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The Combe (Edward Thomas)

from Poetry and Music 4 by Toby Darling

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The Combe
By Edward Thomas

Dm Am7 Gm7
The Combe was ever dark, ancient and dark.
C Gm7 Dm
Its mouth is stopped with bramble, thorn, and briar;
Dm Am7 Gm7
And no one scrambles over the sliding chalk
C Gm7 Dm
By beech and yew and perishing juniper
F C Gm7
Down the half precipices of its sides, with roots
F
And rabbit holes for steps. The sun of Winter,
Am7 Gm7
The moon of Summer, and all the singing birds
F Gm7 A7
Except the missel-thrush that loves juniper,
Dm Am7
Are quite shut out. But far more ancient and dark
Bb C
The Combe looks since they killed the badger there,
Dm C
Dug him out and gave him to the hounds,
G A7
That most ancient Briton of English beasts.

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from Poetry and Music 4, released August 1, 2016
Poem by Edward Thomas
Music by Toby Darling

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