JOY MY LOVE EP (2012) LIMITED EDITION
© 2012 Tracy Grammer and Elise Fischer
- Wild Gardenias
- Hey Diddle Diddle
- You Must Slumber
- Celia Says
- Merlin's Lament
creditsProduced by Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer
Executive Producer: Tracy Grammer Recorded by Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer in their home studios between 1997-2002. Mixed by Bob Stark at Kung Fu Bakery. Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering. Package design by Thorin Nielson. Original collage art by Margaret Orr. Musicians: Dave Carter: banjo, guitar, vocals Tracy Grammer: violin, percussion, vocals Licensed to Red House Records. Limited release. |
quotable"Although it would be enough to have a collection of demos from this duo of talent and true genius, Joy My Love is a pleasing set of music by any standard." - Music Matters Review
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wild gardenias
© 2000 David Robert Carter (BMI), administered by Tracy Grammer Music
for tg
constant is my own true love
fragrant as the fairest flower, gentle as the dove
in the town you’ll find her there
scent of wild gardenias in her hair
make for her a silken gown
sew it fine with lace and daisy buttons all around
ruby rosebuds everywhere
pretty wild gardenias for her hair
soon i shall meet her in the square today
comfort, complete her, how could i feel any way
but grateful for the love we share
and the wild gardenias in her hair
someday we will married be
all the people of the city will come out to see
children’s voices fill the air
oceans of gardenias for her hair
time may disguise her as we grow and live
older and wiser, i shall walk across the river
i will find her waiting there
scent of wild gardenias in the snowdrift of her hair
scent of wild gardenias in her hair
for tg
constant is my own true love
fragrant as the fairest flower, gentle as the dove
in the town you’ll find her there
scent of wild gardenias in her hair
make for her a silken gown
sew it fine with lace and daisy buttons all around
ruby rosebuds everywhere
pretty wild gardenias for her hair
soon i shall meet her in the square today
comfort, complete her, how could i feel any way
but grateful for the love we share
and the wild gardenias in her hair
someday we will married be
all the people of the city will come out to see
children’s voices fill the air
oceans of gardenias for her hair
time may disguise her as we grow and live
older and wiser, i shall walk across the river
i will find her waiting there
scent of wild gardenias in the snowdrift of her hair
scent of wild gardenias in her hair
hey diddle diddle
© David Robert Carter (BMI), administered by Tracy Grammer Music
hey diddle diddle, the man in the moon
he loved the indian maid
they build a cabin deep in the woods
down in the peppermint glade
one thing led to another until
ten little babies at play
little by little they raised ‘em up singin
hey diddle diddle all day
jack played the trumpets, judy played the spoons
jill turned circles in the air
don wrote a poem, theodore danced
with jenny with the flaxen hair
sarah made a harp that chuckled in the wind
mickey played the fiddle with a bow
then came the twins with dimples on their chins
singin hey diddle diddle-i-o
now young mister rabbit and old mister bear and all of the people of the town
came to the cabin, all joined hands, danced in a circle all around
the tin soldier to the little china doll, would you do a number with me?
and they played along on a bugle and a gong singing hey diddle diddle-i-ee
now many years the later the man in the moon still loves the indian maid
and all of their children, and their children too, come to the peppermint glade
and all of the families and all of the tribes gather together to play
till every critter in the whole wide world sings hey diddle diddle all day
hey diddle diddle, the man in the moon
he loved the indian maid
they build a cabin deep in the woods
down in the peppermint glade
one thing led to another until
ten little babies at play
little by little they raised ‘em up singin
hey diddle diddle all day
jack played the trumpets, judy played the spoons
jill turned circles in the air
don wrote a poem, theodore danced
with jenny with the flaxen hair
sarah made a harp that chuckled in the wind
mickey played the fiddle with a bow
then came the twins with dimples on their chins
singin hey diddle diddle-i-o
now young mister rabbit and old mister bear and all of the people of the town
came to the cabin, all joined hands, danced in a circle all around
the tin soldier to the little china doll, would you do a number with me?
