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The Mariner's first smile

from Into the farthest reaches by The Bookshop Band

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    This is The Bookshop Band's 4th album of 2012. It represents the songs inspired by Season Four of the author events at Mr Bs Emporium of Reading Delights, and contains songs inspired by books, including Alexandra Fuller's two autobiographical works - "Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight" & "Cocktail Hour Under The Tree Of Forgetfulness", Carol Birch's seafaring adventure 'Jamrach's Menagerie', Andrew Miller's Costa winning novel 'Pure', and 'Dark Matter' by Michelle Paver.

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This song was inspired by Jamrach's Menagerie, by Carol Birch.

See it live here: vimeo.com/30954801

lyrics

The Mariner’s first smile

What, have I been waiting for?
The first, smile I ever saw
Then I, went to sea
With your, smile in me

Go, where the sail’s go
But masts come down, when it really blows
And all the things, that we horde
Are des,tined overboard

Off you go to sea
I hope you’ll think of me
Put on my dancing shoes
And I might think of you
But I just might
Sing my songs at night
Dance the floors and find
Someone new

So I came back to shore
To be with you evermore
I’ve been married to the sea
And you to he

Off you go to sea
I hope you’ll think of me
Put on my dancing shoes
And I might think of you
But I just might
Sing my songs at night
Dance the floors and find
Someone new

Then in the door
The first smile that I ever saw
You looked at me
And I at thee

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from Into the farthest reaches, released June 18, 2012

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The Bookshop Band Bath, UK

The Bookshop Band write songs inspired by books and play them in bookshops. They started as a collaboration between a group of musicians in Bath and their local independent bookshop, Mr B's Emporium. Now they are about to go on tour, sponsored by Vintage Books and Independent Booksellers Week, around other bookshops and lit fests. Catch them if you can. Details at www.thebookshopband.co.uk ... more

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