G C
On the way from Llangollen on each long lockless pound
D C G
This boatman’s on auto, my brain has shut down
Am Em
But memories are stirring of far distant days
D C G
Which through age are now viewed through a rose-tinted haze
D C
The time the stove rattled and the chimney pipe shook
D C G
That night we made love above the locks at Grindley Brook
D G
Refrain : In my dreams, In my/your dreams
On each tiresome straight length time itself slows
The tiller’s inactive and the brain’s comatose
But memories are stirring of far distant days
Which through age are now viewed through a rose-tinted haze
Of the time the boat rocked as if t’were at sea
That night we made love beside the bridge at Wrenbury
Now canal-sides in Wales appear covered in sheep
But constant exposure makes eyes heavy with sleep
So memories are stirring of far distant days
Which through age are now viewed through a rose-tinted haze
Of the time we made tidal waves crash on the shore
That night we made love outside the pub at Willey Moor
As the current flows onward, we drift across Whixall Moss
But for flora and fauna, well, I don’t give a toss
So memories are stirring of far distant days
Which through age are now viewed through a rose-tinted haze
The time I lay lifeless like a chicken freshly plucked
That night we made love on Pontyscyllate Aqueduct
The monotonous channel, the engines dull thud
Brain cells lie dormant in a sea of thick mud
But to hell with the memories, there’s ambition left yet
I’m no washed-out old tom-cat that’s been to the vet
A thought leaps from nowhere, my heart is now racing
I think we’ll make love in the new Llangollen basin
© I H Bruce 2009
On canal holidays with friends I have sometimes sung a few songs at the end of the day. A few
risqué comedy songs have gone down well but songs with lengthy choruses have not. Whilst on a
trip to Llangollen during a period of boredom I resolved to write a humorous canal song which had
a short chorus. My wife insists that I make it clear that this is in no way based upon any real-life
events.
Llangollen Dreams
Capo 3