zuiderzee

I was taken prisoner by the people of Edam
In the year of your lord fourteen-hundred-and-three
They took away my sea moss and they took away my shells
Gave me some meat and cheese and a bucket for my tail
I was taken to Haarlem and paraded as a trophy
They taught me how to spin and taught me how to pray
I could put up with the food but not so the religion
With each passing day, I was wasting away

She was a sorry sight to behold
She needed the sea to make her whole
And despite what they’d do to me
I vowed to return this poor creature to the Zuiderzee

My incarceration was brought to an end
When one of the locals, I managed to befriend
He knew that I was out of, out of my element
He left me at the city gates and back to the sea I went

She was a sight to behold
Covered in moss, impervious to cold
Illuminous like plankton, an unearthly light around her shone
She saved my life and then she was gone

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from Architecture Of The Ages, released November 26, 2021
Matthew David Jones © Elefant Publishing
Produced by The Hepburns
Mixed & Mastered by Les Mun

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THE HEPBURNS Wales, UK

The Hepburns are a Welsh indie band from Llanelli, South-West Wales. They have recorded thirteen albums, two EPs, one single and three BBC sessions. 'Electric Lliedi Land' was released in September 2020, followed by a cover version of Vic Godard's 'I'll Find Out Over Time'. They also contributed to three Corona Underground Projects. A new album feat. Estella Rosa is due for release in Oct. 2021. ... more

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