Name: Golden Future Time (Beasts of England)
Duration: P00H05M07S
Description: A rare occurrence were I put the music track together first and later saw that the song by the pig, Old Major, in George's Orwell's Animal Farm, fit pretty well with what I composed with some modifications for the chorus. I went for a more Beatlesque melody vs the Darling Clementine melody of the book.

Golden Future Time (Beasts of England)

from Evidence Concerning Apparitions by Mike Lawson & Friends

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A rare occurrence were I put the music track together first and later saw that the song by the pig, Old Major, in George's Orwell's Animal Farm, fit pretty well with what I composed with some modifications for the chorus. I went for a more Beatlesque melody vs the Darling Clementine melody of the book.

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Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland
Beasts of every land and clime
Hearken to my joyful tidings
Of the golden future time

Soon or late the day is coming
Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown
And the fruitful fields of England
Shall be trod by beasts alone

Rings shall vanish from our noses
And the harness from our back
Bit and spur shall rust forever
Cruel whips no more shall crack

Riches more than mind can picture
Wheat and barley, oats and hay
Clover, beans, and mangel-wurzels
Shall be ours upon that day

On that day
On that day
Purer shall its waters be
Sweeter yet the blowing breeze
On the day that sets us free

For that day we all must labour
Though we die before it break
Cows and horses, geese and turkeys
All must toil for freedom's sake

Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland
Beasts of every land and clime
Hearken well and spread my tidings
Of the golden future time

Golden future time
Golden future time

On that day
On that day
Purer shall its waters be
Sweeter yet the blowing breeze
On the day that sets us free

Purer shall its waters be
Sweeter yet the blowing breeze
On the day that sets us free

Purer shall its waters be
Sweeter yet the blowing breeze
On the day that sets us free

Purer shall its waters be
Sweeter yet the blowing breeze
On the day that sets us free

Words/Music Mike Lawson
Psychotronic Music – BMI

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from Evidence Concerning Apparitions, released May 1, 2020
Mike Lawson – Guitars, Vocals, Piano, Mellotron, Percussion, Drums
Andrea Perry – Bass
Tyra Juliette – Backing Vocals
Annie Leeth – Violins
Charlot Rivero – Cello
Richard McCready – Narration

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Mike Lawson & Friends Nashville, Tennessee

Mike Lawson has, over 30 years, recorded and/or performed together with Merl Saunders, Vince Welnick, Vassar Clements, Pete Sears, Gary Talley, John McEuen, Bob Welch, Dennis Robbins, Joe Louis Walker, Jorma Kaukonen, Phil Keaggy, Jack Casady, Scott Guberman, Dianne Davidson, Noah Wall, Tyra Juliette, Bill Vitt, Rob Wasserman, Michael Cleveland, Phil Madeira, and a host of other amazing friends. ... more

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