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A music-hall inspired theme for a song about food, and how some people don't have enough.

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THE DINNER-BELL
Words: Edward Capern, Music: Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll

The dinner-bell, the dinner-bell,
That dingle dongles through the dell;
I’d rather hear its iron tongue,
Than proudest note of battle-song:
And, ‘spite of harp and classic shell,
No music’s like the dinner-bell.

The dinner-bell, the dinner-bell,
As out its brazen welcomes swell,
The ploughman slips his weary team,
Indulging in a pleasant dream,
When he shall wed his rosy Nell,
The maid who rings the dinner-bell.

The dinner-bell, the dinner-bell,
There’s not a feud I would not quell,
Throughout the round of England’s coast,
If I had Devon beeves to roadt;
I’d scatter every mob pell-mell,
And charm them with my dinner-bell.

The dinner-bell, the dinner-bell,
Ah, there’s a sadder tale to tell;
As here and there it plenty rings,
Oh, there are scores of famished things,
Who sniff the dinner’s fragrant smell,
And sighing hear the dinner-bell.

The dinner-bell, the dinner-bell,
I love its merry music well;
And if I had a noble’s store,
I’d keep a butler for the poor;
And he should ring the laughing knell
Of hunger on my dinner-bell.

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from The Songs Of Edward Capern, released March 25, 2017
Nick Wyke - Guitar, ukulele, vocals
Becki Driscoll - Fiddle

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Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll England, UK

Nick & Becki are highly respected players and composers firmly rooted in North Devon and the West Country. They blend melodic, emotive violin and viola with driving fiddle chords and powerful vocals to produce an unforgettable sound.

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