Name: Song of Sixpence
Duration: P00H04M41S
Description: A song I wrote while teaching a summer art camp at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee school. We call it a modern-day nursery rhyme.

Song of Sixpence

from Act I: A Bird Began to Sing by 4 and 20 blackbirds (The Josephine Knot)

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A song I wrote while teaching a summer art camp at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee school. We call it a modern-day nursery rhyme.

lyrics

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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from Act I: A Bird Began to Sing, track released January 1, 2006
Mackenzie Chester-vocals, accordion, piano
Randy Chester-bass
Song written by Mackenzie Chester

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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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