Levenshulme

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Index

Songs:

Sing to the Lord a glad new Song

Ar Lan y Mor

Jesus we have come to honour

Stories:

Endless Loop

The Night that is Different

Lady of Foxdale (extract)

Daughter of the King (Extract)

To my home town, Levenshulme (To the tune Myfanwy)

Oh why should Levenshulme be suffering
Why are we always left behind
Our leader speak with so much wisdom,
Why are their actions so unkind

We love this town that we grew up in,
Or moved to, cos it seemed so fair,
Why should our hearts be filled with sorrow
Why should our High Street breed dispair.

We can't park, cos our place is taken
By someone from a banquet hall
And traffic jams get even slower
By next year they won't move at all.

We've got a library, when it's open,
We've got a baths, except it's closed
We've got a supermarket, empty.
And promises like emperor's new clothes.

We've even had a consultation.
One question each and that's your lot!
The tone were smooth and sweetly honeyed.
The words don't really mean a jot.

We're only asking for a fair share,
We've paid our taxes like the rest.
With just a bit of care and forethought
This town could be again the best.