Gerald the spider sat on a toadstool
Wondering what he should do,
The weather was fine so a web he did spin
And it grew, and it grew, and it grew.
Then along came a tiger, soon tangled and snared
In the work that the spider had done,
And Gerald said, “Well, it’s true I like tigers
But I never could eat a whole one!”

Gerald The Spider - Davy w/Suno

There are some times when black despair
Hugs close to me like underwear,
When all my thoughts are tinged with blue
And melancholy, ‘What to do’.
But in those moments of unrest,
Of deep unease and, ‘Life’s cruel jest’,
I find that music, words and rhyme
Can lead me to a better time.
Can lead me to a magic place,
Where tears are wiped from off my face,
And helping hands show me the way
To turn and face another day.

Melancholy - Davy w/Suno

Now the snow of winter's past
springtime's come to stay at last
daffodils trumpet and sing
and birds are flying on the wing
 
Jesus loves us one and all
whether we be big or small
and as easter bells do sound
Jesus love is all around
 
Joy to all this easter time
Peace be yours and peace be mine
kindness, understanding too
all these things I wish for you

Easter Song - Davy w/Suno

In the frost and ice
Of a cold, cold night,
There's a horseman rides
In the pale moonlight,
And he's journeyed long
And has far to go,
And he's travelling now
Through the wind and snow.

In a small, snug room
By a fireside bright
There's a rocking chair
And by candlelight
Sits a boy named Tom
And he's listening hard
For the sound of hooves
In the cobbled yard.

And he hears the wind,
And he hears the snow,
As it congregates
On the room window,
But the sound that he
So longs to hear,
Will it ever, ever
Reach his ear?

In the frost and ice
Of a cold, cold nigt,
There's a horseman rides
In the pale moonlight,
And the rocking chair
Slowly creak, creak, creaks,
As it has done now
For weeks and weeks.

Winter Vigil - Davy w/Suno

I can't remember half
The bloody things that I forget
I went outside while it was dry
And now I'm soaking wet
I can't remember what
This bloody song is all about
What did I say just then?
OK  -  you needn't bloody shout!

My memory has become
A useless bastard so it seems
I can't remember anything
Except my bloody dreams
And did I tell you that
My memory is bloody sad?
OK -  no need to shout
It's just my memory's bloody bad!

Memories - Davy w/Suno

You gotta shine your shoes now
You gotta pay your dues now
You gotta show some respect
Give them what they expect
Downtown

You gotta make new plans now
Forget the also rans now
You gotta learn to pretend
Make do and mend
Downtown

Don't be nobody's fool
Just let the crowd all roar
Who's that voice on the phone
Crying, 'More....more....more....'

You gotta change your ways now
Forget your yesterday's now
You gotta get in line
And do your time
Downtown

Downtown - Davy w/Suno

CHURCH BELLS RING DOWN LOVERS LANE
DECEMBER'S GRIME IS ON THE WINDOW PANE
THE EMPTY STREETS ECHO THE SOUND
UNTIL IT''S LOST NEVER TO BE FOUND

THE FIRE BURNS, YOU'RE SAFE AND WARM
YOU SIT AND SEW AND LISTEN TO THE STORM
OLD GOLD BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF THE WAR
FADED DREAMS WONDERING WHAT YOU KEEP THEM FOR

ONE LOCK OF HAIR IN A TORN BROWN ENVELOPE
ONE DOZEN LETTERS, EVERY LINE FILLED UP WITH HOPE
ONE PHOTOGRAPH FADED WITH THE YEARS
ONE LINE OF PRINT FADED WITH YOUR TEARS

CHURCH BELLS RING DOWN LOVERS LANE
DECEMBER'S GRIME IS ON THE WINDOW PANE
THE EMPTY STREETS ECHO THE SOUND
UNTIL IT'S LOST NEVER TO BE FOUND

Church Bells - Davy w/Suno

[chorus]
Heigh-Ho down the road we go
In summer sun or winter snow
Heigh-Ho on our way we go
The sun may shine or the wind may blow

[verse]
Heigh-Ho down the road we go
Into town to see the show
Heigh-Ho on our way we go
A love of life is all we know

[bridge]
Half past missing us, mother's kissing us
Waving in the doorway
Sun in the sky and the world is young
And we want to make the most of the day

[verse]
Heigh-Ho down the road we go
Into town to see the show
Heigh-Ho on our way we go
The sun may shine or the wind may blow

[chorus]
Heigh-Ho down the road we go
In summer sun or winter snow
Heigh-Ho on our way we go
The sun may shine or the wind may blow

[verse]
Heigh-Ho down the road we go
Into town to see the show
Heigh-Ho on our way we go
A love of life is all we know

[bridge]
Sweets by the pocketful, love by the locketful
Not a care can find us
Running along on the old dirt road
With the big sun shining in the sky

[chorus]
Heigh-Ho down the road we go
In summer sun or winter snow
Heigh-Ho on our way we go
The sun may shine or the wind may blow

The Heigh-Ho Song - Davy w/Suno

somewhere there's a past that'll last moving fast, die is cast
somewhere there's the chance of romance at a dance in the manse

i know we all want something
i don't know what
i know it's never one thing
or what we have got

somewhere there's a train or a plane in the rain in my brain
somewhere there's a sound to be found going around underground

i know that life's a rat race
i don't know why
i know we wear a long face
and sometimes we cry

somewhere there's a man with a plan, call him dan if you can
somewhere there's a tree that can see when the bee bends it's knee
somewhere there's a train or a plane in the rain in my brain
somewhere there's a sound to be found going around underground

*****
somewhere there's the hope of a pope on a rope smoking dope
somewhere there's the fear of a tear in my beer. oh my dear!

i know that life's a long road
i don't know why
i know we all share the load
to where we will fly

somewhere there's a friend round the bend who will lend to the end
somewhere there's a song, sing along in hong kong with a gong

i know that life's a gamble
is it in the stars?
some stay while others ramble
on and on in bars

somewhere there's a cure for the pure, yes i'm sure. nothing's truer
somewhere there's a tree that can see when the bee bends it's knee
somewhere there's a train or a plane in the rain in my brain
somewhere there's a sound to be found going around underground

Somewhere - Davy w/Suno

Bonus track: Afantasia (Instrumental) - Jore w/Suno

This site can be seen as a musical tale of the members of the band called The Mescaline Smugglers: Davy McGowan, Jore Heikkila and Tuomas Laitila. But it also includes their other bands, and bands in which they play together in different combinations or solo projects, before and after The Mescaliners. Listen to one track a day and maybe you'll have heard everything after 5 or 6 years. That should make you feel better - money back guarantee!

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