Fortune Weaver
Lyrics
Hello Charles, hello James
How are you today?
Here is a tidy sum
That I would like to pay
You may call it a token
Of my high esteem
Not a spurious backhander
In some illicit scheme
Then arise, arise Sir John
Our Knight of the Cleaver
In honour of your service
As a fortune weaver
Though I have got my fingers
In many a pork pie
You will hear the truth of it
For I cannot tell a lie
So let’s get to the meat of it
I’m quite the entrepreneur
I shit gold for breakfast
How I wish you could be there
We’ve had our eye on you
You’ve made us a believer
We’ll put our faith in you
As a fortune weaver
Here’s tender from my cattle
And profit from my coal
No beast nor man has suffered
In payment of the toll
This pile is from my properties
And you will understand
None of the rents collected
Were done so underhand
We’ve watched you rise to Mayor
You are a great conceiver
In turning all to gold
As a fortune weaver
I’ve been accused of heavy-handedness
On mortgages and loans
But I would never see poor families
Evicted from their homes
I’m simply a philanthropist
Trying to do his best
To support the aged, the widowed
The poor and the oppressed
We see not the shady face
Of a bold deceiver
Just the gentle honest grace
Of a fortune weaver
So rise again as Baronet
Oh mighty high achiever
In further honour of your skill
As a fortune weaver
(Gary Miller)
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Notes
This song was commissioned and specially-written for the upcoming project 'The Butcher Baronet', in collaboration with Lone Pine Pictures, about the 17th Century Durham City historical figure John Duck.
Other songs and tunes from this project include : -
'Elementary (Turn Turn Again)'
'Golden Journey: Through Air / Over Water / To Earth / On Fire'
'John's Jacobus (Inscription)'
'Merrily Danced The Butcher's Wife'
'Rolling on (A Hymn for John and Ann)'