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The Burning Sun

by Thursday's Child

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The Burning Sun
Chris Pyam & Ken Punshon (2010)

A hosepipe ban is coming, or so the papers say
Gardeners are reacting with expressions of dismay
The reservoirs are falling due to a dry year
Cars are staying dirty, what a thing to fear

[Three miles we walk each day, under the burning sun
To collect our muddy water, WHEN the rivers run
6,000 die each day from water that's unclean
Please can you tell us what water shortage means]

We go out for a pleasant stroll in the summer sun
Or perhaps go biking, sometimes even run
If we're feeling thirsty we can sup fresh Adam's Ale
But when we water all our plants we have to use a pail

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Now it's getting serious, we must walk one hundred feet
To get our fresh clean water from standpipes in the street
Still we find it easy to-drink, three litres every day
Perhaps more importantly, the sewage goes away

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Need a million Afrique boreholes in the next ten years
So just for a moment, lay aside YOUR water fears
Remember people using begnoir, the siwar and the kotc
Perhaps we should consider changing our approach

[Three miles we walk each day, under the burning sun
To collect our muddy water, WHEN the rivers run
6,000 die each day from water that's unclean
Please can you tell us what water shortage means

Three miles we walk each day, under the burning sun
To collect our muddy water, WHEN the rivers run
6,000 die each day from water that's unclean

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released December 21, 2010

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Thursday's Child UK

Thursday's Child was born on a Monday (August Bank Holiday 2009)!

Chris Pyam and Ken Punshon got together to try out a couple of ideas for songs. That afternoon they created about eight songs; since then over 100 more have emerged, with a few more 'bubbling away'.

Heather Dunn joined us in Nov 13 to contribute additional harmonies during the creation of our third album (Carry My Thoughts).
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