Mad Tom of Bedlam

from The Confluence by Mandy Connell

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Inspired by the singing of Jolie Holland, this song once had Mandy disqualified from an open mic competition in England.

lyrics

Mad Tom of Bedlam

To see mad tom of bedlam,
Ten thousand miles I've travelled
Mad maudlin goes on dirty toes
To save her shoes from gravel
So well that we sing bonnie boys, bonnie mad boys
Bedlam boys are bonnie
For they all go bare, and they live in the air
And they want no drink nor money
I went down to satan's kitchen
For to break my fast one morning
And there I got souls piping hot
All on the spit a-turning
So well that we sing sing bonnie boys, bonnie mad boys
Bedlam boys are bonnie
For they all go bare, and they live in the air
And they want no drink nor money
A spirit hot as lightening
Did on that journey guide me
The sun did shake and the pale moon quake
Wherever they did spy me
Yet it's well that we sing bonnie boys, bonnie mad boys
Bedlam boys are bonnie
For they all go bare, and they live in the air
And they want no drink nor money
My staff has murdered giants
And my pack a long knife carries
For the slice mince pies from children's thighs,
From which to feed the faeries
So well that we sing bonnie boys, bonnie mad boys
Bedlam boys are bonnie
For they all go bare, and they live in the air
And they want no drink nor money
Tonight I'll go a murdering
The man in the moon to a powder
His dog I'll shake and his staff I'll break
And I'll howl a wee bit louder

credits

from The Confluence, track released December 2, 2016
Arranged by Stray Hens Richard Grace, Mandy Connell, Carmen O'Brien, Ryan Tews, Sally Taylor

Recorded by the Stray Hens at Echidna Studios (Christmas Hills, VIC)
Recorded and Mixed by Luke Plumb.
Mastered by Mattie Foulds (UK)

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