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Cricket's Waltz

from Mercy for the Gentle Kind by Cameron Blake

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I play the violin
When the ballroom’s clearing out
And the lights are going dim
On the suits and evening gowns

Do you hear my violin
When it’s quiet in the town?
Down, up, up, down, up, up, down

The strings begin to sing
When the jester has a frown
His ankle bells don’t ring
On the day the king is crowned

And they mock his offering
Of heart and soul and sound
Down, up, up, down, up, up, down

The plague has reached our shores
Rumors of another war
Nero played as the city blazed and burned
There’s rosin on the bow
Getting ready for the show
Perhaps we’ll muster up a tear in turn

Do you hear the violin
When you’re up against a crowd?
When the air is getting thin
And you can’t get off the ground
Yes, I’ll play the violin
As the ship is going down
Down, up, up, down, up, up down

The plague has reached our shores
Rumors of another war
Albert Einstein played as the atom split in two
There’s rosin on the bow
Getting ready for the show
Perhaps we’ll muster up a tear or two

Oh, I’ll play my violin
‘Til it cannot make a sound
Down, up, up, down, up, up..

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from Mercy for the Gentle Kind, released August 26, 2022

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