Artist: John Edmond
Lyrics of Artist: John Edmond
  1. [Lyric] Enkeldoorn in Arizona (John Edmond)

    Old soldier from Rhodesia packed his things and went his way Made a new life for himself in Arizona, U.S.A But he kept his camo jacket, though it was a little torn From those contacts in the valley That they fought amongst the thorn One day in that camo jacket He found memories of the war A photograph. a dog-tag and a piece of two by four And...Learn More
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  2. [Lyric] The Saints (John Edmond)

    Oh when the saints, go marching in Oh when the saints go marching in I wanna be in that number When the saints go marching in Oh when the saints, go marching in Oh when the saints go marching in I wanna be in that number When the saints go marching in Oh when the saints (Oh when the saints) Go on parade (All dressed in green) Oh when the saints...Learn More
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  3. [Lyric] Ridgeback (John Edmond)

    His great-grandfather was a missionary man And his grandpa was an old prospector His daddy was a farmer and he went bust At the hands of a debt collector He was raised on a ranch by a dried-up river He was wiry as a wag-'n-bietjie thorn And they gave him a name and the name just stuck Right from the day he was born Ridgeback, Ridgeback One of...Learn More
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  4. [Lyric] Salom Jennifer and Me (John Edmond)

    [Chorus] Nobody would owe me In my old car called Salome But Jennifer said she would rather be Right there by my side Wherever I might ride It was: Salome, Jennifer, and Me We came rolling from the bundu At a place they called Chirundu And I’ll tell you now I was a worried boy Jenny’s money bought the muti that we took to maat Makuti And it took...Learn More
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  5. [Lyric] Christmas in Rhodesia (John Edmond)

    It's Christmas in Rhodesia And there's no mistletoe No holly and no reindeer No Robin in the snow But bless our red poinsettia And bright Flamboyant too And gentle-eyed impala To see dear Santa through It's Christmas in Rhodesia And Christmas beetles sing Through the towns and country Oh hear their carols ring It's Christmas in Rhodesia And...Learn More
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  6. [Lyric] Shosholoza/Phambile (John Edmond)

    Shosholoza, Shosholoza Thina mavulandlela Shosholoza yoh Shosholoza, Shosholoza Kulezontaba Stimela siphume la Wen'uyabaleka Wen'uyabaleka kulezontaba Stimela siphume la Shosholoza Shosholoza thina mavulandlela Shosholoza yoh Shosholoza Shosholoza kulezontaba Stimela siphume la Wen'uya baleka Wen'uya baleka kulezontaba Stimela siphume...Learn More
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  7. [Lyric] Noah The Phantom Ranger (John Edmond)

    At the foot of the gorge Oh they built a great wall And the lake waters rose up And hilltops did fall And God's billions of creatures They ran from the tide Took to the islands Where they thought they could hide Noah the Phantom Ranger Sailed the river lake And people said they saw him From sundown to daybreak All around the sinking islands His...Learn More
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  8. [Lyric] Chayira (John Edmond)

    There's this patch of blue water In the heart of Victoria Where the whistling gates And the cogerans fly And a chapel looks down On the place where I've willed I should make my life's voyage Whenever I die So carry my ashes on down from the chapel Sail them away to Chayira's fair aisle Scatter them over the rocks of Chayira Let them blow free in...Learn More
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