Written in Sussex in the 70s where traditional farming was being taken over by 'horsiculture'. Also remembering a certain Royal Family member who regularly parted company with her equine friend.
lyrics
Eridge Valley Cowboy
...and that was four faults for David Bwoome and now Her Woyal
Highness, Pwincess Anne widing "What a cock-up".
Well I wanna be a countwy boy,
I wanna lay me dine,
Away fwom the city's toil and stwife,
With just a few thysand pynds
And a copy of the "Horse and Hynd",
That's all I need to lead the simple life.
..wonderful clear rynde, Susan..
Well, my ma and pa they taught me,
When I was abite knee high,
To do the best things most pwofessionally
They taught me hye to ride a horse,
Hye to handle a sherry glass,
Cos a countwy squire is what you're gonna be, my son,
Yes, a countwy squire is what you're gonna be.
And I wanna be a countwy boy,
..oh, sh'e got a bwick out of the wall..
Now, I got my wife fwom countwy life,
On the glossy side,
With a plum in her mythe and a skin like porcelain,
I got no chin I got no bwain
But I'm a mighty, mighty man,
With a four legg-ed fwiend and a double bawwelled name,
With a four legg-ed fwiend and a double bawwelled name.
And I wanna be a countwy boy,
Now that fox I'm chasing after
He just sits there dying of laughter,
And thinks that I'm acting mighty stwange
Well, I look such a pwatt in my silly little hat,
Just a big, fat lonesome cowboy on the wa-eenge,
Just a big, fat lonesome cowboy on the wange.
Well I wanna be a countwy boy,
..and here comes her Her Royal Highness now, beautifully poised,
beautifully balanced, up to the water jump....OH GAWD, SHE'S
COME RIGHT AWF! ..the horse made a terrible mistake there.
Now, I love to be seen on that good old putting gween,
Talking to a banker fwom the tyne,
He's gonna fetch me pwonto a stockbwoker called Tonto,
And I know he's never gonna let me dine,
No, I know he's never gonna let me dine..
I write both serious and comedy songs. 6 solo CDs to date and collaborations with Steve Cartwright -"Legends of
Leicester/Leicestershire". "All at Sea" shantyish album. Folk based for the most part - when people ask where the ideas come from I can say with honesty -"not drugs!!".. Currently working on a new album "Aspects of Lurve" hopefully out later in 2024....more