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The Olde Underworld

from Rocky the Clown & Other Follies by David Creese

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The bleating of souls, the echoing dark
I stand at the gate of the great black cave –

The bleating of souls, the echoing sound
A great black mouth that swallows you down.

But now the entrance to eternal night’s
A construction site, all scaffold and lights -

Hard hats, high viz,
High fencing, and signs.

The ferryman’s gone, now you pay the machine
Animals are killed with no reverence or thanks –

And sold from a van
With cold drinks and ice-cream.

The generator roars, the generator fumes
The sheep fall silent, the ravens all laugh –

The day trippers flock
To the Olde Underworld,
The day trippers flock
To the Olde Underworld...

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from Rocky the Clown & Other Follies, released July 31, 2022

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David Creese England, UK

David Creese, founder of The Dumb Earth (Melbourne, Aust. 1993-2006)
and Mysteries (Mel, Aust. 2001- 2005),
drummer for Lizard Train (Adelaide, Aust. 1985-1996),
now occupied with self released albums of songs & narrations and composing music for the films of
Jason Tovey.
Latest album is Rocky the Clown & Other Follies. Spirit Monitors (2021) is a collaboration with Mike Cooper (YSF).
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