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Green Bin Day

from Downbeat Is The New Upbeat by Will Riding

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A song which came to me when I was sat freezing my 'nads off in January. A post Christmas cold snap had me wanting to put the heating on. The hike in fuel prices dictated otherwise. I settled for a hot water bottle and an early night, dreaming of warmer days ahead.

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Whamageddon
And the year end excess
Are thankfully now left behind
A pale sun refuses to donate any warmth
To a world that's both cold and unkind.
The decs are back up in the attic
Geese are still high on the wing
I'm waiting for green bin day
And the welcome return of the Spring

My smart meter's grinning as it climbs into the red
It's giving me a psychotic twitch
"We've spent twelve pound fifty already today
Please, step away from the switch"
There's a pile of rotting logs in the garden
Upon which a Robin does sing
A song about green bin day
And the welcome return of the Spring

It seems a long time since I pruned my bush
Mary said to the parson
And it's all I can do to keep myself warm
Without resorting to arson


Those nocturnal cramps and the chill in my bones
Reflects in my face's contortions
I'm counting my blessings as well as my ailments
To give myself a sense of proportion
So when the crocus pops out of the lawn
I'll make a feast that's fit for a king
And raise a glass to green bin day
And the welcome return of the spring

And raise a glass to green bin day
And the welcome return of the Spring.

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from Downbeat Is The New Upbeat, released April 8, 2023

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Will Riding Chester

A Lancashire born, Chester based singer-songwriter with a deft and playful turn of phrase and acoustic - folk sensibilities inspired by, amongst other things, 70’s Children’s TV.

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