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Crocodiles

from My Ballads by Barry Kingsbeer

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An unashamedly sentimental paean to my first granddaughter Jasmine.

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WITH A SMILE FOR A KEY SHE OPENS UP THE DOOR
TO MY HEART AND MY SOUL AND I DON’T OWN THEM ANYMORE
WITH A TEDDY BEAR IN HER LITTLE HAND AND A TWINKLE IN HER EYE
SHE SCATTERS MOONBEAMS AND STARLIGHT AND SUNSHINE IN MY SKY

IN HER BEDROOM LYING ON HER BED WITH OUR FEET CLEAR OF THE FLOOR
WE KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR THE CROCODILES THAT COME SWIMMING THROUGH THE DOOR
I’M A MONSTER OR A CUSTOMER A PIRATE OR A CROCODILE
IN HER WORLD I CAN BE ANYTHING JUST AS LONG AS I MAKE HER SMILE

AND I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING FOR ONE LITTLE GLANCE
THE TOUCH OF HER HAND IN MINE AS SHE ASKS ME TO DANCE
HER HANDS ROUND MY NECK IN A FEARSOME EMBRACE
THE SCENT OF HER GOLDEN HAIR AS IT BRUSHES MY FACE

SO MUCH WONDER AT EVERYTHING SHE SEES FROM THE GREATEST TO THE SMALL
FROM A CASTLE TO A BUMBLEBEE SHE NEEDS TO KNOW THEM ALL
SO i’M POSSESSED I AM A PRISONER I WILL NEVER BE SET FREE
BUT ONE SMILE JUST ONE ILOVE YOU I’M CONTENT AS I WILL EVER BE

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from My Ballads, track released November 1, 2016
All instruments and drum programming yours truly

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Barry Kingsbeer Stratford Upon Avon, UK

I've played bass and sung since I was 13. Pro back in the sixties for a while doing the beat group thing through to some spectacularly unsuccessful recordings. Over the years I've been lucky to have worked with some great players. I started writing songs in the 70s but not seriously until a few years ago. I write to please myself but if anyone likes anything that they hear here - that's a bonus. ... more

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