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Show Me Where to sit

from Jane Bom​-​Bane's Songbook by Jane Bom-Bane

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…and generally what to do with myself on our first date

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Show me where to sit, I said, I don't know where to sit
I've tried your chairs and floors and stairs but nowhere seems to fit
Where do I put my other foot, my elbows and my knees?
I knew I had two arms and legs, but not as long as these
Shall I stand until I land, or elegantly split?
Help me, lead me, guide me now - I don't know where to sit

Show me what to drink, I said, I don't know what to drink
I know I'll swoon or topple soon, but I've forgotten how to think
Am I thirsty? Am I hot? Why can't I answer sweetly?
Who put this drain upon my brain and dried me up completely?
My face has burned, but never turned, this brighter shade of pink
Help me, lead me, guide me now - I don't know what to drink

Show me how to speak, I said, I don't know how to speak
I watch the words come warbling from underneath my beak
I'm like a bird of homeless word, wondering how to talk
Twittering and flittering then laughing with a squawk
I have felt a featherbrain, but never quite so weak
Help me, lead me, guide me now - I don't know how to speak

Show me how to kiss, I said, I don't know how to kiss
I thought I'd been through all there was, but now I'm faced with this
I'm bound to freeze, or bound to sneeze, or read the moment wrong
What do I do, so close to you? It's been so very long
In fact, I've never ever been face to face with bliss
Help me, lead me, guide me now - I don't know how to kiss

Show me how to love, I said, I don't know how to love
Those coloured stars and arrows keep inviting me above
I need a map upon my lap, a plan or where to go
A simple chapter teaching me what every girl should know
So I can ride where arrows glide, upon my homing dove…
Help me, lead me, guide me now - I don't know how to love

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from Jane Bom​-​Bane's Songbook, released May 26, 2022
Nick: banjo, acoustic & el guitar, mandocello,
Kate cello
Pic Kate Vaughan

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Jane Bom-Bane Rogers, Arkansas

JB-B performs original songs & poems to the accompaniment of harmonium. She's played around & outside the country & with Linda Thompson, David Thomas, John Bradbury, Rich Hall & David Cunningham, appeared solo on Ch 4, BBC 2, STV, Russian State TV, R 1,2,3,4 & 5Live, R Scotland & written many musicals performed with Eliza Skelton, Daisy Jordan, Emma Kilbey, Kate Daisy Grant etc at Bom-Bane's cafe. ... more

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