Bandstand Closed Till Easter

Lyrics

The deckchairs are stacked up and the ice-cream hatch is shut
The seagulls own the promenade, the arcade's lights are cut
But down beside the bandstand where the wind blows through the rail
A few of us have gathered with a flask and a tune to sail

No one's here to hear us
But we'll play it anyway

The bandstand's closed till Easter, but we're playing all the same
A winter choir of neighbours singing out against the rain
The sea can have the summer, we will keep the song
Hold the note a little longer, hold it warm and strong
The bandstand's closed till Easter, but the music's open wide
Come and stand beside us, there's room for you inside

The baker brings the biscuits, the vicar brings the score
A boy who plays the trumpet is a little out, for sure
The tide comes in to listen and it drums along the stones
And the chilly little seaside town sings out in all its tones

No one's here to hear us
But we'll play it anyway

The bandstand's closed till Easter, but we're playing all the same
A winter choir of neighbours singing out against the rain
The sea can have the summer, we will keep the song
Hold the note a little longer, hold it warm and strong
The bandstand's closed till Easter, but the music's open wide
Come and stand beside us, there's room for you inside

Somewhere past the grey horizon spring is on its way
Every little rehearsal is a promise of the day
When the lights come back along the front and the crowds come down to play
We'll have kept the music going, we'll have kept it through the grey

The bandstand's closed till Easter, but we're playing all the same
A winter choir of neighbours singing out against the rain
The sea can have the summer, we will keep the song
Hold the note a little longer, hold it warm and strong
The bandstand's closed till Easter, but the music's open wide
Come and stand beside us, there's room for you inside

Closed till Easter, open wide
Music's open wide