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Robert Harrison
Guest
WORCESTERSHIRE
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO EVESHAM WHEN THE FRUIT IS SWOLLEN ON THE TREES,
HAVE YOU EVER WALKED THROUGH ORCHARDS WHEN THE BLOSSOMS ON THE BREEZE.
HAVE YOU EVER DRUNK FROM THE WINE PRESS AFTER THE FRUIT HAS JUST BEEN SQUEEZED, OR SCRUMPED AMOUNG THE WINDFALLS CRAWLING UPON HANDS AND BENDED KNEES.
FRIENDS IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO EVESHAM, THEN MAKE THE TRIP ONE DAY,
TAKE THE ROAD TO REDDITCH, OR THE ROAD THAT LEADS DOWN ALCESTER WAY.
THE ONE TAKES YOU THROUGH TO ALVCHURCH AND THE OTHER ON TO STUDLEY,
BOTH LEADING ON TO THE VILLAGE OF NORTON, A SISTER VILLAGE TO PUDSEY.
WHEN YOU HAVE SEEN ALL YOU WANT AT EVESHAM, GO, SEE ALL THERE IS TO SEE.
THE VILLAGES OF PEOPLETON AND BISHAMPTON, WHERE MY FOLKS USED TO BE.
WALK THE QUAINT OLD PLACES OF WYRE PIDDLE, FLYFORD FLAVELL AND FLADBURY
AND SEE THE PAST IN THE PRESENT, BUT BE REVERENT, FOR THIS IS ELGAR’S COUNTY.
THOUGH I WAS BORN IN BIRMINGHAM, WORCESTERSHIRE HAS BEEN KIND TO ME,
FOR AS I HAVE WALKED THE VILLAGES, MY ANCESTERS ALWAYS CAME WITH ME
EDWARD BEST BORN IN 1539, AND HIS WIFE ALICE IN 1569 MARRIED IN THIS COUNTY.
FRANCES BORN ABOUT 1587, AND HER HUSBAND THOMAS, HIM, BORN AT HARTLEBURY.
SO BE UP, AND START YOUR JOURNEY TO EVESHAM WHEN THE FRUIT IS ON THE TREES,
OR WHEN PINK AND WHITE OF APPLE BLOSSOM SPREADS A CARPET BY SUMMERS BREEZE.
WHEN THE MAY BLOSSOM IS OUT ON THE HEDGEROWS, AND THE HUMMING OF THE BEES
TELLS YOU THAT IT IS TIME TO BE UP AND DOING, ONCE YOU HAVE GIVEN THANKS UPON BENDED KNEES.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO EVESHAM WHEN THE FRUIT IS SWOLLEN ON THE TREES,
HAVE YOU EVER WALKED THROUGH ORCHARDS WHEN THE BLOSSOMS ON THE BREEZE.
HAVE YOU EVER DRUNK FROM THE WINE PRESS AFTER THE FRUIT HAS JUST BEEN SQUEEZED, OR SCRUMPED AMOUNG THE WINDFALLS CRAWLING UPON HANDS AND BENDED KNEES.
FRIENDS IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO EVESHAM, THEN MAKE THE TRIP ONE DAY,
TAKE THE ROAD TO REDDITCH, OR THE ROAD THAT LEADS DOWN ALCESTER WAY.
THE ONE TAKES YOU THROUGH TO ALVCHURCH AND THE OTHER ON TO STUDLEY,
BOTH LEADING ON TO THE VILLAGE OF NORTON, A SISTER VILLAGE TO PUDSEY.
WHEN YOU HAVE SEEN ALL YOU WANT AT EVESHAM, GO, SEE ALL THERE IS TO SEE.
THE VILLAGES OF PEOPLETON AND BISHAMPTON, WHERE MY FOLKS USED TO BE.
WALK THE QUAINT OLD PLACES OF WYRE PIDDLE, FLYFORD FLAVELL AND FLADBURY
AND SEE THE PAST IN THE PRESENT, BUT BE REVERENT, FOR THIS IS ELGAR’S COUNTY.
THOUGH I WAS BORN IN BIRMINGHAM, WORCESTERSHIRE HAS BEEN KIND TO ME,
FOR AS I HAVE WALKED THE VILLAGES, MY ANCESTERS ALWAYS CAME WITH ME
EDWARD BEST BORN IN 1539, AND HIS WIFE ALICE IN 1569 MARRIED IN THIS COUNTY.
FRANCES BORN ABOUT 1587, AND HER HUSBAND THOMAS, HIM, BORN AT HARTLEBURY.
SO BE UP, AND START YOUR JOURNEY TO EVESHAM WHEN THE FRUIT IS ON THE TREES,
OR WHEN PINK AND WHITE OF APPLE BLOSSOM SPREADS A CARPET BY SUMMERS BREEZE.
WHEN THE MAY BLOSSOM IS OUT ON THE HEDGEROWS, AND THE HUMMING OF THE BEES
TELLS YOU THAT IT IS TIME TO BE UP AND DOING, ONCE YOU HAVE GIVEN THANKS UPON BENDED KNEES.
