Just press a button
Words and Music - Peter Lewis   ©

Modern life is wonderful
There’s nothing we can’t do
Now man can travel into space
And modern woman too
Yes everything’s on hand these days
And if your fingers itch
Just press a button, click a mouse
Or simply flick a switch

JUST PRESS A BUTTON
FLICK A SWITCH ON
TURN A DIAL ROUND
TO GET JUST WHAT YOU WANT

Progress it is marvellous
And modern life is great
Now everything’s immediate
We need no longer wait
Yes all you need to do these days
To cook or wash or clean
Is press a button. flick a switch
On your latest machine

JUST PRESS A BUTTON..

The human race needs to be praised
For all it does achieve
We’ve even thinking robots now
It seems hard to believe
Yes all you need to do these days
To build a million cars
Is press some buttons. flick a switch
And ‘bingo’ there they are

JUST PRESS A BUTTON..

Gadgets now do all the work
So we’ve more time for ease
And ‘sweat and toil’ are dirty words
As we do what we please
Yes all you need to do these days
To keep yourself amused
Is press a button, flick a switch
Whichever fun you choose

JUST PRESS A BUTTON..

Everything’s convenience now
All effort is taboo
Imagine in the future what -
A button press might do
I wonder if the time will come
When we spend all our day
Just pressing buttons one by one
To pass the time away

JUST PRESS A BUTTON..

(Progress it is marvellous
And modern life is grand
For every problem we might have
An answer is at hand
Yes all we’ll need to do one day
To finish our planet off
Is flick that final nuclear switch
And that will be our lot!)

Just press a button by Peter Lewis (with lyrics)

Copied from reel to reel 3 & 3/4 speed footage. Tune by Peter Lewis

To the baby Jesus

Family Folk 'Sing Life Sing Love' concert at Norton Lees, Sheffield in 1973

We often opened the Saturday evening with "Down by the Riverside" and sang "Sing Life, Sing Love Sing Jesus" songs/hymns in St Paul's church next day

Left to right: David, Christine, Peter, Brenda and Phil

Family Folk at St Paul's Norton Lees, Sheffield in 1973

Family Folk sing To Everything Turn Turn on BBC Radio Leeds

Family Folk sing To Everything Turn Turn on Radio Leeds

Chorus of the song 'Each Day Different' (Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday...) words & music by Peter Lewis - published in the collection '44 Songs Around the Year', which includes other songs by Peter Lewis 'April Fool' (Ha ha ha...)and 'Spring Has Sprung' ('..the grass is riz'
'Each Day Different' is sung in schools all round the world
Amongst the other Peter Lewis compositions is 'January February March' (Months of the Year)

Each Day Different (Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday...)

January February March (Months of the Year) 
Words and music - Peter Lewis
Verse 1:
January February March
April May June July
August September October November
December and the year's gone by

January February March (Months of the Year) Peter Lewis

Rony on Radio Sheffield reading out my email about the sad news of the last Liveish show with Bernie Clifton

Rony and the end of Radio Sheffield's Liveish show with Bernie Clifton

One of 5 tracks on the "Don't be home alone at Christmas CD" written and recorded by Peter Lewis to promote Gloria Stewart's yearly "Home alone at Christmas (HAAC) party" for old folk who would otherwise be home alone at Christmas

HAAC we Sheffield old folk sing - Peter Lewis

Don't be home alone at Christmas - Peter Lewis

ERYRI - ‘Snowdonia’
Based on the thoughts of Bryn Terfel
Dedicated to Bryn & Aled Jones
Words & Music © Peter Lewis

1. I was born in Eryri 
Where mountains rise majestic’ly
Its heritage and history
Have grown to mean so much to me
I was raised in Eryri
And when I’m’ in 
a far country
My thoughts turn to you constantly.
And home there with my 
family
The place I love to be

2. I am part of Eryri
And Eryri is part of me
The scene of childhood memory
Of pleasure games and energy
I will stay in Er ryri 
Amongst its rugged scenery
Its lakes and hills and greenery
Inspire strength and tranquility
The place I love to be

ERYRI, ERYRI
WHERE MOUNTAINS MEET THE SEA
ERYRI, ERYRI
ALWAYS HOME TO ME

3. I will sing of Eryri
The “Nest of Eagles” soaring free
And wildlife’s rich variety
In air and water, field and tree
I will sing of Er ryri
Its beaches reaching endlessly
From Aberdyfi to Conwy
Through sheltered bays
By cliff and scree
The place I love to be

4. I will drink to Eryri
Its valleys, streams and forestry
To village crafts and industry
Its chapel and community
I will sing of Eryri
Of little trains activity
All puffing, hissing busily
Up mountains 
And by lake and quay
The place I love to be

ERYRI, ERYRI
WHERE MOUNTAINS
MEET THE SEA
ERYRI, ERYRI
ERYRI, ERYRI
ALWAYS HOME TO ME

5. I'm so proud of Eryri
Renowned for hospitality
And age old generosity
To every nationality
I will sing of Eryri
Of music and of melody
Of rhythm and of harmony
That living here has given me
The place I love to be

ERYRI, ERYRI
WHERE MOUNTAINS
MEET THE SEA
ERYRI, ERYRI
ALWAYS HOME TO ME

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