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The Singer in Tutankhamen's Band

from Linn in Grey Lynn by Linn Lorkin

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I sang for the king my bracelets were ivory
Of lapis and gold my head-dress shone brightly
I sang to exalt the boy they were crowning
The rings of a pharoah on Tutankhamun’s hand

They place on his head the cap and the mitre
They place in his hand the sceptres of power
I lifter my voice in praise of the hour
For I was the singer in Tutankhamun’s band

Sing me songs of a different time
Sing me songs with a different rhyme

I sang for the kine my rings were of jasper
Of Nubian gold and white alabaster
i sang to exalt the spread of his kingdom
The sway and extension of Tutankhamun’s land

We sailed down the Nile in nine royal barges
Past temples and shrines past flowering papyrus
I lifter my voice in praise of Osiris
For I was the singer in Tutankhamun’s band

Sing me songs of a different time
Sing me songs with a different rhyme

I sang for the king my beads were of onyx
My belt was of gold his name wrought upon it
I sang to lament the hour of his passing
And how he was taken before he was a man

They readied his corpse for rites of embalming
With ointments and oils and linen for binding
And when I shall die my corpse shall lie by him
For I was the singer in Tutankhamun’s band

Sing me songs of a different time
Sing me songs with a different rhyme

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from Linn in Grey Lynn, released January 1, 1995

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Linn Lorkin New Zealand

Brought up on farm in Tokoroa NZ, Linn Lorkin got her show-business start in Europe in the 70s. She started off singing in a low dive in Copenhagen and went on to play the prestigious Ronnie Scott's in London. She played piano-bar in NYC in the 80s and there became a prolific songwriter. Back in NZ she became one of the most versatile performers around, singing, touring and writing for many bands ... more

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