Wooden Toy Sword

from A Gypsy's Home by Alexander James Adams

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WOODEN TOY SWORD
Music & Lyrics: Heather Alexander

Oh a father and son, they were bonded as one,
But the heart of the family soon tore-
For out sounded the call, to one and to all,
That the king and the land went to war-

Oh, the laddie, he cried, but his father denied,
To bring the young soldier along-
“For your might I award this wooden toy sword
And I charge you to carry this song”

WON"T YOU COME & WAIT FOR ME AT THE GATE,
WITH YOUR WOODEN TOY SWORD IN YOUR HAND?
IT IS THEN I WILL COME WITH THE BEAT OF THE DRUM,
FROM DEFENDING MY KING AND MY LAND-

So the father he taught his son as he ought,
To defend both his hearth and his home-
Ah but soon came the day that his Da went away,
Across the wild horses of foam-

He practised ‘til night with skill & with might,
To learn how to fight for a king-
& he’d shun other boys with their useless new toys,
And he’d whistle a song and he’d sing-

Oh the years slowly turned, broad shoulders grew burned,
Fine hair lengthened to a wild, mane-
In the middle of spring, with a fell practice swing,
The toy sword had broken to twain-

Oh the brake caused him harm, as the wood pierced his arm,
And the blood flowed quite free to the ground-
As his vision grew dim, the wind mourned out a hymn,
That echoed these words round and round:

Though the day had grown late, the young man went to wait,
And unsteadily gazed at the sky-
As the red sun sank low it soon caused him to know,
That his last day of childhood would die-

Oh the stars swam across the night sky with his loss,
And his father appeared in that sea-
And the drum of his heart nearly broke him apart,
As he fell to the ground on one knee-

For he’d come to wait for his Da at the gate,
With a broken toy sword in his hand-
From beyond Death he’ll come at the beat of love’s drum,
To honour his son and his land-

Sea Fire Productions c&p 2001

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from A Gypsy's Home, released April 1, 2001
Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle: Heather Alexander
Bass Andrew Hare
Drums: Dan Ochipinti

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Alexander James Adams Redmond, Washington

A changling from the Land of Fae, Heather brings stories and songs from a world where magic never dies and anything can happen if you only believe.

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