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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Little Dish Records no. LiDiCD 004

    Strictly limited edition of 1000 copies of 12-track CD. Songs by Leon Rosselson performed by Nancy Kerr, includes sleeve notes in accompanying digipak and booklet with photography by James Fagan and illustration/design by Lizzy Doe.

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Definitely one of the first songs I ever sang, along with Kangaroos Like to Hop (and Abiezer Coppe, actually, to the infant teacher’s surprise). It’s so honest and enduring, like all Leon’s writing for children.

lyrics

Why does it have to be me
Why can't they just let me be
Why do I have to do things I don't want to do
Why does it have to be me

Each morning I lie in my bed
Slippery dreams in my head
I live in a fine fairy castle of stone,
All on my own, no-one to moan
Then a voice shouts get up and it isn't a dream
Hurry-up you're late for school and wash your face and brush your
teeth and are your fingers clean
And it goes on and on 'till I'm ready to scream
Why does it have to be me?

Why do I have to eat greens
Cabbage and spinach and beans
I don't mind potatoes, I'll even have meat
Though I'd much rather eat
Ice-cream and sweets
They say greens are good for me, maybe they're right
But sometimes I think that they do it for spite
And I've never seen them eating what they don't like
So why does it have to be me

Now why can't I play my own games
Somebody always complains
Whenever I'm playing at monsters or bears
Jumping off chairs, falling down stairs
It's don't be so noisy, or go out and play
Or look for a book if you're going to stay
But the problem is they always get in my way
So why does it have to be me?

credits

from The Poor Shall Wear the Crown: Songs by Leon Rosselson, released December 26, 2021
Nancy Kerr: vocals
Harry Fagan: vocals

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Nancy Kerr Sheffield, UK

Folk Singer of the Year BBC Folk Awards 2015

"Outstanding chamber folk" (The Guardian) "Folk's Poet Laureate" (FRUK) "One of the UK’s foremost composers of modern folk and social commentary songs” (Royal Shakespeare Company).

Photo credits: James Fagan, Elly Lucas
Album design: Lizzy Doe ... more

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