Tiong Bahru Blue
I made the decision to write a book within a week.
Basically, I did.
It is not a guidebook...
Here is a sample. This is a song, actually.
This is the only song. The other pieces are essays, stories or poems.
I will post more extracts every now and then. Remind me....
OH yes..if any musician actually performs this, do let me know....we can put it on the interwebtube. Maybe it will go virus.
OH yes again, deadtree versions of this are available at Books Actually. The ebook version is expected soon...
SOYMILK BLUES
There are countless versions of this songs on youtube. This one I enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRlj5vjp3Ko
However, the lyrics which follow fit this version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It7107ELQvY
Soymilk Blues
Soybeans are a wonderful thing
and they make a delicious drink
But first they must be simmered with care
over a blue ring of fire
I walked to the Teck Seng soymilk stall
I felt down, down, down as the moon rose higher
Ah Song stirred, stirred, stirred
above a ring of fire, a blue ring of fire.
All alone at the Teck Seng stall
I felt down, down, down as the moon rose higher
Ah Song just stirred, stirred, stirred
above a ring of fire,
a blue ring of fire.
The taste of soymilk is sweet
It's good for your heart if you don't eat meat
It's not too strong, it's not too mild
Ah Song told me that and then he smiled
His stall was dark, I was the only buyer
I felt down, down, down
As the moon rose higher,
Ah Song stirred, stirred, stirred
and watched that ring of fire,
that blue ring of fire.
If forever love is what you desire
and you're down, down, down
and your troubles grow higher
Drink the milk made of beans, beans, beans
cooked o'er a ring of fire
a blue ring of fire.
...the milk from beans, beans, beans
cooked o'er a ring of fire, a blue ring of fire,
blue ring of fire
Basically, I did.
It is not a guidebook...
Here is a sample. This is a song, actually.
This is the only song. The other pieces are essays, stories or poems.
I will post more extracts every now and then. Remind me....
OH yes..if any musician actually performs this, do let me know....we can put it on the interwebtube. Maybe it will go virus.
OH yes again, deadtree versions of this are available at Books Actually. The ebook version is expected soon...
SOYMILK BLUES
There are countless versions of this songs on youtube. This one I enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRlj5vjp3Ko
However, the lyrics which follow fit this version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It7107ELQvY
Soymilk Blues
Soybeans are a wonderful thing
and they make a delicious drink
But first they must be simmered with care
over a blue ring of fire
I walked to the Teck Seng soymilk stall
I felt down, down, down as the moon rose higher
Ah Song stirred, stirred, stirred
above a ring of fire, a blue ring of fire.
All alone at the Teck Seng stall
I felt down, down, down as the moon rose higher
Ah Song just stirred, stirred, stirred
above a ring of fire,
a blue ring of fire.
The taste of soymilk is sweet
It's good for your heart if you don't eat meat
It's not too strong, it's not too mild
Ah Song told me that and then he smiled
His stall was dark, I was the only buyer
I felt down, down, down
As the moon rose higher,
Ah Song stirred, stirred, stirred
and watched that ring of fire,
that blue ring of fire.
If forever love is what you desire
and you're down, down, down
and your troubles grow higher
Drink the milk made of beans, beans, beans
cooked o'er a ring of fire
a blue ring of fire.
...the milk from beans, beans, beans
cooked o'er a ring of fire, a blue ring of fire,
blue ring of fire