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This track was written and performed by Newhaven Community Choir as part of the Songbirds Project with funding from the Edward Marshall Trust. The Songbirds Project was developed by the Thrive Archive. All money raised will go to support the choir.

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The 9 Lives Of Malky Jones

Heave ho me hearties
What's in the stew today?
Weevils, grubs and pirate bones
Force down crackers hard as stones

His mum thinks he's her sweet little boy
But he kills with a knife as if it's a toy
To his shipmates he's a rollicking rogue and cook
To the Leith Police he's a thug and a crook.

Drunk as a lord, he swings and he swears
Boasting of his viking forebears
Lost his footing, doing the hokey cokey
And as he fell he prayed to Loki

Eyes pecked out by gulls and crows
How did he die? nobody knows
Nibbled away by hundreds of thousands of fish
The mermaids think him a dainty dish

Malky’s Mum was brewing a stew
Lot’s of fun until she knew
She finds his milky eyes and shiny hairs
Drops the pot, stops and stares

Under Vicky school playground
A pile of pots and bones they found
Was it a lord a beggar or thief who knew?
‘Twas Malky Jones stirring his stew

Heave ho me hearties
What's in the stew today?
Weevils, grubs and Malky Jones
Who’d have thought we’d crunch his bones?

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from Nest Of Songbirds, released April 15, 2017
Newhaven Community Choir

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Newhaven Community Choir Edinburgh, UK

Connecting people and place through the joy of song.

We are a choir based at Victoria Primary School in the historic fishing village of Newhaven, Edinburgh Scotland. We meet on Wednesday evenings from 7 - 8:30. All are welcome to attend. We especially like singing songs that celebrate the history and culture of our community. ... more

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