(Father Time’s Got) Silver Heels

Words & Music by Bob Watson

1. Old Father Time’s got silver heels, And the ages ride on spinning wheels; The spinning wheels roll years along, Too swift the years are gone.

No chance to stop or to stand and stare, Old Father Time won’t linger there –The rod he jerks and the line he reels, It’s follow Silver Heels.

Chorus: Slow down old Father Time slow down, but that he never will, The spinning wheels and silver heels won’t ever let time stand still.

2. Now Father Time, so I’ve heard say, He is an old man, bent and grey; But, bent and grey though he may be, He moves too fast for me.

He dances on to a galloping beat, So light, so swift up on his feet -It’s moment coming and moment gone, Old Silver Heels leads on

Chorus

3. I wish, I wish, but I wish in vain, I wish that I were young again; But young again I’ll never be, Till the stars grow on the tree.

The scythe is sharp, and the path well set, No use to look back with regret –Far out ahead is the silver shine, The heels of Father Time.

Chorus

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Farnborough Social Club

6 Pleasant View Pl, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7BL

JUNE

1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd Singers & Musicians Nights

29th

Gavin & Julie Atkin

• Julie and Gavin Atkin sing and play mainly trad material. Julie is a fine singer with a repertoire of songs about women’s lives. She also plays piano. Meanwhile Gav is a multi-instrumentalist, a sensitive accompanist, and plays and sings lots of tunes and story songs (serious and silly)

• Our first and third Sunday night Zoom sessions are free, friendly, fun and safe Email to join us!

• Gavin runs a tunes session at The Peacock Inn, Iden Green, on the first Monday of the month, from 8pm, and a twice-monthly tunes-playing meetings with Goudhurst U3A on Mondays

Email for details!

• The Tonic barn dance and ceilidh band: ‘A great band – music that makes you want to get up and dance! So good that we book them every year!’ John Sweeney, dance organiser

• Contact: gmatkin@gmail.com

JULY

6th, 13th, 27th

20th

Singers & Musicians Nights

The John Ward Trio

Orpington Folk Music and Song Club exists to promote folk music and song. It is a non profit making organisation and is for those who wish to listen to or take part in an informal evening of folk music and song. For those who wish confirmation of guest(s) nights they can call any of the telephone numbers below.

Thursdays @ 8pm

01959 532 754 020 8325 6513

Website: www.orpingtonfolkclub.org.uk

E-mail:orpingtonfolkclub@hotmail.com

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