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The Water Dragons (demo)

from Theatre Songs (Demos) by Jessica Law

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In late June 2020, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave his infamous "build, build, build" speech, outlining his plan to develop at all costs, and dismissing environmental impact surveys as unnecessary red tape and "newt counting". Johnson is renowned for defending Britishness - yet what could be more British than our native wildlife, which is as ancient and integral to the country as the knights and dragons of old? I decided to write my very first protest song explaining why newt counting is far from just "red tape". Hope you enjoy it, and if you are able to purchase the song, all proceeds will go to nature conservation charity The Wildlife Trusts.

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When a knight won his spurs in the stories of old
(Hey ho, so I’ve been told)
This fair sceptred isle was a dragon stronghold
(Stand up and be counted)

Saint George and his kind had a bloodthirsty plan
(Hey ho, so I’ve been told)
To slay every beast that benighted this land
(Stand up and be counted)

So the dragons changed
They became both small and wily
Rapidly exchanged
Caves and hordes for lakes and pools

Stand and be counted
Rise up, you dragons
Be you common or smooth or great and crested
Stand and be counted
Part of the magic
And the history of this green and pleasant land

A new kind of quest soon took over the land
(Hey ho, so I’ve been told)
A grey god of gold with a red right hand
(Stand up and be counted)

So fast is the march there is no longer time
(Hey ho, so I’ve been told)
To let all the beasts in the firing line
Stand up and be counted

Say you serve this isle
Yet you scorn the life that’s in it
All that makes us wild
Crushed by dark satanic mills

Stand and be counted
Rise up, you dragons
Be you common or smooth or great and crested
Stand and be counted
Part of the magic
And the history of this green and pleasant land

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from Theatre Songs (Demos), track released July 8, 2020

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Jessica Law Cambridge, UK

"Packed with emotion, surprise and wit." - The Daily Album
“Someone… who’d probably get laughed off the X-Factor for not being exactly the same as everyone else.” – Nightshift Magazine
"A collection of intriguing folk songs, packed with expressive lyrics, strange rhythms and creative instrumentation." - Ocelot Magazine
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