Name: Roll Call
Duration: P00H05M25S
Description: A knees up about a funeral.

Roll Call

by The Wicked Messenger

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A knees up about a funeral.

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I met Dave when we were 14
Now he stands apart from the others silently smoking
We reacquainted in a bar in West End four years ago
But we found we needed to keep in touch

Laura was the kind of friend you’d boast about
Soon we realised the face she wore that we loved was a mask
At a party once in Ashgrove I found her crying by herself
And we sat and hugged til the house went quiet

Janey was there to the end
She held my hand while she slept and I couldn’t
She paid my bills and looked after Mum as well
Even though I said that she shouldn’t

Sarah played guitar in a band that I once had
Now she drums her fingers on the railing of the stairs
I drank too much at a gig one night after someone had said goodbye
She took my keys and drove me home and put me to bed

My sister and her husband and their little girl
They are standing with Mum, my sister’s holding her hand
They’re talking to Tom who was the only one there that day
Mum is shaking her head, she doesn’t understand

And I’m not sure why Roger’s here, I haven’t seen him since Woodford 09
I heard he married a widow and adopted her son
Mikki’s already drunk something today I can tell
Emma has her arm and they’re standing very still

They all begin to go inside and fill up the pews
When I was sick I told them to celebrate but I haven’t seen that yet
But as “Come On Up To The House” plays on the stereo
I see some smiles, some sing along and I know I’ve paid that debt

credits

released July 15, 2021
Jimi Beavis - vocals, harmonica
Janey McEniery - bass guitar, vocals
Chris Bancroft - guitars, gang vocals
Cathy Bell - violin, gang vocals
Gary Eldershaw - drums, gang vocals
Andrew Garton - organ, piano
Produced, mixed and engineered by Jamie Trevaskis

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The Wicked Messenger Brisbane, Australia

Sad modern folk music from relatively happy people.

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