Was It By the Moonlight - Jane Bogaert

Traditional In the evening by the moonlight When my mother had finished working We used to sit around the fire place Till the cornbread it was done And then we all would eat our supper After that we'd clean the kitchen It's the only time they ever gave us to spare To have a little fun Then my daddy used to take his fiddle down That hung upon the wall While the silvery moon was shining clear and bright How the folks would enjoy it They would sit all night and listen As we used to sing in the evening by the moonlight In the evening by the moonlight You could hear banjos ringing You could hear them by the moonlight You could hear my folks all singing How my mother she would enjoy it She would sit all night and listen As we sang in the evening by the moolight oh yeah In the evening by the moonlight You could hear folks all singing In the evening by the moonlight You could hear my folks all singing How my mother she would enjoy it She would sit all night and listen As we sang in the evening by the moolight oh yeah In the evening by the moonlight You could hear banjos ringing In the evening by the moonlight You could hear my folks all singing How my mother she would enjoy it She would sit all night and listen As we sang in the evening by the moolight oh yeah

It was in London Where we heard the revolution From Covent Garden All the way down to Brixton It was in Tottenham Man got shot by a policeman A young girl went to test them Went up against the system Oh oh, I don't know Who are you Who are you On the television, Of course they blame the youth for disruption, Cause they took Fortnum & Mason, And nothing said about the shooting, Just the looting It was in London It was in London And it was thunder, Caught between love and anger, From Trafalgar, All the way up to Camden Can you believe this is London? Can you believe this is London? Can you believe this is London? Can you believe this is London? Can you believe this is London? Can you believe this is London? Can you believe this is London? London town, London town London town, London town