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Originally released as the B-side of Regal Crabomophone 45 (Winkle 15) in 2014
lyrics
ROCKING HORSE MENDER
Mr Booth is the rocking horse mender
Mending rocking horses all day
And the children come to his workshop in a parade of dapple and grey
And it smells of leather and polish
And it looks like oil and paint
And the horses sit on their rockers all in a line and patiently wait
Patiently wait
Painted stallions from country shows
Fairground nags in bells and bows
They fell off the carousel
But now they’re doing well
Just look into their eyes and you can tell
At the dawn of the 20th century
Every child would dream of the day
They would have a horse of their own, imagine the thought of riding away
(la la la)
Painted stallions from country shows
Fairground nags in bells and bows
They fell off the carousel
But now they’re doing well
Just look into their eyes and you can tell
Mr Booth is the rocking horse mender
Mending rocking horses all day
And the children come to his workshop in a parade of dapple and grey
Dapple and grey
credits
released July 9, 2015
Louis Comfort Wiggett: bass guitar, vocals
Andy Morten: drums, lead vocals
Michael Poulson: guitar, vocals
Written by Andy Morten
Recorded by Mole at The Ponswood Hit Factory, St Leonard's On Sea, East Sussex on the 5th and 6th of October 2013
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