The Wyre Piddle Blues

I've been asked for the words to the Wyre Piddle blues by many of you. Not because you liked them, but because you couldn't hear what Peter was singing.

Well - here they are - First sung at Piesse of Pidele on Friday 13th December 2013

Listen everybody, I'm gonna sing you the blues
Bout livin' near the river, and it ain't all good news
Since Squire put the trees there, it's ruined all the fun
Boats used to sail here, now there isn't one
That's why I'm singin' you, I'm singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues

We used to have a sailing club, but now the club is done
We used to have a view, but now the view is gone
Now let me tell you out there about what we could see
We used to see Bredon, but now it's only tree
That's why I'm singin' you, I'm singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues

A village in the making, was what we had right here
Lorries used to pass thru, thousands every year
Bypassed now they're all gone, people power has won
But now they're building Keytech Two and the country's nearly gone
That's why I'm singin' you, I'm singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues

The Anchor was the place to go, for good food and a beer
But alas the owner changes, nearly every year
Just when it's doing well, it's time to say goodbye
But Ian and Andrea newly here, again we're on a high
(Originally: Cos Enterprise just pulled the plug, and once again we're dry)
That's why I'm singin' you, I'm singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues

I'll finish on an upbeat, the folks all here are great
FOG proves there's an afterlife, they're past their sell-by date
Carrie keeps us on the go, Graham's real laid back
WYRE wins all the local games, we're right along the track
So why am I singin' you, singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues?

Other verse added from time to time:

At Piesse on 24 October 2014

We've heard about Ebola and how they're a coming our way
We've had the Poles and  Latvians, Lafarge is quick to say
Just send them back to Europe,we don't want Ebolans here
And give us our two billion back, then we in Wyre will cheer
That's why I'm singin' you, I'm singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues

And Rosier's surprised us all with the strangest request you'll hear
He's telling everybody and he's talking christmas cheer
A hedgehog's what he's after and that's for Christmas day
The rest of us want turkey, but John he say's "no way"
That's why I'm singin' you, I'm singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues

At Tony Peachey's 70th Birthday Party on 26 July 2014

So Peachey's hit the seven- oh, and got his friends around
His garden's full, it' s overflowed, that is what we've found
And Dorset Lady's sitting there, ignoring all the noise
Calling "it's cooler in the river here, come on and jump in boys"
That's why I'm singin' you, I'm singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues

And Smithy's taken himself a huff to home he does revert
"A meal is not the same" he says "without the right desert
Fruit and cheese doesn't do for me, I need my choccy fix
At home my fridge is full of it be back in a couple of ticks"
That's why I'm singin' you, I'm singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues

At the Wyre Summer Fete on 15 June 2014

The Squire's up to tricks again, this time he's at the mill
A generator now he wants, and we're all payin' the bill
He's taking all the water, there's none there for canoes
Once more he's killin' fun, and the kids again will lose
That's why I'm singin' you, I'm singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues

In May 2014

All being over fifty, we note SAGA is to float
We thought they always did so, but in an ocean going boat
FOG, we do our cruising on the river Avon here
Stuff fancy food and dancing, all we want is beer
That's why I'm singin' you, I'm singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues

There's problems at the Co-Op which is the latest news
Don't bother us with banking, unless you want our views
There's not a single shop here, so we have no use for cash
Just chuck em in the river, let's enjoy the splash
That's why I'm singin' you, I'm singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues

In August 2014

The Russkies have invaded, were all worried about Ukraine
The Scots are soon to vote about taking the last train
But this in Piddle passes by, like the A fourty-four
Cos too much talk of politics to us is just a bore
That's why I'm singin' you, I'm singin' you, the Wyre Piddle Blues

(c) Copyright Peter Gardner, 2013 and 2014
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restoration of the river at Wyre Piddle to its original beautiful
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FOG charity work floats

Maybe you've read that stuff at the top of the page about FOG doing Gigs for Charity. Well, an new twist was when we played at a Golden Wedding on September 13th up at Cropthorne Village Hall.

As well as keeping these old geezers in Beer and a fantastic Hog Roast, the audience were just great, and the hosts very kindly gave us £150 (no - no to shut up!), but as a thanks for playing.

£50 went to the Hawthorns care home, and £50 to the Pershore Riverside Youth Centre.
Makes all the practice worthwhile.

What do you mean? You don't believe we practice because we make such a dreadful racket! Well you should hear us when we haven't practiced!

Great Night at Piesse of Pidele

What a fantastic night on Friday 24th October - we played for nearly three hours to the most fantastic audience. They sang along with us and cheered us on. What a fantastic bunch - Thanks Wyre Piddle, and well done to the Skittles team that won and helped with the superb atmosphere.