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A Poet Woke Up

from View From A Wooden Chair by Jumping Fences

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A poet woke up
and looked for inspiration
the trees and the grass
dissolved before his eyes
as he stepped outside

A poet woke up
and listened very hard
but deaf to the wind
he didn't hear the call
of the currawong

Walking through the streets of the city
Searching through the ruins of times gone by
Looking for the rhyme and the reason
Searching for the words of times to come

A poet woke up
there was something in the air
the fragrance of a flower
was lost amidst the scent
of activity

A poet walked on
there were people all around
rough hands building dreams
small hands holding on
as they stepped outside

Walking through the streets of the city
Searching through ruins of times gone by
Looking for the rhyme and the reason
Searching for the words of times to come

credits

from View From A Wooden Chair, released June 28, 1996
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Words and music by Lachlan Hurse and Sue Monk

Sue Monk: guitar vocals
Lachlan Hurse: electric bass
Bernardo Alvarez: congas
Ross Gwyther: tenor sax, clarinet
Geoff McGahan: percussion sequencing

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Jumping Fences Brisbane, Australia

Jumping Fences is an enduring musical partnership between Sue Monk and Lachlan Hurse. Their original works contain imagery and styles that reveal both an incisive insight into Australian life and a long association with Latin American culture.

Performances feature Sue's rich voice, her rhythmic guitar technique and the colour of Lachlan's innovative bass style.
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