Hieronymus Pepys by Charlie Henry Recorded by Three Idle Women He might not be the tightest ship I’ve met, He may be quite eccentrically velvet He’s rusty and he’s rotten and he’s feeling the strain Of all the lives he’s kept afloat within Hieryonymus Pepys, Hieryonymus Pepys, gently he rocks me to sleep Hieryonymus Pepys, Hieryonymus Pepys, gently he rocks me to sleep Half of him is ancient and the other half’s just old Welded by a boat builder named Toad His engine it is broken so the only movement is Prompted by the wind in the willows Hieryonymus Pepys, Hieryonymus Pepys, gently he rocks me to sleep Hieryonymus Pepys, Hieryonymus Pepys, gently he rocks me to sleep When we moved on things went wrong, Can’t blame him cos he’s old, two stoves condemned in January's cold And then there was the gas leak and the carbon monoxide But life is quaint let's look on the bright side Hieryonymus Pepys, Hieryonymus Pepys, gently he rocks me to sleep Hieryonymus Pepys, Hieryonymus Pepys, gently he rocks me to sleep I climb into the window of his soul, Of which is candlelit and gently glows And all around the edges there are grains and stains of wood Oh love me tender and good Hieryonymus Pepys, Hieryonymus Pepys, gently he rocks me to sleep Hieryonymus Pepys, Hieryonymus Pepys, gently he rocks me to sleep There are no firm foundations, we’re not even on the ground But tethered to two metal hooks we’re found And suddenly I find myself in the deepest love I’ve known Floating ecstatically I’m home, I’m home, I’m home floating ecstatically I’m home. Hieryonymus Pepys, Hieryonymus Pepys, gently he rocks me to sleep Hieryonymus Pepys, Hieryonymus Pepys, gently he rocks me to sleep The music of Three Idle Women can be heard on SoundCloud and the album ‘all hands together’, released November 2024. More details and CD purchase info can be found on their website. Recorded on :