Richard Thompson - Cooksferry Queen

Well there's a house in an alley
In the squats and low-rise
Of a town with no future
But that's where my future lies

It's a secret, but no secret
It's a rule, but no rule
Where you find the darkest avenue
There you'll find the brightest jewel

Now my name it is Mulvaney
And I'm known quite famously
People speak my name in whispers
What higher praise can there be

But I'd trade my fine mohair
For tied-dyes and faded jeans
If she wanted me some other way
She's my Cooksferry Queen

She gave me one pill to get bigger
She gave me one pill to get small
I saw snakes dancing all around her feet
And dead men coming throught the wall
Well I'm the prince of this parish
I've been ruthless and I've been mean
But she blew my mind as she opened my eyes
She's my Cooksferry Queen

Yeaaaaah

Well she's got every rare perfection
All her looks beyond compare
She's got dresses that seem to float in the wind
Pre-Raphaelite curls in her hair

She could get the lame to walking
She could get the blind to see
She could make wine out of Thames river water
She could make a believer out of me

Yes I'd trade it all tomorrow
All the wicked things I've been
She's my bright jewel of the alley
She's my Cooksferry Queen

Yes I'd trade it all tomorrow
All the wicked things I've been
She's my bright jewel of the alley
She's my Cooksferry Queen

Oooooh

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[mrzimstrumfove]

What year was this filmed?

[Cleapatr]

Jools holland show 30-10-99

[banarish]

You mean Pete Zorn can't play harmonica? Slacker.

[Mulwany]

and danny thompsom must be one of the greatest upright players to ever roam this earth....

[petgerco]

This is a must listen to all those who think a string bass is lost in an electric band!

[Falcon4646]

I saw them in Cincy during this tour... as tight a band as I've ever heard! I was totally awe-struck. Shame few of his videos on here contain some of the stories he would tell between songs... he's also an excellent story-teller.

[MrRik2]

@TomRAFC It's Julian Dawson.

[MickH531]

Love this song, love the performance



[petgerco]

Fantastic Performance, everyone totally in the zone!

[deathtosmurfs]

@johnmckinlay67 That should be "He and his bass". Sorry, that was my almost terminal case of OCD talking there. On another note, I was privileged to see Mr. Mayall in two small venues back in the early 70s. After Richard Thompson, I believe he was the most friendly performer back in the day. He actually talked to us during the breaks. Unheard of in these days.

[gerardmanleyh]

Has an ending ever been nailed more firmly than that one?

[johnmckinlay67]

@Mulwany Totally agree. Him and his bass "Victoria" have been around the block for many years. Met him with Richard when they did their two man show a couple of years back. Two very humble men.

[TomRAFC]

if anyone knows who the harmonica player is on here can they please pm me

[AlFrisby]

Richard thanks for all of it over the years ....I owe ya!