Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- song:congleton-bear [2018/07/09 10:59] – created Jeff Bigler
+++ song:congleton-bear [2018/07/09 11:01] (current) – Jeff Bigler
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+====== The Congleton Bear ======
+by John Tams
+The Wakes coming on and the bear he took ill
+We tried him with potion, with brandy and pill
+He died in his sleep at the eve of the Wakes
+The cause, it was said, was strong ale and sweet cakes
+**Chorus:**
+//The cheeses of Cheshire are famed, but beware
+Of stories they tell of the Congleton Bear
+Congleton Bear, Congleton Bear
+They sold the Church Bible to buy a new bear//
+He'd served the town well and he's served town true
+To lie him in state was the least they could do
+The old bear was dead, a successor they'd need
+A new bear was wanted, and that at great speed
+[//chorus//]
+Now a parson is useful in times of great need
+And imbibed with strong porter he quickly agreed
+The parson, his Bible he gave then and there
+We sold it in Nantwich to buy a new bear.
+[//chorus//]
+The new bear, a she-bear, was toast of the town
+To music and laughter she danced up and down
+So loudly the cheering would waken the dead
+It caused the old bear for to rise from his bed
+[//chorus//]
+Pills, potion and brandy induced a deep trance
+And refreshed by the music he began for to dance
+He danced down the road causing many a gaze
+Word quickly spread that the old bear was raised
+[//chorus//]
+He rolled his dark eye as he spied the she-bear
+And with an embrace they danced jigs pair-and-pair
+The cheeses of Cheshire are famed but beware
+Of stories they tell of the Congleton Bear.
+[//chorus//]