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Sesheke Town

from Over the Mountain by Robin Auld

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A jungle night too hot for sleeping
I was staring at the ceiling where
a fan was slowly turning
I kicked off the covers and
walked out on to the verandah
the lights were on the black water
the air was sweet and heavy
with the scent of mangoes

It was a night like this
in Sesheke Town
I can still taste the kiss
that drags me down
And although it was long ago
and you were not all you seemed
my love
I still hear your dark whispers in my dreams
of nights in Sesheke Town

You were dangerous I think I knew
You took a stone and threw it
It changed into a leopard I saw it with my own eyes
You laughed and called me bwana
said your father was a goat farmer
You lied
But even when I knew there was nothing I could do yeah

It was a night like this
in Sesheke Town
I can still taste the kiss
that drags me down
And although it was long ago
and you were not all you seemed
my love
I still hear your dark whispers in my dreams
of nights in Sesheke Town

I remember the night there was torches on the hillside
You thought that I was sleeping but I followed you quietly
Hid behind a thorn bush I watched them take a life
If seeing is believing I saw the glitter of your knife

I live now in a civilised quarter
I’m seeing an accountant’s daughter
There are only facts and figures
there are no grey areas but
Tonight I get the strangest feeling
there’s a gecko on the ceiling
Although you can never tell it seems to know me well yeah

It was a night like this
in Sesheke Town
I can still taste the kiss
that drags me down
And although it was long ago
and you were not all you seemed
my love
I still hear your dark whispers in my dreams
of nights in Sesheke Town

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from Over the Mountain, released November 27, 2020
Barry van Zyl on drums and Schalk Joubert on bass.

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Robin Auld Cape Town, South Africa

Slide guitar, harmonica, African blues guitar stylings and soul vocals all feature in the fresh and vibrant roots sound of Cape Town based Robin Auld.
Born in Lusaka, Zambia to Scots parents, Robin's childhood was spent between Southern Africa and Scotland; a journey reflected in the African and Celtic influences in his music.
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