Lyr Req: Bede weeps

Subject: Bede weeps
From: Wolfgang
Date: 02 Jul 01 - 09:29 AM

I'd love to find the lyrics to this song from Jez Lowe. I could neither locate it on the web nor are my attempts at transcription as good as I'd wish with this song. Thanks in advance.

Wolfgang

Subject: Lyr Add: BEDE WEEPS
From: Garry Gillard
Date: 02 Jul 01 - 10:47 AM

Here's my first attempt at a transcription, Wolfgang. I hope it will irritate someone into doing a better job.

Bede weeps as his children do
Trying hard to show a calm where there's not any
The summer is for a chosen few
Winter lasts for ever for the many

And the green that he knew is a rusty brown now
Nothing grows around here
Bede weeps for the dry parched land
Feels the

[Break in my recording]

Once we were the mighty land
Maybe they could start it over and do better
But the wind blows all day
Saying more's the fool you
For to think that they could

Bede weeps for what might have been
In the streets that run with waste and (of?) burnt-out metal
It seeps out from poison seed (seal?)
Feeding fires that come and go but never settle

If just one could stand high and say we'll take no more
But their will's been broken
So Bede weeps, Bede weeps, Bede weeps

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 25-Mar-02.

Subject: Lyr Add: BEDE WEEPS (Jez Lowe)
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 02 Jul 01 - 12:13 PM

The following is from the CD insert. I'll add it all rather than annotate Garry's post.

BEDE WEEPS
(Jez Lowe, published by Fellsongs Music Publishing, © 1993)

Bede weeps as his children do,
Trying hard to shower calm where there's not any.
Summer reaps for the chosen few,
Winter lasts forever for the many.
And the green that he knew,
Is a rusty brown now,
Nothing grows around here.

Bede weeps for a dry parched land,
Feels the curse of all their debts, and damns the debtors,
One sweep of a mighty hand,
Maybe they could start it over, and do better,
But the wind blows all day,
Saying more's the fool you,
For to think that they could.

Bede weeps for what might have been,
In the streets that run with waste of burnt out metal,
It seeps out from pores unseen,
Feeding fires that come and go, but never settle.
If just one could stand high,
And say we'll take no more,
But their will's been broken.
So Bede weeps, Bede weeps, Bede weeps...

From Bede Weeps, Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies, Fellside Records 1993.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bede weeps
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 02 Jul 01 - 02:14 PM

Jez Lowe is appearng at Cottingham folk club nr Hull on 4th July if anyone is in the areas. Bad Pennies will be with him

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bede weeps
From: nutty
Date: 02 Jul 01 - 03:21 PM

Two ex-Bad Pennies , Bev and Bob are appearing at Cleckheaton Folk Festival at the weekend

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bede weeps
From: Wolfgang
Date: 03 Jul 01 - 03:19 AM

Thanks a lot for the lyrics. I can clearly see now why I couldn't do it myself.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bede weeps
From: Garry Gillard
Date: 03 Jul 01 - 07:04 AM

Thanks very much, Malcolm.

Garry