- 1
The Strawbs - We Can Make It Together
- 2
The Strawbs - Alexander The Great
- 3
The Strawbs - Lay Down
- 4
The Strawbs - So Close And Yet So Far Away
- 5
The Strawbs - DRAGONFLY
- 6
The Strawbs - Hero And Heroine
- 7
The Strawbs - All In Vain
- 8
The Strawbs - Hanging In The Gallery
- 9
The Strawbs - Lady Fuschia
- 10
The Strawbs - Lemon Pie
- 11
The Strawbs - New World
- 12
The Strawbs - October To May
- 13
The Strawbs - Oh So Sleepy
- 14
The Strawbs - Ringing Down The Years
- 15
The Strawbs - Sail Away To The Sea
- 16
The Strawbs - Simple Visions
- 17
The Strawbs - Something For Nothing
- 18
The Strawbs - SWEETLING
- 19
The Strawbs - Tell Me What You See In Me
- 20
The Strawbs - The Winter And The Summer
- 21
The Strawbs - Two Separate People
- 22
The Strawbs - Where Am I/i'll Show You Where To Sleep
- 23
The Strawbs - A Boy And His Dog
- 24
The Strawbs - A Glimpse Of Heaven
- 25
The Strawbs - A Good Woman's Love
- 26
The Strawbs - A Mind Of My Own
- 27
The Strawbs - A Song For Me
- 28
The Strawbs - Absent Friend
- 29
The Strawbs - Afraid To Let You Go
- 30
The Strawbs - Ah Me, Ah My
- 31
The Strawbs - Alice's Song
- 32
The Strawbs - All I Need Is You
- 33
The Strawbs - All The Little Ladies
- 34
The Strawbs - Always On My Mind
- 35
The Strawbs - And Wherefore
- 36
The Strawbs - And You Need Me
- 37
The Strawbs - Another Day
- 38
The Strawbs - Another Day Without You
- 39
The Strawbs - AUTUMN
- 40
The Strawbs - Back In The Old Routine
- 41
The Strawbs - Back On The Farm
- 42
The Strawbs - BACKSIDE
- 43
The Strawbs - Barcarole (for The Death Of Venice)
- 44
The Strawbs - Beat The Retreat
- 45
The Strawbs - BENEDICTUS
- 46
The Strawbs - Beside The Rio Grande
- 47
The Strawbs - Big Brother
- 48
The Strawbs - Bitter Sunshine
- 49
The Strawbs - Blue Angel
- 50
The Strawbs - Burning For Me
- 51
The Strawbs - Can You Believe
- 52
The Strawbs - Canon Dale
- 53
The Strawbs - Carry Me Home
- 54
The Strawbs - Changes Arranges
- 55
The Strawbs - CHARMER
- 56
The Strawbs - Close Your Eyes
- 57
The Strawbs - Cold Steel
- 58
The Strawbs - Cry No More
- 59
The Strawbs - Cut Like a Diamond
- 60
The Strawbs - Deadly Nightshade
- 61
The Strawbs - Do You Remember
- 62
The Strawbs - Don't Try To Change Me
- 63
The Strawbs - Down By The Sea
- 64
The Strawbs - EVERGREEN
- 65
The Strawbs - Face Down In The Well
- 66
The Strawbs - FINGERTIPS
- 67
The Strawbs - FLIGHT
- 68
The Strawbs - FLYING
- 69
The Strawbs - Following The Rainbow
- 70
The Strawbs - FOREVER
- 71
The Strawbs - Forever Ocean Blue
- 72
The Strawbs - Further Down The Road
- 73
The Strawbs - Ghosts
- 74
The Strawbs - Going Home
- 75
The Strawbs - Goodbye (is Not An Easy Word To Say)
- 76
The Strawbs - Grace Darling
- 77
The Strawbs - Handsome Molly
- 78
The Strawbs - Hard, Hard Winter
- 79
The Strawbs - Heartbreak Hill
- 80
The Strawbs - HEARTBREAKER
- 81
The Strawbs - Heat Of The Street
- 82
The Strawbs - Heavy Disguise
- 83
The Strawbs - Here It Comes
- 84
The Strawbs - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
- 85
The Strawbs - Hey Little Man (thursday's Child)
- 86
The Strawbs - Hey Little Man (wednesday's Child)
- 87
The Strawbs - Higher Germanie
- 88
The Strawbs - How Everyone But Sam Was a Hypocrite
- 89
The Strawbs - How I Need You
- 90
The Strawbs - Hummingbird
- 91
The Strawbs - I Don't Want To Talk About It
- 92
The Strawbs - I Feel Your Loving Coming On
- 93
The Strawbs - I Only Want My Love To Grow In You
- 94
The Strawbs - I Turned My Face Into The Wind
- 95
The Strawbs - I'll Carry On Beside You
- 96
The Strawbs - I'll Show You Where To Sleep