and they played along on a bugle and a gong singing hey diddle diddle-i-ee
now many years the later the man in the moon still loves the indian maid
and all of their children, and their children too, come to the peppermint glade
and all of the families and all of the tribes gather together to play
till every critter in the whole wide world sings hey diddle diddle all day
you must slumber
© 1969 David Robert Carter (BMI), administered by Tracy Grammer Music
go to sleep, tiny dreamer, let your thoughts drift far away
you must slumber, you must slumber in my arms and i must pray
mother i have heard a story that our country goes to war
leave it, leave it, these are the affairs of men and nothing more
mother, mother, people say they fought a war today
leave it, leave it to the soldiers, they are young and far away
mother did i hear a rifle off against the farther shore
that was just a wild wing beating in the sky and nothing more
mother what is that great pounding, like the drum on judgment day
leave it, leave it, you must slumber in my arms and i must pray
go to sleep, tiny dreamer, let your thoughts drift far away
you must slumber, you must slumber in my arms and i must pray
mother i have heard a story that our country goes to war
leave it, leave it, these are the affairs of men and nothing more
mother, mother, people say they fought a war today
leave it, leave it to the soldiers, they are young and far away
mother did i hear a rifle off against the farther shore
that was just a wild wing beating in the sky and nothing more
mother what is that great pounding, like the drum on judgment day
leave it, leave it, you must slumber in my arms and i must pray
celia says
© 1999 David Robert Carter (BMI), administered by Tracy Grammer Music
celia was a wise old gal and a turtle green was she
she took me up upon her back and swam across the sea
i learned about the coast of spain, the caves of xanadu
and to do unto god’s critters as you’d have done to you
because celia says we all sail the sea together
sister celia says no one truly swims alone
on the wave’s bright crest in the worst and best of weather
fin or feather, friends forever, celia says
she took me to a secret spot a thousand miles from shore
down to a sunken city upon the ocean floor
and there these words were written upon the ancient wall
as you have done to one of us, so you have done to all
because celia says...
somewhere on some sunny beach far from the world of man
a turtle hides her treasure, eggs upon the sand
but make a wish for peaceful seas and oceans without end
and somewhere there will wait for you your own sea-turtle friend
because celia says ...
celia was a wise old gal and a turtle green was she
she took me up upon her back and swam across the sea
i learned about the coast of spain, the caves of xanadu
and to do unto god’s critters as you’d have done to you
because celia says we all sail the sea together
sister celia says no one truly swims alone
on the wave’s bright crest in the worst and best of weather
fin or feather, friends forever, celia says
she took me to a secret spot a thousand miles from shore
down to a sunken city upon the ocean floor
and there these words were written upon the ancient wall
as you have done to one of us, so you have done to all
because celia says...
somewhere on some sunny beach far from the world of man
a turtle hides her treasure, eggs upon the sand
but make a wish for peaceful seas and oceans without end
and somewhere there will wait for you your own sea-turtle friend
because celia says ...
merlin's lament
© 2001 David Robert Carter (BMI), administered by Tracy Grammer Music
in a castle keep, in a vault of stone
in a house at the end of the lane
and old man weeps in his door alone
and he sings out this mournful refrain:
she will not come back, she will not come back
though the mountains fall down to the sea
and the sky burns to cinders and the river runs black
she will not come back to me
no lightnin rede from his books of lore
and the staff in the corner, no fire
and the crystal ball, always bright before
is grey as the dust of desire
she will not come back, she will not come back
though he call on the powers that be
they will cipher this message in his cold zodiac
she will not come back to me
and joy my love was a dancin spring
and life was the touch of her lips
and a brook ran mad to my cave downstream
from the miracle hills of her hips
she will not come back, she will not come back
though the stars hang their tears in the trees
and tireless Orion lies spent in his tracks
she will not come back
she will not come back
she will not come back to me
she will not come back to me
in a castle keep, in a vault of stone
in a house at the end of the lane
and old man weeps in his door alone
and he sings out this mournful refrain:
she will not come back, she will not come back
though the mountains fall down to the sea
and the sky burns to cinders and the river runs black
she will not come back to me
no lightnin rede from his books of lore
and the staff in the corner, no fire
and the crystal ball, always bright before
is grey as the dust of desire
she will not come back, she will not come back
though he call on the powers that be
they will cipher this message in his cold zodiac
she will not come back to me
and joy my love was a dancin spring
and life was the touch of her lips
and a brook ran mad to my cave downstream
from the miracle hills of her hips
she will not come back, she will not come back
though the stars hang their tears in the trees
and tireless Orion lies spent in his tracks
she will not come back
she will not come back
she will not come back to me
she will not come back to me
