Stilltown Lullaby

STILLTOWN LULLABY w & m copyright Graham Seal March 2012

In Western Australia, and possibly beyond, 'showies (people who travel from show to show with their sideshow alley amusements), use 'stilltowning' to mean resting between shows. Showies are a distinctive and proud social group who play an important role in everyday Australian life, past and present.

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The show is all over, the tents have come down

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We’ve packed up the pitch and cleared off the ground

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Your daddy is home and we’re all safe and sound

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We’re stilltowning tonight

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We’re stilltowning tonight

             D

Sleep tight

We’ve sent on the 24-hour man

To put up the posters and mark out the stand

For sideshow alley and our caravans

But we’re stilltowning tonight

We’re stilltowning tonight

Sleep tight

Hush up your crying, don’t make a peep

The night is short and it’s time to sleep

Your daddy and I have a promise to keep

And we’re stilltowning tonight

We’re stilltowning tonight

Sleep tight

Tomorrow you’ll wake up and we’ll pack up again

Back on the road in the sun and the rain

To another showground – oh, they all look the same

But we’re stilltowning tonight

We’re stilltowning tonight

We’re stilltowning tonight

Sleep tight

D            G

Sleep tight.

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