- 97
The Strawbs - I've Been My Own Worst Friend
- 98
The Strawbs - If
- 99
The Strawbs - In Amongst The Roses
- 100
The Strawbs - Inside Your Hell Tonight
- 101
The Strawbs - Is It Today Lord
- 102
The Strawbs - Jenny O'Brien
- 103
The Strawbs - Joey And Me
- 104
The Strawbs - Josephine, For Better Or For Worse
- 105
The Strawbs - Just Love
- 106
The Strawbs - Just The Same In Every Way
- 107
The Strawbs - Keep On Trying
- 108
The Strawbs - Lawrence Brown
- 109
The Strawbs - Lay a Little Light On Me/hero's Theme
- 110
The Strawbs - Let It Rain
- 111
The Strawbs - Let's Keep The Devil Outside
- 112
The Strawbs - Little Sleepy
- 113
The Strawbs - Martin Luther King's Dream
- 114
The Strawbs - Midnight Sun
- 115
The Strawbs - Might As Well Be On Mars
- 116
The Strawbs - Morning Glory
- 117
The Strawbs - My Friend Peter
- 118
The Strawbs - New Beginnings
- 119
The Strawbs - No Return
- 120
The Strawbs - Not All The Flowers Grow
- 121
The Strawbs - Nothing Else Will do
- 122
The Strawbs - Nrg
- 123
The Strawbs - Oh, How She Changed
- 124
The Strawbs - Old School Songs
- 125
The Strawbs - On A Night Like This
- 126
The Strawbs - On Growing Older
- 127
The Strawbs - On My Way
- 128
The Strawbs - Or Am I Dreaming
- 129
The Strawbs - Out In The Cold
- 130
The Strawbs - Part Of The Union
- 131
The Strawbs - Pavan
- 132
The Strawbs - Pieces Of 79 And 15
- 133
The Strawbs - Poor Jimmy Wilson
- 134
The Strawbs - Queen Of Dreams
- 135
The Strawbs - Rhythm Of The Night
- 136
The Strawbs - Round And Round
- 137
The Strawbs - Russian Front
- 138
The Strawbs - Sad Young Man
- 139
The Strawbs - Sealed With a Traitor's Kiss
- 140
The Strawbs - SHEEP
- 141
The Strawbs - Shine On Silver Sun
- 142
The Strawbs - Silver Smile
- 143
The Strawbs - So Shall Our Love Die
- 144
The Strawbs - Song For Alex
- 145
The Strawbs - Song Of A Sad Little Girl
- 146
The Strawbs - Spanish Is The Loving Tongue
- 147
The Strawbs - Starshine/angel Wine
- 148
The Strawbs - Starting Over
- 149
The Strawbs - Stay Awhile With Me
- 150
The Strawbs - Stone Cold Is The Woman's Heart
- 151
The Strawbs - Stormy Down
- 152
The Strawbs - Strange Day Over The Hill
- 153
The Strawbs - Sunday Morning
- 154
The Strawbs - Taking a Chance
- 155
The Strawbs - TEARS
- 156
The Strawbs - Thank You
- 157
The Strawbs - That Which Once Was Mine
- 158
The Strawbs - That's The Way It Ends
- 159
The Strawbs - That's When The Crying Starts
- 160
The Strawbs - The Actor
- 161
The Strawbs - The Antique Suite
- 162
The Strawbs - The Battle
- 163
The Strawbs - The Blantyre Explosion
- 164
The Strawbs - The Desert Song
- 165
The Strawbs - The Flower And The Young Man
- 166
The Strawbs - The Golden Salamander
- 167
The Strawbs - The Hangman And The Papist
- 168
The Strawbs - The Journey's End
- 169
The Strawbs - The King
- 170
The Strawbs - The Last Resort
- 171
The Strawbs - The Life Auction
- 172
The Strawbs - The Man Who Called Himself Jesus
- 173
The Strawbs - The Plain
- 174
The Strawbs - The Promised Land
- 175
The Strawbs - The River
- 176
The Strawbs - The Shepherd's Song
- 177
The Strawbs - The Soldier's Tale
- 178
The Strawbs - The Soldiers' Tale
- 179
The Strawbs - The Vision Of The Lady Of The Lake
- 180
The Strawbs - The Weary Song
- 181
The Strawbs - The Young Pretender
- 182
The Strawbs - There Will Come The Day
- 183
The Strawbs - Thirty Days
- 184
The Strawbs - This Barren Land
- 185
The Strawbs - Till The Sun Comes Shining Through
- 186
The Strawbs - Time And Life
- 187
The Strawbs - To Be Free
- 188
The Strawbs - Tokyo Rosie
- 189
The Strawbs - Tomorrow
