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Days Of Pearly Spencer (cover on 3 String Hubcap Banjo)

Written by David McWilliams (born 4th July 1945, died 8th January 2002) . A much underrated artist and songwriter. Just worked out hubcap version today, (4th July) as wee tribute to David. Just like to add a Happy 4th July to all my USA buddies :)

The days of Pearly Spencer
A tenement, a dirty street, walked and worn by shoeless feet
Inside it's long and so complete, watched by a shivering sun
Old eyes in a small child's face, watching as the shadows race
Through walls and cracks that leave no trace, and daylights brightness shuns

The days of Pearly Spencer
The race is almost run

Nose pressed hard on frosted glass
Gazing as the swollen mass
On concrete fields where grows no grass
Stumbles blindly on
Iron trees smother the air
But withering they stand and stare ,through eyes that neither know nor care where the grass is gone

The days of Pearly Spencer
The race is almost run

Pearly where's your milk white skin?
What's that stubble on your chin?
It's buried in the rot gut gin
You played and lost, not won
You played a house that can't be beat
Now look your head's bowed in defeat
You walked too far along the street ,where only rats can run

The days of Pearly Spencer
The race is almost run

The days of Pearly Spencer
The race is almost run

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Comment by Uncle John on July 5, 2015 at 1:28am: Thanks for this sad, dark song. More thanks for the great lyrics and background info.

In this dirty old part of the city... where the sun refused to shine.

Comment by Jamie MacBlues on July 4, 2015 at 11:06pm: Thanks Sean.A nice wee build to play.Youll enjoy Nation, Lots good builders like you. I can build a lego house,thats about all, lol

Comment by Jamie MacBlues on July 4, 2015 at 11:03pm: Thanks, Jason, ma man :)

Comment by Sean (Cooper) on July 4, 2015 at 9:13pm: Yeah doin a gr8 job jamie makin it sound good , thanks :-)

Comment by Jason Mills on July 4, 2015 at 4:52pm: Excellent song Jamie!! :>)

Comment by Jamie MacBlues on July 4, 2015 at 2:03pm: Cheers, James O, ma man. Hope you all had a good 4th :)

Comment by James O Lunsford on July 4, 2015 at 12:47pm: Good one Jamie Happy 4th July

Comment by Jamie MacBlues on July 4, 2015 at 12:46pm

Lol Clocky. Hope you, and all the guys, had a good 4th July. Its now just got into 5th July here, but you will have a few hours left to enjoy it , being your clocks are all wrong over there! Lol

Comment by Jamie MacBlues on July 4, 2015 at 12:43pm: Thanks, Wes. I own up to being an old folkie lol

Comment by Jamie MacBlues on July 4, 2015 at 12:42pm: Thanks, AGP # . I think the song was more popular abroad than here in UK, until Marc Almond's version in early 90s. I'm glad you liked my attempt at it :)