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Bedlam Boys

from Our Street by Gillie Mc Pherson

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Bedlam was common name for Bethlem, a psychiatric hospital in London, founded in 1247. Mad Maudlin proves to be a very colourful character in this story.

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For to see mad Tom of Bedlam ten thousand miles I’ve travelled.
Mad Maudlin goes on dirty toes for to save her shoes from gravel.

Get well I sing bonny boys, bonny mad boys, bedlam boys are bonny,
They all go bare and they live by the air and they want no drink nor money

I went down to Satan's kitchen to get me food one morning.
There I got souls piping hot all on the spit a turning.

My staff has murdered giants, my bag a long knife carries.
To cut mince pies from children's thighs and to feed them to fairies.

The spirits white as lighting would on me travels guide me.
Stars would shake and the moon would quake whenever they espied me.

No gypsy, slut nor doxy shall win my mad Tom from me.
I'll dance all night, with stars I'll fight; the fray shall well become me.

And when I will be murdering the man in the moon to powder.
His staff I will break, his dog I will shake and there'll howl no demon louder.

For to see Mad Tom of Bedlam, ten thousand miles I've travelled.
Mad Maudlin goes on dirty toes for to save her shoes from gravel.

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from Our Street, released May 10, 2006

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Gillie Mc Pherson France

Gillie Mc Pherson has been singing for over 40 years.
Born in Belfast, she was influenced by Blues and Irish Traditional music. She organized folk sessions in Belfast. She then left for London in the 70's where she played Rock, Folk and Jazz. She also presented a serie on BBC channel called "Gillie".
She then moved to France to build a Rock and Blues band, and a traditional folk band.
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