Bread And Fishes

© Alan Bell

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'...in an old country lane...'

A friend asked us if we knew a particular song - all she could remember was 'wind in the willows'. We think this is the one she means.

Numerous places on the internet cite the copyright as 2002. As we could recall this song from long before that we asked for your help. Many thanks to everyone who wrote to us... read what you said here >>:

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Jimmy and Val

As I was a walking in springtime one day
I met with some travellers in an old country lane
One was an old man, the second a maid,
Third was a young boy, who smiled as he said
“With the wind in the willows, and the birds in the sky,
And a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie.
We have bread and fishes, and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind”

So I sat down beside them with gay flowers around
We ate from a mantle spread out on the ground.
They told me of people’s of prophets and kings
And all of the one God who knows everything.
“With the wind in the willows, and the birds in the sky,
And a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie.
We have bread and fishes, and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind”

I asked them to tell me their names and their race,
That I might remember their kindness and grace.
“My name is Joseph, Mary my wife,
And this is our young son, who brightens our life.
With the wind in the willows, and the birds in the sky,
And a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie.
We have bread and fishes, and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind”

We’re travelling to Glaston, through England ’s green lanes
To hear of men’s troubles, to hear of men’s pains.
To cheer the despairing, to lift up the low,
And this is the song that we sing as we go.
“With the wind in the willows, and the birds in the sky,
And a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie.
We have bread and fishes, and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind”

So sadly I left them, in that old country lane,
I knew that I never would see them again.
One was an old man, the second a maid,
Third was a young boy, who smiled as he said.
“With the wind in the willows, and the birds in the sky,
And a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie.
We have bread and fishes, and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind”

“With the wind in the willows, and the birds in the sky,
And a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie.
We have bread and fishes, and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind”

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