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Captain Ridley's Shooting Party

from A Crossword War by Kevin Adams

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about

In the late 30’s the GCCS began looking for a site outside London with its dangers of aerial attack. Bletchley Park was eminently suitable, with its rail and road connections (close to the A5, Watling Street), and was for sale. Everything was set up there before war finally began, the initial foray being passed off to locals as Captain Ridley’s Shooting Party.

lyrics

In August nineteen thirty-eight the strange affair was started,
Some gentlemen came down from town, remained a month then parted,
Remained a month then parted.

They booked out hotels hereabouts and every day we seen ‘em
Go up the house in Bletchley Park, and not a gun between ’em,
And not a gun between ‘em.

A shooting party, so they said, but we had our suspicions.
Whoever Captain Ridley was he’d never shot no pigeons,
He’d never shot no pigeons.

Well, anyway they all went home and soon we’d all forgotten,
Until Herr Hitler started up, and things became quite ‘ot then,
And things became quite ‘ot then.

Back they came to Bletchley Park though no-one said too much (too much)
Whatever they was doin’ there (don’t say where!)
Was def’nitely hush-hush, (hush-hush) was def’nitely hush-hush.Shush!!

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from A Crossword War, released July 15, 2018
Words & music: Kevin Adams
Saxophone: Dorien James
chorus vocals: Dorien James, Marion Hill, Ruth Adams, Andrew King

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Blending traditional folk music with a love of other genres- classical, jazz, folk-rock, prog-rock, pop… music, music, music…

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