This is one of my favorite songs from Maddy Prior's 1978 solo album, "Woman In The Wings". The project not only had the distinction of featuring members of Jethro Tull as studio musicians, it was also supervised by Tull frontman, Ian Anderson. Ian, along with Martin Barre, John Glascock, Barriemore Barlow & David Palmer were each featured on individual tracks, evidently not wishing to have Maddy's album sound as if Tull had assembled as her back-up band. Even Ian's wife, Shona, sang backing vocals on one song, and the entire production was engineered by long-time Tull recording tech wizard, Robin Black. Anyway, the piece in the spotlight here is "Gutter Geese", and it's dedicated to all of my YouTube Tull friends. lyrics: "GUTTER GEESE" Come, come be merry, be my friend Come, come let me see the best side of you Come, come be merry, be my friend Come, come let me be good friends to you Gay as a goose in the gutter Merry as mice in malt If we've got a ha'porth of liveliness What care we're below the salt Come, come be merry, be my friend Come, come let me see the best side of you Come, come be merry, be my friend Come, come let me be good friends to you Happy as a sandboy building Castles in the air Flag waving from the mast In a world without a care Come, come be merry, be my friend Come, come let me see the best side of you Come, come be merry, be my friend Come, come let me be good friends to you May your castles never crumble Dreams never end Run to meet the sunshine <b>...</b>
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