Fairport Convention - Banbury Fair

      [Intro]
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[Verse]
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The month of October, nights drawing in
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A crescent moon hung in the sky
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Smoke out of chimneys, a frost on the ground
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Nothing is passing us by..

[Verse]
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Me and a friend, with an evening to spare
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My shirt collar whiter then white
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We talked our way down to the middle of town
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With the music and movement and light

[Verse]
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I rode the big wheel and got stuck at the top
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With the loveliest girl at the fair
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We had a different view of the old town hall clock
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As we swung to-and-fro in the air..

[Verse]
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Shot on the rifle range, knocked them all down
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Missed at the coconut shy
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Closed eyes on the waters, we're spinning so fast
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We thought we were going to die

[Chorus]
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At the Talk Of The Town, you've got to be old enough
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Down by the boxing booth, acting all rough and tough
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The thrills and the spills of it, I had my share
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We were coming together for Banbury Fair

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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To the Teller Of Fate, we both had a go
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To see if she proved to be wrong
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We palmed her with silver, held onto our breath
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She gazed in her huge crystal ball..

[Verse]
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"Seeing an animal, seven hands high
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Galloping wild and free
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Now the picture is fading, I see nothing more
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But a very good omen, you'll see"

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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We bet on a horse, promised another win
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With the name on our ticket, Live Duck
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So slow, even slower, she was the last post
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I thought we were in with some luck

[Verse]
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Jumping into the air, "Damn, you bet mine"
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A winner right out of the blue
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Our hearts were in laughter as we both realised
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That's what the old gypsy knew

[Chorus]
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At the Talk Of The Town, you've got to be old enough
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Down by the boxing booth, acting all rough and tough
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The thrills and the spills of it, I had my share
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We were coming together for Banbury Fair

[Chorus]
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At the Talk Of The Town, you've got to be old enough
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Down by the boxing booth, acting all rough and tough
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The thrills and the spills of it, I had my share
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We were coming together for Banbury Fair
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(Coming together for Banbury Fair)
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Coming together for Banbury Fair
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(Coming together for Banbury Fair)