Callum This Grey Old Shipping Town

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[Co-written with Audrey Lebon]

I sing this song of how
I met a French girl on top of the hill
Là-bas, le paysage est si beau
Et si tranquille

I live a life of ennui
Under this northern sky
I just laze on
Je veux retourner à la maison

I never thought that I would find
A girl like her
Bringing down daffodils
To this grey old shipping town
Where the rain’s always pissing down

We met just a couple of weeks ago
Now we’re going out
I said how fast this has gone
A bit overwhelming
Je suis d’accord

We’ve got things in common like
Politique, spiritualité, féminisme
But then I say “oh, can you see the rainbow over there?”
Oui, mais laisse-moi le temps de… comprendre

But we both like the guitar
The chords and melodies in F major pentatonic
In this grey old shipping town
Where the rain’s always pissing down

Audrey Lebon, that was her name
And she’s to blame
From the day I first met her
Things were never quite the same

I lived a life of ennui
Under this northern sky
I just lazed on
Mais en mai, je retourne à la maison

I never thought that I would find
A girl like her
Dans cette campagne reculée
Tout près des bois