The Folk Guild Song
(Kevin Becker)
1. Let me tell you all a story
About a place just down the line
Where every other Sunday
We would gather to unwind
In a basic, common tavern
The Amber Lantern was its name
There our songs we did proclaim
2. Now everything that happened
There ain't words enough to tell
We weren't drawn for money
There was nothing there to sell
And the Lantern stage was smaller
And the songs we sang were young
The walls shook and we had fun
REFRAIN: We had nothing to get
Nothing to gain
We all pulled together
And we knew each other's name
We longed for nothing
And we were satisfied
It was a time and a place
With a feeling that should never have died
3. Now some of us were good
Some of us were bad
It didn't seem to matter
And everyone of us was glad
There was no telling what would happen
Who would yell or who would shout
Approval just came bursting out
4. Now Gary frailed the banjo
Kris and Kenny sang along
Phil strummed the dulcimer
And I sang my own song
Jon picked on the guitar
Jeffrey "miffed" us all
Rich sang "One Meat Ball"
5. Then we started doing benefits
For causes one and all
Producing our own concerts
And singing on the mall
And our efforts were successful
And we had a lot of fun
$23,000 was the sum
6. It's of those times I'm thinking now
Those times of way back then
For they're gone now, and I know now
They'll never come again
But the feeling ain't forgotten
You carry it where you go
A feeling that can only grow
MODIFIED REFRAIN: When you have nothing to get
Nothing to gain
When you all pull together
And you know each other's name
When you long for nothing
And are truly satisfied
It was a time and place
With a feeling that should never have died
A time and a place
With a feeling that should never have died
A time and a place
With a feeling that should never have died
copyright Kevin Becker
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