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Non Existent Times

from Utopia by Reesha Dyer

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She sat by the fence in her petticoats gay,
Waiting for her love on a summer's day,
You could tell her affection by her countryman's favour,
Not by the fact she’d updated on twitter,

Oh for those, non-existent times,
Written down in verses and rhyme,
Where the maidens are bony, and the men they are bold,
That kind of romance it never grows old,

A young man came courting come down from the city,
With roses and lace and garments so pretty,
Said I’ll buy you a ring, when I next get paid,
Nowadays he’d just buy you a drink and get laid,

She always knew she would fall for a sailor,
And he would bring presents come home from the sea,
My love can’t bring wages home let alone presents,
Cause you can’t get a job with an english degree,

He said to her madam in your face is beauty,
You’re the prettiest maiden I ever did see,
She said to him billie you’re the boy I love best,
No one says things like that to you and me,

I know all of the songs I’ve sung most of them too,
Sometimes I hear them when I look at you,
But you don’t buy me ribbon to go in my hair,
Cause nobody sells it when you go to the fair.

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from Utopia, released May 24, 2020

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Reesha Dyer London, UK

Hello! I'm Reesha, I sing songs and accompany them on the guitar with dubious proficiency. Some of them are funny, some of them are depressing. It's a magical mood lottery!

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