- 190
The Strawbs - Turn Me Round
- 191
The Strawbs - Two Weeks Last Summer
- 192
The Strawbs - Under a Cloudless Sky
- 193
The Strawbs - Wasting My Time Thinking Of You
- 194
The Strawbs - Ways And Means
- 195
The Strawbs - We'll Meet Again Sometime
- 196
The Strawbs - When The Lights Came On
- 197
The Strawbs - When You Were a Child
- 198
The Strawbs - Where do You (when You Need a Hole To Crawl In)
- 199
The Strawbs - Where Is This Dream Of Your Youth
- 200
The Strawbs - Whichever Way The Wind Blows
- 201
The Strawbs - Who Knows Where The Time Goes
- 202
The Strawbs - WHY
- 203
The Strawbs - Why And Wherefore
- 204
The Strawbs - Will You Go
- 205
The Strawbs - Witchwood
- 206
The Strawbs - Words Of Wisdom
- 207
The Strawbs - You And I (when We Were Young)
- 208
The Strawbs - You Keep Going Your Way
- 209
The Strawbs - You Never Needed Water
- 210
The Strawbs - Young Again
The Battle
The Strawbs
Shivered in the damp
But the shiver came not from the cold
And spread throughout the camp
The trembling horses sensed the fear
Of silent thoughtful men
Who prayed that wives and families
Might see them once again.
The bishops sent a dawn patrol
To investigate the weight
Of forces at the King's command
Ensconced behind the gate
The ground mist hid the patrol's approach
As they drew close enough to show
The sentries on the battlements
And an archer drew his bow.
From the topmost tower a sentry fell
As an arrow pierced his skull
And his headlong flight into the moat
Seemed that of a gull
The patrol reported little
There was nothing much to see
But the strong and silent castle
A symbol of the free.
The King's men took communion
As the first rays of the sun
Lit up the castle's gloomy walls
The fatal day begun
From the castle green the rooks took flight
To the high trees in the east
To their carrion minds the battlefield
Set a table for a feast.
A tide of black, the Bishops' men,
Equality their right
Swarmed like ants across the hill
Their aim at last in sight
The King's men dressed in purest white
Were driven back by force
And the fighting grew more violent
As the battle took its course.
The Bishops gave the order
No mercy to be shown
The sacrifice will reap rewards
When the King is overthrown
The sight of children lying dead
Made hardened soldiers weep
The outer walls began to fall
They moved towards the keep.
The rooks surveyed the battlefield
Their hungry beady eyes
Revelled in the sight of death
Showing no surprise
The pressure mounted steadily
As the Bishops neared the gate
And the desperate King called to his knights
"It's your lives or the State".
When the anxious King began to fail
As many thought he might
The Queen ran screaming round the walls
And urged the men to fight
The Bishops' men were tiring
As the afternoon drew late
And the King's men lowered the drawbridge
And poured out through the gate.
They fought their way across the bridge
The men like falling leaves
Or ears of corn that fall in swathes
The vicious sickle cleaves
The tide receded up the hill
The waste of reclaimed land
Once decaying swamp became
A shore of pure white sand.
A blinded priest was seen to bless
Both dying and the dead
As he stumbled around the battlefield
His cassock running red
If uniform were black or white
His eyes could never see
And death made no distinction
Whatever man he be.
As darkness fell both camps withdrew
Their soldiers slain like cattle
Leaving the rooks to feast alone
The victors of the battle
At evensong both camps reviewed
Their sad depleted ranks
As survivors of the battle
Gave God their grateful thanks.