Old Jeremiah was a wino,
who lived from day to day.
Still minding his own business,
on the day he passed away.
They found him by the pigsty,
with a grin upon his face
and the good-bookin his hands
as if to say
I'm trading places!
Out there,in open spaces,
by St. Peter's gate.
Best not be too late!
Drink to me and my soul,
then dig me a hole
where I can rest my bones.
Find a young priest
with a sharp, witty speech
about this man who had it all.
Last, but not least,
why not put up a feast
with nobility
and the best whores in town?
Make it a Ball,
well remebered by all.
All falls into place,
as a choir sings my praise.
He's going places,
John Jeremiah Sheen,
with fields of gold
and valleys ever-green.
And just round midnight,
the seas turn into wine.
Old Jeremiah must
be in his prime.
He's trading places,
somewhere in open spaces.
One day, when I'm dead,
the old wino said
Drink to me and my soul,
then dig me a hole where I can
lay my head.
Find me a priest
with a cunning, good speach
about the man who had it all.
Last, but not least,
have a headlining feast
with celebrities and the
bums from downtown.
Invite one and all
to my Bohemian-Ball.
Sing me my praise,
then salute me
His honor and grace!
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What can I say about Big Big Train that I haven’t said before?
This album took a little while to grow on me but by the time I saw it live I was in love with its humongous, over-egged pomposity! They do it all with such passion, excitement and amazing musicianship.
Essential. Crinklechips
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This might be the least folky of the Wobbler releases and I wasn't sure about it at all.
After a few listens however I'm loving the inventiveness and the endless melodies, all driven along by Kristian Hultgren's wonderful percussive bass. PartTimeZombie
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The album takes off nicely with David Longdon's "The Strangest Times", but then gets into immediate free fall and deeply underwater for the next few tracks, quite unexpectedly. Fortunately, it recovers with Nick D'Virgilio's "Apollo" (hey, this guy CAN write good music, although he hides this ability most of the time) and the remaining three tracks, one of which is another Longdon masterpiece. So in the end the final impression is somewhat in the positive range. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
A spirited, modern imagining of classic ’70s prog; Pink Floyd vocalist Durga McBroom and Finnish prog icon Jukka Gustavson guest. Bandcamp New & Notable May 10, 2023
The Long Island metal band's third album etches arena-sized hooks into their jagged compositions, deftly balancing experimental and poppy inclinations. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 12, 2022
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Fell in love with BBT recently, absolutely love the stories they tell and the music.
Very sad to hear about David’s passing, listening now is quite moving, moved to tears from time to time, but we move on as I hope BBT will with David in our hearts. tonyauroristony58