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peter bellamy - norwich gaol lyrics

[chorus 1]
so early in the morning, the turnkey rings his bell
so early in the morning we wish his soul to h+ll
so early in the morning when the night begins to pale
we wonder if we’ll ever see the last of norwich gaol

[verse 1]
the food is foul, the air is bad, the company not choice
‘twould make you scowl to hear that mad old turnkey’s rasping voice
‘twould make you wonder: would you ever live to tell the tale
of the hardships and the miseries you’ve known in norwich gaol

[verse 2]
our water here is scummy+green, our beds is heaps of straw
there’s water running down the walls, rats running o’er the floor
there’s naught to eat but rotten meat that’d make a dog turn pale
yes, it’s dainty board and lodging when you visit norwich gaol

[verse 3]
whene’er we fancy bathing, we paddles in the drains
and when we want a concert, we rattles of our chains
and when we want a banquet, we drink sludge and call it “ale”
if you want a good time, commit a crime and come to norwich gaol
[verse 4]
now if you fancy gaming here, the race is run by fleas
the stakes are perilously high: a crust of moldy cheese
the first time that i tried my luck, i nearly lost my shirt
but lucky for me, they couldn’t see the b+gg+r for the dirt

[verse 5]
if they’d sent us to america, today we would be free
but since the revolution, that land we’ll never see
we are not for new england’s shores three thousand miles away
they say we’re bound for some further ground and they’ve named it “botany bay”

[verse 6]
well perhaps it’s out by india, or maybe near j+pan
just off the coast of canada, or in the hills of spain
but wherever that strange land may be we know it cannot fail
to be a far, far better place than stinking norwich gaol

[chorus 2]
so early in the morning, the turnkey rings his bell
so early in the morning we wish his soul to h+ll
so early in the morning when the night begins to pale
we long for the day when we’ll sail away from stinking norwich gaol

- peter bellamy lyrics

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