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The Ballad of Essie Tregowan

from Storm Coming by Mikey Mason

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THIS SONG IS NOT COMEDY... (Forgive the redundancy of this notice, but I feet it is important, because the overwhelming majority of my material is comedy, to "warn" people that this is "serious" music.)

This is inspired by the vignette about Essie Tregowan written by Mr. Ibis. I wanted it to sound like a Celtic folk song, even going as far as introducing a lot of Cornish dialect into the lyrics.

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Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies, put some Milk out fer the Piskies,
Ere they won't leave you alone.
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman? Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?

Matter do a' Essie, you were teazy asn adder, a wee heller, rough as rats and just as crafty as a fox,
Fra' bread and hair on standing stone, a proper villain ee es, dang'rous eyes and idle charms, and a child es come by chance.

Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies, put some Milk out fer the Piskies,
Ere they won't leave you alone.
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman? Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?

Matter do a' Essie you were sentenced and transported, like a cat caught in a bonfire, you found yer way back home
Stare'en like a stuck't pig into dang'rous eyes, t'was some chase, Ye had to plead yer belly or be turned off by the rope...

Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies, put some Milk out fer the Piskies,
Ere they won't leave you alone.
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman? Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?

Matter do a' Essie, ye've gone grey as a badger, and ye've got no spral left in ye, close yer eyes and jes call 'ome.
We've got no quarrel, Essie, though it's you what brung me here, ye've grown weak as a ranny, take my arm and let us go...

Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies, put some Milk out fer the Piskies,
Ere they won't leave you alone.
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman? Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?

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from Storm Coming, released April 13, 2013

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Mikey Mason Indianapolis, Indiana

A nationally touring performer with hits like She Don’t Like Firefly, Best Game Ever, and Opposite of Cool, Mikey Mason is a ball of contagious enthusiasm who makes songs about role-playing games, video games, sci-fi, fantasy, cats, and the general experience of being a geek. He’s been heard on nerdist.com, SyFy, TheFuMP.com, and Dr. Demento, and is a truly must-see event each time he performs. ... more

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