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The Wheel Goes 'Round

from Sleeping Beauty Wakes by GrooveLily

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BAD FAIRY
The bobbin, the flyer
The high tension wire
The pedal, the treadle, the hook
Rotate it fully
And pull on the pulley
A twist of the wrist—and then look!

Once in a while there’s a rebel thread
See, here’s one beginning to fray
I rip it apart till I’m sure that it’s dead
Just kill it if it won’t obey

The wheel goes ’round, the wheel goes ’round
The choice is made, the thread is wound
You spin the yarn, the yarn is spun
The sheep is shorn, can’t be undone
The wheel goes ’round and ’round
Alpaca, angora
They have such an aura
Mohair’s nowhere to be had
The worst one was worsted
It’s gone now—I cursed it
Remember my temper—it’s bad

Old and forgotten and all alone
I hold every grudge, every slight
With a grip made of steel
and a heart made of stone
I can hang on incredibly tight

The wheel goes ’round, the wheel goes ’round
The choice is made, the thread is wound
You spin the yarn, the yarn is spun
The sheep is shorn, can’t be undone
The wheel goes ’round and ’round

’Round and ’round, ’round she goes
Where she stops I suppose
You could say
There’s a way
To take charge of your fate
It might not be too late
Take the wheel
If you feel
You can handle the tension, the stress and the speed
The sharp places a princess’s fingers could bleed
Not to worry though—look at you, grown up so tall
And so smart and so strong—I have no doubt at all
You’ll be fine, take her out for a spin, hold on tight
Stay away from the spindle, you might be all right

BAD FAIRY & BEAUTY
The wheel goes ’round, the wheel goes ’round
The choice is made, the thread is wound
You spin the yarn, the yarn is spun
The sheep is shorn, can’t be undone
The wheel goes ’round and ’round

credits

from Sleeping Beauty Wakes, released April 27, 2009
Written by: Milburn & Vigoda
Lead Vocal: Valerie Vigoda
Orchestration by Curtis Moore - www.trickybox.com

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GrooveLily Seattle, Washington

Bicoastal trio GrooveLily inhabits that contemporary space where creative musicians ignore the boundaries laid down by words like rock, folk, jazz and pop. The success of their first concert-musical, the critically-acclaimed holiday show STRIKING 12, has led them farther into the world of theatre, where they have carved out a unique niche as a rock band writing and performing shows. ... more

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