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When I Was a Little Rat (Vincent and Temple)

from I Have Missed You at My Table by Mary Crowell

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    Mary Crowell has returned to Mystic Fig studio to work with Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff. I Have Missed You at My Table is her fourth solo album and is a second jazzy love letter to gaming. Consider it the heir to Crowell's 2012 release, Acolytes of the Machine & Other Gaming Stories.

    releases May 27, 2022

    General Album Credits:
    Produced, engineered and mixed by Jeff Bohnhoff at Mystic Fig Studio
    Arrangements by Mary Crowell and Jeff Bohnhoff
    Mastered by Justin Weis at Trakworx
    Album art by Starr Weems
    Album Layout by Misty Granade

    All songs written by Mary Crowell except the following:
    “Evil Dice Tango” (lyrics by Ian Badcoe and Mary Crowell; music by Mary Crowell)
    “The Xbox Makes You Antisocial” (lyrics by Lilium Crowell and Mary Crowell; music by Mary Crowell)

    Back up vocals by Maya Bohnhoff on "What's the DM Gonna Do, When I. was a Little Rat (Full Company,) Evil Dice Tango, Hat of Disguise, and When I. was a Little Rat (Vincent and Temple,)

    Back up vocals by Amanda Bohnhoff on "Evil Dice Tango"

    Violin/Fiddle by Amy McNally on "Hat of Disguise" and "Why I Was Late (the Pony Song)"

    Cello by Betsy Tinney on "The Tiniest Bit of the Powder"

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Temple Screavy teams up with her best friend and wizard, Vincent and his creepy familiar, Squiggles.

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When I Was a Little Rat (Vincent and Temple)
(Copyright 2019 by Mary C Crowell)

When I was a little rat
My uncles told me
You’ll sail the seas for the Screavy’s, Our Niece.
You are a little rat
But brave as can be. Here’s
Silver for easing your grieving, Our Niece.

Hiding my nature here
This rat knows her task
I’ll sail the seas—for the Screavy’s I roam!.
I’ve got my little sword
And here is my mask!
I’ve silver to trade with the greedy for home.

Chorus:
Chorus:
We are sailing
Each with a story inside
Oceans, secrets,
All have something to hide.

Vincent’s a little gnome
Gone ‘round the bend.
Some fear he’s mad and forsaken (He is.)
He’s such a little gnome
With an octopus friend.
But he kept us safe from the kraken (He did.)

Sometimes they call him mad
The anchors aweigh
The ship setting off with its haul (in the hold)
Vincent will giggle then
And Squiggles will say
that he’ll show them. He’ll show them all!

Chorus

One cold and foggy night
We had to explore
A ship all adrift—take its measure.
A shark ate our sailors up
And then what is more
A priest beat our skiff to the treasure.

We fought a little bit
But during the strife
The priest fired the ship, and we’re going. (away)
Vincent can summon things.
I’m good with a knife.
We’ll find a way to keep rowing. (today)

Chorus

That little octopus
Its eyes look so wise
I will keep silent about them (I will)
The gnome knows my nature now
But, we’ll tell the world lies
And none will have causes to doubt them. (for ill)

Serving my Shifty Lord
This rat knows her task
I’ll sail the seas—for the Screavy’s I roam!.
I have my little sword
Here is my mask.
Such silver to trade with the greedy for home.

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from I Have Missed You at My Table, released May 27, 2022
Mary Crowell- Lead and backing vocals, keyboards, drum programming
Jeff Bohnhoff- Guitar, bass, drum programming
Maya Bohnhoff- backing vocals

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Mary Crowell Athens, Alabama

Mary Crowell is a singer/songwriter and piano teacher who loves mythology and playing Dungeons & Dragons.
Her Patreon is here: www.patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell
She may be seen at science fiction and filk conventions performing and accompanying concerts on piano and occasionally clarinet.
Scattering Seeds on the Pomegranate Tour is her third solo album and is a mythic musical journey! ... more

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