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Wonderful Fairytale

from Wonderful Fairytale by Bill Jones

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trying to rearrange the traditional song Lavender's Blue led me here, to my struggle to find balance between family, work, and music.

lyrics

1
In the house she gets on with things that need doing daily
In the house she sweeps crumbs from the floor
Every day she works hard at cleaning things and scrubbing things
It’s time to break away from her own Cinderella

Chorus
Lavender’s blue, Lavender’s green
Slippers of glass kicked off by the Queen
Snow White is tired, but the Miller is fine
Where’s “ever after” in fairytale rhyme?

2
Now she's working by night, and writing in the daytime
Now she's left all the housework, it's a mess
Still she often hears the voice, you’re not the fairest of them all
Until one day she took a hammer to the mirror

Chorus

3
Every night she's home late, another list of questions
Every night the race to spin the pile of gold
Where's the walk in the morning, the kisses and the hand in hers?
She's the Miller's Girl, and she can't find the answer

Chorus

She’s doing it for herself, she’s just got to try

credits

from Wonderful Fairytale, track released April 19, 2019
Wonderful Fairytale - by Bill Jones (PRS)

(first line of chorus from “Lavender’s Blue” – trad song)
String Quartet arrangement by Ian Stephenson

Bill Jones - vocals, piano
Gareth Davies-Jones - backing vocals
Ian Stephenson - guitar, double bass
Stephen Henderson - percussion

String Quartet:
Ed Cross - 1st violin
Hannah Tattersfield - 2nd violin
Jean-Pierre Garde - viola
Mark Carroll - ‘cello

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Bill Jones UK

Bill Jones is an acclaimed UK folksinger, songwriter and musician (piano and accordion).

New album Wonderful Fairytale was released on 1st May 2019 after a 15 year break.

Bill's previous recordings, from 2000-2003 but still fresh and relevant today, are all available here. ... more

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