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The White House and the Guns

from Disquietsongs by Cloudland Blue Quartet

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There was once a house
And it was painted white
On a hill above the lake
With a bell upon a post

Behind the house were fields
Behind the fields were woods
A line of Lombardy Poplars
That ran down to the dock

Another line of poplars
Ran along the point
And a road went to the hills
Along the edge of town

The house burned to the ground
And the guns upon the wall
Were burned within the fire
Their barrels melted down

The guns were not replaced
But the white house was rebuilt
But no one touched the guns
No one touched the guns

4/11/20

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from Disquietsongs, released November 6, 2020
David Reilly : Vocals, Guitar, Drums

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Cloudland Blue Quartet Edinburgh, UK

A quartet in name only, initially influenced by Fripp & Eno's "No Pussyfooting" and The Velvet Underground's debut, songwriter & soundscaper David Reilly started musicking in 1977 by creating drones using sellotape on the keys of his dad's Bontempi Organ. The subsequent junk shop purchases of an electric guitar & fuzzbox and the acquisition of an old Beatles songbook, led him into songwriting... ... more

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