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Free​-​ranging

from The Going Away by Helen Dorothy

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There’s something very comforting about eggs which may be linked to the way we ate them as kids. [It would be good to see the back of battery production, even though this song isn’t really about that.

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Free-ranging
© Helen Dorothy (2006)

When I was a kid, on a Saturday night
We would have our tea in the glow of the firelight
TV flickering black and white
As a treat we could have it on trays on our legs
Pull the table to the middle of the floor
Lay it with a cloth like we’ve done so many times before
Mum stands at the living room door
She says: “Which way would you like your eggs?”

Hey, hey, ski-doodle-aye-ay
The hens are in the shed and they’re about to lay
Lay, lay, about to lay
And we’ll have our favourite on the table for tea today

Sister glued to the box she can’t decide
Dad always says he prefers them fried
“However they come” is how I usually replied
As I move close to the fire to warm my legs
Mum doesn’t seem to mind at all
She likes them poached but goes with someone else’s call
Her voice through the kitchen wall
She says: “How well done would you like your eggs?”

Hey, hey, ski-doodle-aye-ay
The hens are in the shed and they’re about to lay
Lay, lay, about to lay
And we’ll have our favourite on the table for tea today

That’s the question that I never find easy
It doesn’t really matter as long as they’re not greasy
Dad puts in an order for ‘over-easy’
And sister says: “Sunny-side-up for my eggs!”
Mum well she never really seems to mind
She likes them firm if they’re eggs of the scrambled kind
But goes with the majority we find
She says: “Would you like some toast with your eggs?”

Hey, hey, ski-doodle-aye-ay
The hens are in the shed and they’re about to lay
Lay, lay, about to lay
And we’ll have our favourite on the table for tea today

Sister, sister, life is changing
Now we’re older, and we’re free-ranging
If you need a shoulder to cry on
Cook yourself an egg, it’s something to rely on
And when your anger’s boiling over
Drop one in and three minutes later
Crack the top with a shiny spoon
And marvel at the sun wrapped in it’s moon
And feel that melt-in-the-mouth comfort that it’s bringing
And soon your melted mouth will be singing……..

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from The Going Away, released April 1, 2009
Helen Dorothy - vocals, acoustic guitar

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Helen Dorothy is “an acoustic folk artist in an honest sense” (NZ Musician, 2009). She writes "beautifully-crafted, intelligent songs rich in memorable imagery" (fRoots Magazine, Jan 2014).

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