Call of the Raven

from Back to the Cloud (2018) by the Allotropes

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composed and performed by Martin McManus and Steve Swales

produced by Steve Swales and Chris North

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Call of the Raven by the Allotropes (McManus/Swales)

So call the raven
And he’ll sing for you
Just call the raven
With a voice so true

Wake up your babies
The jelly’s almost set
Turn on the TV
To see what we might get
Look at the test card
That clown’s close to death
So call the raven
And he’ll sing for you

Watching with mother
We lie on the floor
Poor humpy-dumpty
He fell down the hall
He cried on Jemima
But she’s dressed in blue
Just call the raven
Don’t you hear him sing
Can’t you hear him sing
In a voice so loud and clear

(Words by Martin McManus)

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from Back to the Cloud (2018), released October 18, 2018
(Martin McManus, Steve Swales)

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formed 1978, UK

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