The Ballad of Shoreham-by-Sea (P.Connolly) 4.35
Shoreham was a bungalow town
Hanging on a bend
People came from far & wide, family & friends
A center of the industry
When shipping was the trade
The port of the kingdom, a fortune could be made
But shingle moved the ground
on the incoming tide
Vanished half the town, tore the community wide
Pestilance decended, robbers in the woods
Drinking down the sussex pad
Flogging off the goods
St nicholas was abandoned in 1073
St mary of the harbour
Still looks out to sea
When hulkesmouth was her name till 1541
The french burned down near half the town
The war had begun
Raw silk, rum & brandy
Policemen on the beat
Deceit & deception
On motherlove street
Watched over by the masons, they took a firm control
The christians took collections
They tried to save some souls
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Machiavellian secrets
Buried neath the waves
Guilty & the innocent
Dying in their graves
Salt & wool to europe
A prosperous decade
Home to the film industry, gin & lemonade
St nicholas was abandoned in 1073
St mary of the harbour, still looks out to sea
When hulkesmouth was her name till 1541
The french have gone since gone back home
We got them on the run
Nicholas van hoogstraten
He enjoys the heat
Owns many a property
Main roads & some streets
Princess bariatinsky, she sleeps in the church
And god can see it all up there, sitting on his perch
st nicholas was abandoned in 1073
St mary of the harbour
She still looks out to sea
It's become a peaceful town, if you ignore the cars
Italian & french restaurants
Bottle shops & bars |