Words and Music by Fiachna O’Braonain from Hothouse Flowers.
Performed and produced by William Read
This song was originally written as a musical tribute to the great Joe Higgs.
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My friend introduced me to the Hothouse Flowers, and after hearing this track I really wanted to do my own version of it. It was written by their guitar player as a musical tribute to the late great Joe Higgs. The band had visited Jamaica and collaborated with him for an album called "Green On Black" and then wrote this as a tribute to him on hearing the news that he had passed away.
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Sun is shining through my window
I've been sitting here all day
Looking at all the precious jewellery
That you left for me to make
You took the call a little early
There's no denying who is king
We were halfway through the making
Of magic bracelets, magic rings
Magic bracelets, magic rings
I look outside and it turns cloudy
Is this your spirits tender kiss
It starts to rain a shower of pearls
And I feel the wisdom that I miss
Every pupil has a teacher
And I believe that you were mine
I've learnt to polish up my silver
When it ever stops to shine
When it ever stops to shine
I hear you call, "don't stop the making!'
There's no denying who is king
And so I'll be forever shaping
Magic bracelets, magic rings
Magic bracelets, magic rings
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