Name: Hammer and Bow
Duration: P00H02M34S
Description: I was in a museum, and saw a display of a Chinese instrument. On the info card, it stated that the instrument was "played with a hammer and bow." That phrase struck me as somehow meaningful, and I endeavoured to place it in song.

Hammer and Bow

from Her Majesty's Secret Circus Vol. 1 by The Great Speckled Fritillary

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I was in a museum, and saw a display of a Chinese instrument. On the info card, it stated that the instrument was "played with a hammer and bow." That phrase struck me as somehow meaningful, and I endeavoured to place it in song.

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Sing out loud,
With your head in a cloud
March along
With your heart in a
Sha na na na na na na
Dance right into the sun
We’re all ready to run
So you’d better begin
Turn your backs to the wind

See the Great, Secret Show.
It’s played with a hammer and bow
Time to bury yr kin!
Suck on Whisky or Gin!

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from Her Majesty's Secret Circus Vol. 1, released May 21, 2022

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The Great Speckled Fritillary Vancouver, British Columbia

The lovely butterfly-dragons of Sona-Nyl are insectoid creatures with beautifully-patterned wings, insect-like legs and long, curved necks and tails. These creatures feed solely on nectar, fragrant odours and silence. If threatened, a butterfly-dragon responds by emitting a rose-coloured mist from glands along the sides of its body. Anyone inhaling or even touching this mist goes deaf. ... more

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