Topic: "The Cracker and the Ring"
Hello all,
This is the reason for my absence from posting mesages for the last couple of weeks
A week or so ago Helena (Old Doll) sent me these wonderful lyrics that she had written especially for me. I wrote the music and enlisted Russell Harding to record a lead guitar track and Arkady to to record the bells to help me create the song. Thank you guys for your help.
A special thank you to Helena for the lyrics of the true story.
The recording is on: http://www.myspace.com/rogerguppy
The Cracker and the Ring. Words by Helena Donovan, music by Roger Guppy
A waltz and each chord is for one bar duration.
[Em][B7][Em][Em]
Oh [Em]darling [Am]girl I [Em]love so [Am]much,
I [Em]picked a [B7]special [Em]ring, [Em]
A [Em]golden [Am]band of [Em]dia[Am]monds
To [Em]profess my [B7]every[Em]thing, [Em]
My[C] proposal [D]will be [G]memora[Em]ble
For [C]you and your [D]fami[G]ly,[G]
[Em]Nestled with[Am]in a [Em]cracker:[Am]
Will Thomas [Em]Smith do [B7]this for [Em]me? [Em]
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[Em]Will he [Am]place my [Em]ring of [Am]love
In Wedgwood [Em]wrap or [B7]Japan[Em]ese, [Em]
Or [Em]gilded, [Am]shiny, [Em]foil with [Am]turtle
[Em]Doves and [B7]honey[Em]bees?[Em]
[C]I will [D]tell him how [G]I love [Em]you,
You’re my [C]perfect [D]love for [G]life,[G]
I’ll [Em]ask him [Am]with this [Em]ring to [Am]write,
The [Em]motto, [B7]“Be my [Em]wife". [Em]
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[Em]When we [Am]share my [Em]loving [Am]gift
Our [Em]ears will [B7]hear the [Em]snap, [Em]
[Em]I will [Am]see your [Em]beaming [Am]smile
As the [Em]ring falls [B7]on your [Em]lap, [Em]
[C]I will [D]place this [G]banded [Em]circle
On your [C]finger so [D]you will [G]know,[G]
Our [Em]love will [Am]keep for[Em]everlike[Am]
The [Em]crackers [B7]we un[Em]fold.[Em]
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Tom [Em]Smith will [Am]tell his [Em]story[Am]from
My [Em]lips as [B7]I kneel [Em]down, [Em]
How he [Em]went from [Am]making [Em]pastries [Am]
To [Em]crackers [B7]for the [Em]crowns, [Em]
[C]He will [D]tell of [G]his royal [Em]warrants
With this [C]cracker [D]made for [G]us,[G]
A [Em]toast to [Am]Tom, his [Em]cracker [Am]story,
For all [Em]occasions [B7]there’s a [Em]must. [Em]
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Instrumental with voiceover.
[Em][Am][Em][Am][Em][B7][Em][Em]
[Em][Am][Em][Am][Em][B7][Em][Em]
[C][D][G][Em][C][D][G][G]
[Em][Am][Em][Am][Em][B7][Em][Em]
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[Em]Well Sir, [Am]did your [Em]love sur[Am]vive
The [Em]years without the [B7]cracker and [Em]ring,[Em]
[Em]When you [Am]sent it [Em]to Tom [Am]Smith,
You [Em]omitted [B7]one little [Em]thing, [Em]
[C]You for[D]got to [G]put your a[Em]ddress
And [C]also [D]sign your [G]name,[G]
Your [Em]engagement [Am]ring is [Em]still with [Am]us,
[Em]Safely under [B7]lock and [Em]chain. [Em]
"Do, or do not; there is no try"
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