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'Days Gone By' by Jon Boden, the ever so talented frontman of Bellowhead, half of Spiers and Boden, 
and one of Eliza Carthy's Ratcatchers.
This from his awesome Post-Apocalyptic-folk-concept-album 'Songs from the Floodplain'
CLying on the motorway this morning,
I Cthought I heard a distant thunder rolling,
So AmI lay so Gstill on the CmotorFway,
‘Till the Ccavalcade came screaming past like hellhounds in my ears,
It was Amover in a Gmoment, the Cwind like a Ftornado,
The Amsweet perfume of Gpetrol like a Clovers parting Fkiss,
Then I Amclosed my Geyes on the CmotorFway,
And I dCreamed about the days gone by, brave boys,
I dCreamed about the days gone by.
LCying on the motorway this evening,
The Cgypsies came up close while I was sleeping,
So Amquietly Gdown the CmotorFway,
CPulling their possessions in the cover of the night,
They Amtoo had seen the Gwhirlwind, the Cshining black proFcession,
AmScreaming past like Ggods ascending Cthrough a tarmac Fsky,
So Amthey hid themsGelves by the CmotorFway,
And Cdreamed about the days gone by, brave boys,
They Cdreamed about the days gone by.
And Amwhat were they dGoing, those pCeople from the Fgovernment?
Burning Amsacrificial Ggasoline to kCeep the dogs at Fbay.
And there were Amshadows in the Ghedgerows and Cstrange lights from the Fsliproads,
So we Chuddle on the motorway, brave boys,
We Chuddled on the motorway

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Days Gone By

by Jon Boden

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'Days Gone By' by Jon Boden, the ever so talented frontman of Bellowhead, half of Spiers and Boden,

and one of Eliza Carthy's Ratcatchers.

This from his awesome Post-Apocalyptic-folk-concept-album 'Songs from the Floodplain'

Lying on the motorway this morning,

I thought I heard a distant thunder rolling,

Am G C F

So I lay so still on the motorway,

‘Till the cavalcade came screaming past like hellhounds in my ears,

Am G C F

It was over in a moment, the wind like a tornado,

Am G C F

The sweet perfume of petrol like a lovers parting kiss,

Am G C F

Then I closed my eyes on the motorway,

And I dreamed about the days gone by, brave boys,

I dreamed about the days gone by.

Lying on the motorway this evening,

The gypsies came up close while I was sleeping,

Am G C F

So quietly down the motorway,

Pulling their possessions in the cover of the night,

Am G C F

They too had seen the whirlwind, the shining black procession,

Am G C F

Screaming past like gods ascending through a tarmac sky,

Am G C F

So they hid themselves by the motorway,

And dreamed about the days gone by, brave boys,

They dreamed about the days gone by.

Am G C F

And what were they doing, those people from the government?

Am G C F

Burning sacrificial gasoline to keep the dogs at bay.

Am G C F

And there were shadows in the hedgerows and strange lights from the sliproads,

So we huddle on the motorway, brave boys,

We huddled on the motorway

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