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'Ow Bist Satan?

from Ballads and Yarns by Roly Witherow

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lyrics

“I be dabbled” 

Spake the Devil,
“I once was sprack -
Now I ain’t got nerna biscuit left. 


These casn’t see as far as thou couldst, cast?
Thoum’st quomp olde raimse!

Thoum’s’t daddocky Rinook!

It be stiped to smile,
To gag-mag and bange -
Thy soule be scraged,
Sperathed and shrammed.”

‘E stamped on a quist, 

‘E stamped on a Titty wren, 

‘E stamped on an ‘oonty tump,
Oh ah, ‘E stamped on a hen!

All in pursuite of ‘is withy wine,


Old Luce, ‘E nibbled on ibbly ibbly onkers
Alone in his squab;
‘E slammed ‘is pinned sword 

Righte in an apse
‘Till plim was ‘E!
‘E Googled Ben,
Oh ah, ‘E Googled Ben all nyte!
“Noo-wah!” None that neither
Could lifte ‘is sprites
Bute what ho?
Infantile morning songes
Adrifte throughm’st thine shord!

“LEST THEY BLEED!”
Exclaimed Say-tan, a
Longe forgotte withy to his wine!

‘E whipped thy infantes withe bedwine ande glee
Till bloode gouted frome thine necke and knee!

Bluded pulpes, thy childes
Exclaimed; “Why m’st thou brivet, Deville?”

Throughm’st his tisick he repliem’s’th’d; 

“LEST THEY BLEED!”

Ande gouted he withe fange and mirths

Tills’t thy child’st was e-limp-ed
and, oh-ah, thys’t Devil’se thirste quenchede.

“Ow bist the Devil?”, youm’s’th’d’ve may aske?”

Spake the Devil-
“My sworde be plim,
Oh-ah, my sworde be plim!”
Dabbled no more, 

Thy Deville never quomps too longe.


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from Ballads and Yarns, released May 8, 2020
Written by Louis Thompson & Lily Hurdman
Performed by Louis Thompson

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Roly Witherow London, UK

My debut album "Ballads and Yarns", described by Folk Radio Uk as "21st Century Folk Music in all its glory" is out on the 8th of May. The album is a personal exploration of the folk tradition, including traditional songs and sea shanties, originals and recordings. ... more

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