Ode to Great Uncle Bobo

from Fairytale by Patrick Jasper Lee

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Life is different now, as Great Uncle Bobo knows
It’s all so uncool now, and in the Middleworld it shows
He told me in the lower realms, mortals took it way too far
When asked what made him think this way, he said, it’s just the way I are

Walking on woodland paths, through the darkness of the night
Walking as we always did, keeping our noses in sight
Gossip on woodland paths says we’re history today
Singing as he always did; this is all Bobo could say
Da de doodle daa, da de doodle dee...

Please, Great Uncle, teach me how I must spend my time
You tell me I might as well pick my teeth, cos humans ran out of time
He took me by the shoulders and said there’s nothing we can do
Except to sit up in the trees and call names like we do

Walking on woodland paths, through the darkness of the night
Walking as we always did, keeping our noses in sight
Gossip on woodland paths says we’re history today
Singing as he always did; this is all Bobo could say
Da de doodle daa, da de doodle dee...

So he said you can’t do anything unless you can raise the dead
Waking them’s just a waste of time, you might as well stay in bed.
He added that humans lost the plot a very long time ago
They won’t let you help them now cos there’s nothing they need to know

Walking on woodland paths, through the darkness of the night
Walking as we always did, keeping our noses in sight
Gossip on woodland paths says we’re history today
Singing as he always did; this is all Bobo could say
Da de doodle daa, da de doodle dee...

Bobo said be cool now. Bobo said stay cool now, cool now.
Bobo said be cool now. Bobo said stay cool now, cool now, cool now.

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from Fairytale, released August 8, 2020

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Patrick Jasper Lee Wales, UK

I am something of an activist with my music & literature. As an indigenous Rom Gypsy my cultural and artistic work explores the highs and lows of life/soul. I champion tribal origins, and the underdog in our modern times. I am tired of what this society tends to throw at us, especially innocent folk. I believe the awesome beauty of nature & the arts remains our only hope in this chaotic world. ... more

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