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The Madhouse Keeper

from Vagabonds & Wastrels by Jeff Andrew

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The Madhouse Keeper

The sun is a stranger, the moon is a dream
Myst on the mountains, a ghost ship at sea
Ten desperate men in an opium den
A bounty on their heads makes a fortune for me

He stands before the big iron gates
In his palm he holds all of our fates
We must find our way out before it's too late
For in the shadows the Madhouse Keeper waits
In the shadows the Madhouse Keeper waits

We set out with the dawning for the tombs in the north
Broke the seal on the headstone; with the prize we set forth
Then the blood rites were read and they left me for dead
Now the Nile lies behind me and I'll have my revenge

-Chorus-

In my dreams I see the horror and the sunken city rise
An ancient sleep broken and a thing without eyes
Sailors and jailors, they all look the same
A whisper in the darkness and I hear him call my name

-Chorus-

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from Vagabonds & Wastrels, released January 13, 2009
Tobias Meis - phantom bass, organ
Larissa Ardis - nightmare accordion
Jeff Andrew - the voice in the shadows
Words & Music by Jeff Andrew

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Jeff Andrew Vancouver, British Columbia

Fiddles, horns, double bass and subterranean percussion from the tunnels of East Vancouver. Songs from the road and beyond the grave.

"A backroads troubadour with a few things to say by way of viscera, nerve and hard experience." - Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange
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