"Halo Round the Moon" genre: Acoustic
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	An allegorical look at recent events, to be interpreted as you wish. Winner of the audience prize at the Edinburgh Folk Club songwriting competition, 2003.
	CD: Ladders and Snakes.   Label: One Man and His Cat Records (omahc-cd3). Credits: Words and music by Chris Rogers.
	Story Behind the Song Recorded at home on a Boss BR8 digital portastudio. Lyrics THE KING IS IN THE COUNTING-HOUSE THE QUEEN IS ON THE THRONE THE PRINCE IS CHASING INNOCENCE THE PRINCESS IS ALONE THE MAID IS TELLING PARABLES OF STRANGE AND DISTANT LANDS THE JESTER’S THROWING PUNCHLINES OUT THAT NO-ONE UNDERSTANDS AND ALL THE PRETTY VAGABONDS ARE RIDING TO THE FAIR TO SEARCH FOR FAME AND FORTUNE AND THE ROSE OF WHO KNOWS WHERE THE BROKEN-HEARTED MINSTREL BOYS ARE SINGING OF THEIR DREAMS PAINTED LADIES STAND IN LINE AND NOTHING’S AS IT SEEMS I’LL CROSS YOUR PALM WITH SILVER I’LL FILL YOUR PURSE WITH GOLD IF YOU’LL TELL ME ALL THE MYSTERIES AND SECRETS YOU’VE BEEN TOLD THE CARDS ARE ON THE TABLE AND THE DEVIL CALLS THE TUNE THE JOKER’S IN THE PACK AND THERE’S A HALO ROUND THE MOON SO FEAR NOT FOR THE CARPENTER WHOSE HAMMER STRIKES THE NAIL AND PRAY NOT FOR THE MINISTER WHO’S PROBABLY IN JAIL THE GALLOWS-TREE IS EMPTY BUT THE HANGMAN’S ON HIS WAY THE UNDERTAKERS’S SMILING AS MOURNING BRINGS THE DAY FOR THOSE WHO DANCE IN MERRIMENT AND THOSE WHO HIDE IN SHAME AND THOSE WHO CRAVE THE SACRAMENT ARE USUALLY THE SAME SO CALL UPON THE HYPOCRITES AND CELEBRATE THE LIE BREAK THE LAST COMMANDMENT AS YOU WAVE YOUR SOUL GOODBYE

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