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The Drowned Sailor

from A Twelvemonth and a Day by Mark Automaton

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As I was a-walking down in Stokes Bay
I saw a drowned sailor on the beach as he lay
And as I drew nigh him it put me to a stand
When I knew it was my own true love by the ring on his hand

As he was a-sailing from his own dear shore
Where the waves and the billows so loudly do roar
I said to my true love I shall see you no more
So farewell my dearest, you're the lad I adore

She put her arms around him crying Oh my dear!
She wept and she kissed him ten thousand times o'er
Oh I am contented to lie by your side
And in a few moments heart-broken she died

And all in the churchyard these two were laid
And a stone for remembrance was placed on their grave
Our joys are all ended and our pleasures are fled
This grave that we lie in is our new marriage bed

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from A Twelvemonth and a Day, released May 11, 2019

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Mark Automaton came to prominence as a founding member of the seminal “cassette culture” band the Instant Automatons, who were instrumental in spearheading the UK DIY music scene of the late 70s and early 80s.
Since then, Mark has been active as a producer, musical collaborator and solo artist, releasing music under his own name and also as 391 and randomk/automata.
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