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Jack n Jel

by Jack n Jel

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1.
He's a lean old man with a gentleman's hand on the floor (the dance floor) The other dancers sigh as he walks on by oh he's smooth oh yeah how he moves Oh how he glides and takes flight Oh watch this Firefly shine bright She's a woman of age that came off the stage to settle down, in this tiny town Her style & grace it aint common place and she's no---body's fool Oh how she glides and takes flight Oh firefly shine bright Oh the years have passed since they both have danced On that floor, Though they both are gone their glow lingers on in that hall, it illuminates the floor Oh how they glide and take flight Ooh fireflies shine bright In this hall tonight Firefly delight Illuminate the night Oh fireflies shine bright
2.
Lucky Now 03:25
Verse 1 I don't remember were we wild and young All that faded into memory I feel like somebody I don't know Are we really who we used to be Am I really who I was CHORUS The lights will draw you in And the dark will bring you down And the night will break your heart But only if you're lucky now Verse 2 Waiting outside while you find your keys Like bags of trash in the blackening snow City of neon and toes that freeze We've got nothing and nowhere to go We've got nothing and nowhere
3.
Into My Arms 05:27
Verse 1 I don't believe in an interventionist God But I know darling, that you do But if I did I would kneel down and ask him Not to intervene when it came to you Oh, not to touch a hair on your head Leave you as you are If he felt he had to direct you Then direct you into my arms CHORUS Into my arms, oh Lord Into my arms, oh Lord Into my arms, oh Lord Into my arms Verse 2 And I don't believe in the existence of angels But looking at you I wonder if that's true But if I did I would summon them together And ask them to watch over you And to each burn a candle for you To make bright and clear your path And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love And guide you into my arms CHORUS Verse 3 But I believe in love And I know that you do too And I believe in some kind of path That we can walk down, me and you So keep your candles burning And make her journey bright and pure That she will keep returning Always and evermore CHORUS
4.
Verse 1 Woman, why look so defeated? Has pain and grief, beaten you down in this life why bury your hopes and aspirations have you sacrificed it all, to be a good wife CHORUS Step up, we've done our time, now let it go Stand up, the world awaits, all that we can Brother, why such a hardened heart? Scarred, 'til there was no softness there Did you forget to show love and tenderness, Why hide, how much you really care? CHORUS Bridge We all walk our own journey shape our lives from the Earth's own clay we can chose our directions or lose our selves on the way
5.
Warrnambool 04:13
Verse 1 I've been having fun with you Cafes in town, beach at sundown I can feel a bond with you But I can't be sure if these feelings are true CHORUS But if I lay down my defences I couldn't see a path to you I am shackled to another I could not be true to you Verse 2 Push me pull me Ring my soul Lick your tongue round my breakfast bowl Touch my fingers Speak my name Send me into octaves of icy shame CHORUS I'll see you If you'll see me But you must appreciate I cannot be free Musty sheets In motel rooms Soft smell of deceit And lake full moons
6.
You had plenty money, 1922 You let other women make a fool of you Why don't you do right, like some other men do Get out of here and get me some money too You're sittin' down and wonderin' what it's all about You ain't got no money, they will put you out Why don't you do right, like some other men do? Get out of here and get me some money too If you had prepared twenty years ago You wouldn't be a-wanderin' now from door to door Why don't you do right, like some other men do? Get out of here and get me some money too I fell for your jivin' and I took you in Now all you got to offer me's a bottle of gin Why don't you do right, like some other men do Get out of here and get me some money too Why don't you do right, like some other men do Like some other men do
7.
My Dad lives up in Fingal Bay My soul lives down in Glebe My heart is lost somewhere within a torrid angry scream Betraying locks of auburn hair He strayed beyond the pale My mother purged him long ago But I can't forget his wail But when's there time to forgive him? When can I let forget? And when's the time to beat the shit Out of my lost and lonely lovely lovelorn Dad? My strands of memory by the sea Out there he's riding waves I wish I were there dangling legs Beside him as he strayed Perhaps I could've headed off That possibility Or strangled her, that evil witch No questions, vengefully But I can't I can't Forget forgive I'm tortured up inside I want to be the ship that shifts on My own tossed turning tide But when's there time to forgive him? When can I let forget? And when's the time to beat the shit Out of my lost and lonely lovely lovelorn Dad?
8.
When I go searching upon that mountain What I am searching I will not find Cause what I'm searching is what I'm leaving at home behind When I go walking on through the forest I will not find it beneath the pine Cause what I'm searching is what I'm leaving at home behind When I go swimming down in the river I feel so cold when the water's fine Cause what I'm searching is what I'm leaving at home behind When I go climbing up into heaven I hear the voices a distant cry Cause what I'm searching is what I'm leaving at home behind
9.
Tread Softly 03:05
Oh my Dear, take refuge from your flight, May your fears be at ease, Oh my dear, sleep softly in the night, May your dreams find some peace Ease your mind from troubles and grief, Take comfort, find relief, May you find your way home Oh my dear tread softly on your path, You must find your way home Run my dear, there are boys there who have guns, who will kill to quieten their fears Run my dear there are men who throw bombs, that will rip your heart into tears Flee away from troubles and grief, Take comfort, find relief, May find your way home Oh my dear tread softly on your path, May you find your way home May you find your way home You will find your new home
10.
Oft, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound me, Fond Memory brings the light Of other days around me; The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken; The eyes that shone, Now dimm'd and gone, The cheerful hearts now broken! Thus, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain hath bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me.

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Jack n Jel is the creative project of Mark Jackson and Jane Jelbart. However, this album is more than 'duo' - it's a place where ukuleles meet other instruments and musicians.

Many thanks to Robbie Long and his lizard-like hands, twiddling guitars, percussion, virtual knobs and sliders with aplomb.

We are blessed to have James Hill (legendary Canadian ukulele virtuoso) play on "Into My Arms", which also features the sublime lead vocals of Ruth McCrae.

Additional thanks to Sue Carson (fiddle), David Robertson (cello) and Penny Creighton (photography and graphics) who made valuable contributions.

Mark plays a Maton concert ukulele and a Makana Mele (a Hawaiian tenor ukulele made from perspex). Jane plays a Michael Legge concert ukulele and a Guitar Binh baritone ukulele.

We dedicate this album to our ukestras, friends and colleagues with whom we share a love of music and community.

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released September 8, 2016

Recorded, manipulated, mixed and mastered at Funky Lizard Studios, Newcastle, Australia. Feb-Jun 2016

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Jack n Jel is the creative project of renowned Newcastle ukestra leaders Mark Jackson and Jane Jelbart. Lots of ukulele, but also guitar, trumpet, banjo, piano, vocals, and collaborations with other artists including James Hill from Canada. Jack n Jel have toured in the US and Canada to much acclaim. ... more

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