What Started Off as a Good Idea
Short song bewailing the ills arising from a big garden no longer suited to its original purpose. Tenor Mandola and Octave Mandolin accompany my croaky vocal. Recorded on a Yamaha Pocketrak PR7 with just a tad of tweaking in the DAW.
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Story behind the song
The idea and some of the words hit me when I was mowing the lawn and was eyeing the yet to be completed demolition of the ivy that has rampantly engulfed a lot of the garden wall.
Lyrics
WHAT STARTED OFF AS A GOOD IDEA
(Chorus)
What started off as a Good Idea
Has turned to dust I rather fear
We went into this with many a hope
But it's sometimes now like a very bad joke
We got a nice big garden, the kids could play soccer
They've grown up now, the garden's our mocker
The ivy on the wall is totally rampant
My gardening enthusiasm's suddenly dampened
Chorus
The mower blades are caked with damp grass
Mowing when it's wet is a bit of a farce
The chute to the catcher is totally blocked
My wishes for a quiet day - they are mocked
Chorus
I've stopped for the day, it's got so cloudy
Black skies threaten, the days turned lousy
Forecast's rain, gardening is nixed
Oh Sod! Did I get that roof fixed?
Chorus
[By VikingBlues 2014]
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