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Drunken Serenade

from Let The Music Speak For Itself by Merry Hell

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For those who like to know the story behind the song, Bob and his bandmate brothers, John and Andrew, grew up in a small terraced house on a main road out of Wigan. On weekend nights, the three young lads would watch from their shared bedroom window, as the drunks rolled home, often stopping on the corner near their home to chat and sing. The joy they took in sharing these moments is reflected in the song!

lyrics

Drunken Serenade: Words & Music by Bob Kettle

Well, I wandered through the naked streets
My mind on fire with midnight's heat
As Lady Night was brushing all
The mist out of her hair
When I heard the sound of lightning strikes
Above the holy city lights
And a drunken serenade in the rain.

With whiskey swimming in my brain
I turned to meet the cracked refrain
When I heard one ragged straggler
Wheeze his anthems to the wind
Singing, "though my life is passing by
I'll lift my spirit to the sky
With a drunken serenade in the rain."

Coming down again...

Well, I asked the man from many roads
Of where he'd been, of what he knows
He said, "I took a ride to paradise
But I ended up in hell.
And neither whiskey nor the leaf
Can ever bring your soul relief
Like a drunken serenade in the rain."

And so I'll speak my truth aloud
I'll sing it clear and I'll sing it proud
Cos in my darkest hour of doubt
These songs have carried me
And just as sure as I am born
I'll sing my heart out in the storm
With a drunken serenade,
A drunken serenade,
A drunken serenade in the rain.

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from Let The Music Speak For Itself, released May 12, 2023
Words & Music by Bob Kettle

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Multi-award winning Merry Hell offer joyful, uplifting folk-rock, with a message for troubled times. Native to the North- West of England, the 8-piece musical charabanc was built from the embers of the much loved folk-punk band The Tansads, developing a life and feel all of its own. Through 6 albums and hundreds of gigs, they offer hope & light in our troubled times. ... more

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