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Act I: A Bird Began to Sing

by 4 and 20 blackbirds (The Josephine Knot)

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Song of Sixpence (free) 04:41
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A boy was walking his bumblebee He tied it to a string The sky was lit up with violet light A bird began to sing a song of sixpence A girl went looking for blackberries She stayed out half the night And when she came back to her surprise She saw herself inside her kitchen window Four and twenty blackbird pie Did your wings forget to fly And did you sing or did you sigh When they took you from the sky A man was looking to please his bride He loved her heart and soul He tied up the moon with a crimson bow And such a smile she smiled And swallowed it whole Hey cat with the fiddle Could you play me a sad tune I am waiting for the spoon And do you think if the cow comes home soon We could all go to the moon What's it like on the moon How high is the moon Is it really as beautiful as it seems
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She Is a Whisper 03:34
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She is a whisper, he is a stone Set in the greenest of gardens He is the first flower, she is the bird Humming and hovering over Love, isn't life wonderful Love, haven't we seen the world The city lights and quiet nights Oh Love, haven't the two of us truly lived as one She is a painting, he is a box Of polish and brushes for shining He is the Good Book, she is the song That runs through the veins of her family Love, isn't life wonderful Love, haven't we seen the world The city lights and quiet nights Oh Love, haven't the two of us truly lived as one Do you remember the day we met Out of the stillness a song began Now every day is a melody of you and me
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Ten-thousand Blackbirds 03:56
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I was driving downtown in January The cold all around had come inside me I had just stopped for coffee, But nothing could warm me. So I got in my car and headed for home I was driving along past a cemetery The stone on the ground like The heart inside me What doesn’t die just gets buried alive Lost my hope in the cold On these streets in the snow. And if You are the way, Why are You so hard to find? If You are the truth, Why don’t I believe You sometimes? If You are the life, Why do I feel like I’m dying? If You are the Light of the World Open my eyes. You can take a black tree in a cemetery With ten-thousand dead leaves And turn them into blackbirds And You can take ten-thousand blackbirds Scatter them across the sky And turn them in Your hands I am resting in Your hands I was driving downtown in January The cold all around had come inside me I had just stopped for coffee, But nothing could warm me. So I got in my car and headed for home Found my hope in the cold On these streets in the snow Found my hope in the cold On these streets in the snow
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The Pictures Are Moving 02:50
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You can’t imagine my surprise To see my great-great grandmother’s Cousin’s half-brother parading The square on a bicycle You can’t imagine my surprise To see Ms. Micklebee’s unblinking Portrait above the fireplace Wasn’t the whole of her life The pictures are moving The people are passing And everything’s coming to life The pictures are moving The movies are dancing And everything’s coming to life You can’t imagine my surprise To see my dear mother’s China doll eyes as she stared Through the years into staring Through my own eyes You can’t imagine my surprise To see my lovely great-great aunt Saphrony, be kissed by her lover And watch him descending the stairs Life, oh life in the cinema Great black and white Life is a flicker, a fusion, Illusion of constant light.
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Judith's Song 03:28
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How can I break the spell That binds you, Winds around your heart If I could reach my hand inside you, Untie the twisted knot Dear, you know I would Dear, you know I wouldn’t hurt you Sometimes I close my eyes and see you Soaring across the sky But you are a bird with broken wings That never did learn to fly Dear, you know you could Dear, you know you shouldn’t Give up now. You are a quiet fire that flickers, One little light in the dark You spend each hour searching for The missing piece of your heart. Dear, you know you should Dear, you know you shouldn’t Look too far. You are the apple of His eye The diamond inside His hand He waits for you with open arms A love that you can’t understand Dear, you know it’s true Dear, what would you do with His love Dear, He longs for you Dear, He’s calling you to come to Him

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released January 1, 2006

All songs written by Mackenzie Chester
Mackenzie Chester-vocals, piano, accordion
Randy Chester-bass, guitar, fingersnaps

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Randy and Mackenzie Chester Georgia

Randy and Mackenzie Chester (formerly 4 and 20 blackbirds and The Josephine Knot), are a husband-and-wife duo from northeast Georgia. With instrumentation including piano, guitar, bass, accordion, Irish whistle, and melodica, (to name a few...), their music is full of surprises. Their songs are characterized by strong melodies, interesting chord progressions and arrangements, and fresh lyrics. ... more

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