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To celebrate tonight’s news here the background to the track…here the original slip of paper I wrote it on….plus a note on reverse mentioning the song ‘Satisfied Mind’ maybe for ‘feel’. I never recorded it as far as I can tell.<\/p>\n

Sunday 21st October 2001<\/p>\n

A blank week in diary…aged 42 \u00c2\u00a0and still working at St. Catherine’s Library Oxford University as a library assistant for \u00c2\u00a314k full time in 2001. About to resign following a miserable year rebounding from a relationship of 7 years with a Spanish woman.
\nI was in a quiet time writing….and here it is.<\/p>\n

Inspiration is a funny thing…the song came from the sky literally….<\/p>\n

I know that because I date everything. Written on a small piece of paper no more than a post-it note. Almost the whole lyric written in one go no edits. Then transferred to an archive<\/a> where Claudia Scott found the following in 2003 when I putting together The Moon Over the Downs<\/a> charity disc for my father after he was diagnosed with cancer. (Full album available to listen to on Bandcamp at http:\/\/www.trailerstar.bandcamp.com<\/a> )<\/p>\n

Here the ‘official’ online version Claudia found I not sure if I amended to ‘my dear’ or Claudia did.<\/p>\n

THE DEVIL’S HOUSE<\/span><\/p>\n

I LIVE IN A HOUSE ON TOP OF A HILL
\nI’VE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS AND I’M HERE STILL
\nAND I WATCH YOU EVERY DAY YOU GO BY
\nEVERY DAY OF MY LIFE<\/span><\/p>\n

AND THE RAIN POURS DOWN LIKE TEARS
\nFROM THE COAL BLACK CLOUDS MY DEAR
\nON TO THE DEVIL’S HOUSE<\/span><\/p>\n

WELL YOU DO THINGS THAT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND
\nYOUR FEEL CONFUSED BUT YOU WORK AND PLAN
\nTHEN ALONG COMES A GIRL WITH A PRETTY SMILE
\nAND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOU’RE ALREADY MINE<\/span><\/p>\n

COS I BEEN WATCHING YOU ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE<\/span><\/p>\n

Then Claudia recorded the lovely version on the \u00c2\u00a0original Moon Over The Downs in 2003 with Fats Kaplin.<\/p>\n

Here it is followed by the new version.<\/p>\n