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For Marion

from Asante Sana by Amy Mayson

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For Marion (Granny’s song)

Oh what a dream I had that dark September night,
It was the day, the day before, my dear old Granny died
She was playing the piano in a field so far away
Her eyes aquamarine and her hair no longer grey
And the moon it was rising over the city where I stay
And it reminded me, yeah it reminded me
Of when I used to sing
I’d sing for joy
Sing through my pain
I’d sing my prayers when no one was listening
And yeah I sang to birds,
And when the words no longer came
We’d whisper out the names that we call God
From time to time, from time to time.

I met a man in a little Spanish town,
His name was Fred, he played the flute and he never war a frown
Well one day I found a note pinned on the door where I was staying
It said come to la Mesquita for that’s where I will be playing
So I went a long, with just my guitar and a song I went along
And yeah I sang to birds,
And when the words no longer came
We counted up the change, I bought a beer
There’s nothing to fear .. nothing to fear.. here

As I was leaving, these good words Fred said to me,
They’ve been burned upon my mind, etched upon my memory
He said, “I wish you many fish and a brave heart”
He said, “I hope you find a lover who’s not only cute but also smart”
And he said, I hope you find a big shiny balloon!”
“And that you’ll never have to act for free in any kind of cartoon.”
That’s what he said to me, no I wouldn’t lie to you
That’s what he said to me.
And we sang to birds
And when the words no longer came
We whispered out the names that we call God,
From time to time,
From time to time.

For Marion (Granny’s song)
Oh what a dream I had that dark September night,
It was the day, the day before, my dear old Granny died
She was playing the piano in a field so far away
Her eyes aquamarine and her hair no longer grey
And the moon it was rising over the city where I stay
And it reminded me, yeah it reminded me
Of when I used to sing
I’d sing for joy
Sing through my pain
I’d sing my prayers when no one was listening
And yeah I sang to birds,
And when the words no longer came
We’d whisper out the names that we call God
From time to time, from time to time.

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from Asante Sana, released August 17, 2022

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Amy Mayson London, UK

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"That one might become the kind
of person who, without intending it, is a source of marvellous accidents"

Musical artist from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Formerly Amy & The Calamities. The Calamities are the collective.

Gypsy folk and slide-guitar blues

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