Springtime by Charlie Henry Recorded by Three Idle Women Life on the canal is waking up now after the months of hibernation There’s leaves budding on trees and the ducks they seem to flock and breed. The dawn chorus is waking me up at first light And people seem to be emerging Springtime is springing all around me and I am delighted to see it Springtime is springing all around me and I am delighted to feel it There’s daffodils and crocuses and bluebells in time All poking their heads up bravely The blackthorn hedge is starting to flower The bullrush is standing up proud And I am feeling the warm bright sunlight Springtime is springing all around me and I am delighted to see it Springtime is springing all around me and I am delighted to feel it The rivers have stopped bursting their banks There’s no more snow to fall And I am hearing the even-song chorus The chimneys are smoking but not for long We’re eating again on the roof And I am watching the spring moon rise Springtime is springing all around me and I am delighted to see it Springtime is springing all around me and I am delighted to feel it Winters gone it’s time that we got boating on and moving off ’Cos time is short and life is precious The waterways all open wide Like mercury along we glide And i feel my soul unfurling Springtime is springing all around me and I am delighted to see it Springtime is springing all around me and I am delighted to feel it Softly FRAPPED (*folk rap!) And I see it everywhere, and I feel it in the air All the birds and all the bees, all the trees with all the leaves, All the boaters boating past all the runners running fast Springtime has sprung at last, at last spring has come At last spring has begun, at last spring has sprung And I am delighted it’s spring 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 :