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C.W. Stoneking - I Heard The Marching Of The Drums - Live at Daytrotter - 6/6/2016
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
C.W. Stoneking
C.W. Stoneking
Vocals
Stephen Grant
Stephen Grant
Trumpet
Ben Gillespie
Ben Gillespie
Trombone
Chris Tanner
Chris Tanner
Clarinet
Howard Cairns
Howard Cairns
Tuba
Jim White
Jim White
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
C.W. Stoneking
C.W. Stoneking
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
C.W. Stoneking
C.W. Stoneking
Producer
J. Walker
J. Walker
Engineer
Lachlan Carrick
Lachlan Carrick
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Papa played a swingin' horn
Back once in a dream
Left it underneath the bed
Shipped outta New Orleans
There's his picture, it was taken before the war
He's singin' from a sheet music score
C'mon along, C'mon along
Hear the marchin' of the drum
Out in the heat and the bugs
Where the Jungle gave way
Came a whistlin' of bullets
That carved up the middle of the day
Papa's eyes is open, but the shutter speed was wrong
All the face is blurred in a song
C'mon along, C'mon along
Hear the marchin' of the drum
I heard the marchin' of the drum
And it pained my heart
Heard the marchin' of the drum
When the church doors swung apart
The horns was gathered on the church steps
A sound like snakes rose from the clarinets
All along, all along
I heard the marchin' of the drum
Written by: C.W. Stoneking

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