Cell Song

song : cell song ( swarbrick ) album : babbacombe lee ( 1971 ) artist : fairport convention D G there’s a tiny little window and the sun comes shining through D G Em dancing with the dust that’s in my cell D G there’s a sparrow sitting on the sill and he stays for a minute or two D G A but he’s frightened by the ringing of the bell D G there’s a bed that i must lie on when at night i take my rest D G A and a chair for me to sit on through the day D G the men who wait beside me always know what’s best D G A for a man who doesn’t have too much to say D G A throw a laugh into the corner , blow a tear against the wall D G learn a game to play , improve the mind D G confess your sins , you sinner , and think how the seconds fall D G A leave all earthly cares and woes behind D G Em and when my short affair with life is ended and i’m gone D G will you tell the world the story of john lee? D G all you see is nothing and yet everything lives on D G A i was born to pay the hangman’s fee