A Singer's Request Dark the night and long til day Do not bid us further stray Dark the night and long til day Do not bid us further stray Now the sun it does decline Pour the beer and pour the wine Let us lead your thoughts astray From the world and from the day Dark the night and long til day Do not bid us further stray We bring songs from history Love and war and mystery We can lead you from despair Or can chill the darkening air Dark the night and long til day Do not bid us further stray |
 And you can choose to pass us by With a cruel or a scornful eye We shall see the ending through Then we'll turn and say to you Dark the night and long til day Do not bid us further stray Dark the night and long til day Do not bid us further stray Dark the night and long til day Do not bid us further stray |
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"The Singer's Request" is the recurring musical theme of Nic Jones'
From The Devil To A Stranger. I thought it most appropriate to start
this record with it too. It describes the kind of songs within a Nic
Jones record: "We bring songs of history Love and war and mystery" and, therefore, within Trad Arr Jones. The song was apparently adapted by Nic from a Walter Scott poem called "The Minstrel's Request", which I have yet to find. |
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