Bold Little Weasel

from Concrete Valleys & Manmade Canyons EP by Far Flown Falcon

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lyrics

Bold little weasel, agile and sleek, flourishing in these hard times
Gleam growing in his eye, no longer meek, as our fickle fortunes decline
If you imitate his way, you’d leap and tumble, skip and veer
Shadowing his steps to be bold and brave and without fear
This bold little weasel

The cripple on the corner has staked his spot, he’s doubled on his third-hand crutch
Of your wicked ways and your sneaky wiles, he’s seen and heard so much
You’re just a pair of pirates, nothing more than a couple of crooks
Though of course this creature is more acrobatic in thought and foot
This bold little weasel

The alley cats have seven lives, or nine
Yet yours hangs on a slender line
And nothing happens by accident in your fragile world
Yet I feel the connection between us
As our fates unfurl

Good fortune runs at my side, a familiar all day long
The sight of you, that fleeting view, the architect of luck
And it’s an exercise of fantasy to imagine that scoundrel dancing for me
Backflips and somersaults and Egyptian dervish spins

At the furthest arc of our activities we stop just to regard
That bouncing ball of duplicity as he slips beneath our guard
Swashbuckling his way in and out of the halls of men
Watch the shadows closely, then come and tell me when
You see this bold little weasel
This bold little weasel
This bold little weasel

credits

from Concrete Valleys & Manmade Canyons EP, released April 8, 2019
James Conder – vocals & guitalele
Phill Ward – five string fretless bass, extra percussion, loops
Kirollos S. Jacoub – ney
Mario Gamal – tabla

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Far Flown Falcon Cairo, Egypt

Far Flown Falcon is the musical identity of James Conder, a songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist.

For videos and reflections on the craft of songwriting, visit farflownfalcon.wordpress.com