Name: The Gentle Man
Duration: P00H03M34S
Description: This song is a brief insight into my amazing grandad, John David Scroggie, who left a hole in my 13 year old heart when he left us way too early. He was a truly gifted man who, by day, was an engineer and by night, played amazing jazz piano. He also made grandfather clocks and was the best friend you could wish for.

The Gentle Man

from Let The Music Speak For Itself by Merry Hell

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This song is a brief insight into my amazing grandad, John David Scroggie, who left a hole in my 13 year old heart when he left us way too early. He was a truly gifted man who, by day, was an engineer and by night, played amazing jazz piano. He also made grandfather clocks and was the best friend you could wish for.

lyrics

The Gentle Man - Words by Lee Goulding/Bob Kettle. Music by Lee Goulding

I knew a man called John
Who worked for most his life
Bringing home a poor man’s pay
To feed his kids and wife
He played the blacks and whites
And smoked a Clan filled pipe
And he loved a drop of whiskey when he played
Yeah, he loved a drop of whiskey when he played.

Chorus:
He’s gone, he’s gone
Things will never be the same
He was the heart of all his family
And a gentle man to his friends

65 years old, and so much left to live for
And how he’d love to see me getting on
Oh, how were we to know, he’d so little time to go?
And how I wish he could have shared it with someone
Yeah, I wish he could have shared it with someone

Chorus:
He’s gone, he’s gone
Things will never be the same
He was the heart of all his family
And a gentle man to his friends

Now I know he’s in Heaven
Cos his laugh would burn down Hell
I can see him in my daughter’s eyes
So I know he's doing well
He lives in all the lives he touched
And he’s living in this song
Yeah, knowing him has shown me love goes on
Yeah, knowing him has shown me love goes on

Chorus:
He’s here, he’s here
Cos love don’t pass away
He’s the heart of all his family
And a gentle man to his friends

credits

from Let The Music Speak For Itself, released May 12, 2023
Words by Lee Goulding/Bob Kettle and music by Lee Goulding

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Merry Hell Wigan, UK

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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May 4

The Evron Centre

Filey, UK
May 10

Civic Hall

Holmfirth, UK
May 13

Nantwich Town Football Club

Nantwich, UK
May 23

Hutton Rudby Village Hall

Yarm, UK
May 25

Darwen Live

Darwen, UK
May 31

Coombes Farm

Lancing, UK
Aug 25

Civic Hall

Cottingham, UK
Sep 5

Katie Fitzgerald's

Stourbridge, UK
Oct 27

St Mary's Centre

Chester, UK
Nov 22

Chelmsford Social Club

Chelmsford, UK
Dec 6

Harwell Village Hall

Didcot, UK

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