The Rocky Road

To our musical club here's long life and prosperity May it flourish with us and so on to posterity May concord and harmony always abound And divisions here only in music be found May the catch and the glass go about and about And another succeed to the bottle that's out To our musical club here's long life and prosperity May it flourish with us and so on to posterity (To our musical club here's long life and prosperity) May concord and harmony always abound (May it flourish with us and so on to posterity) And divisions here only in music be found For all the money I ever had I spent it in good company And all the harm that I've ever done Alas, it was to none but me So fill to me a parting glass Good night and joy be with you all And since it falls into my lot That I should rise and you should not I'll gently rise and softly call Good night and joy be with you all So fill to me a parting glass Good night and joy be with you all Good night and joy be with you all

The Rocky Road (Live) Written by Traditional/D.K. Gavan Performed by John Harle & Elvis Costello feat. Lyric String Quartet Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal John Harle - saxophone Patricia Calnan - violin Harriet Davies - violin Nick Barr - viola Dave Daniels - cello Sarah Leonard - soprano vocal Andy Sheppard - saxophone Steve Lodder - keyboards Alastair Gavin - keyboards James Woodrow - guitar Chris Laurence - double bass Paul Clarvis - drums Harry Lowther - trumpet Richard Henry - bass trombone Recorded November 9, 1996, Royal Festival Hall, London, England Released October 23, 2020 Albums John Harle - The John Harle Collection Vol. 11: Shipbuilding, 2020 Length 2:59 First known performance:  October 19, 1996, Aberdeen, Scotland Last known performance:  November 9, 1996, London, England      (5 known performances)

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