Lyrics John Lee - Fairport Convention
John
Lee,
your
headache's
growing,
the
cold
wind's
blowing
But
the
sea's
without
a
ripple
John
Lee,
your
forehead's
damp,
your
muscles
cramp
And
the
sea
can't
use
a
cripple
(Chorus)
John
Lee,
you're
turning
around
your
plate
again
Oh,
John
Lee
John
Lee,
you're
turning
around
your
plate
again
Oh,
John
Lee
John
Lee's
been
made
a
freeman,
his
heart's
a
seaman
But
his
flesh
won't
make
a
sailor
Working
in
a
big
hotel,
waiting
for
the
bell
That's
ringing
for
his
labour
(Chorus)
John
Lee,
your
chances
are
good,
you
better
touch
wood
We
think
things
must
get
better
John
Lee,
you've
a
friend
so
true,
she
wants
to
help
you
Miss
Keyes
has
sent
a
letter
(Chorus)
"Dear
John,
come
and
work
the
Glen,
just
write
me
when
And
I'll
send
someone
to
meet
you"
John's
gone
to
where
he
started
from,
he's
not
worked
long,
just
beginning
to
belong
"It
hasn't
been
a
very
good
day,
the
missus
wants
to
halve
my
pay
Close
the
door
and
douse
the
light,
it's
quiet
at
night
when
she's
tucked
in
tight
Sometimes
I
feel,
when
they're
all
in
bed,
it's
almost
like
the
whole
world's
dead
So
I
lay
me
down
to
sleep,
I
pray
thee
Lord
my
soul
to
keep"
(Chorus)
(Chorus)
"The
customary
quiet
of
Babbacombe,
a
residential
suburb
of
Torquay,
was
greatly
disturbed
early
on
Saturday
morning
an
d
the
peaceful
inhabitants
roused
to
a
state
of
intense
alarm
and
terror
by
one
of
the
most
frightful
tragedies
that
human
devilment
could
plan
or
human
fiend
could
perpe-
trate.
The
name
of
the
victim
was
Miss
Emma
Anne
Whitehead
Keyes,
an
elder
ly
lady
of
some
sixty-eight
years.
The
name
of
her
home,
the
scene
of
her
tragedy,
was
'The
Glen'.
She
was
found
early
in
the
morning,
lying
on
her
dining
room
floor.
Her
throat
had
been
horribly
cut
and
there
were
three
wounds
on
her
head.
It
was
evident
that
her
murderer
had
also
attempted
to
burn
the
corpse."
1 Come All Ye
2 Meet On the Ledge
3 Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
4 She Moves Through the Fair
5 Matty Groves
6 Si Tu Dois Partir
7 Farewell, Farewell
8 Big William
9 Now Be Thankful
10 The Bonny Black Hare
11 Angel Delight
12 Wizard of the Worldly Game
13 John Lee
14 Breakfast In Mayfair
15 A Sailor's Life
16 Rising For The Moon
17 Cropredy Capers
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