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There’s a legend that the little stone gargoyle in Lincoln Cathedral called ‘The Lincoln Imp’ was originally a real demon who set out to make trouble when the cathedral was built. Apologies to the people of Ingoldmells – it’s only mentioned there to get the rhyme.

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Down in Ingoldmells the demons were
Raising hell, all in malice unconfined -
Pranks, provocations, and
Bile and belligerence,
Wickedness to mastermind
‘O let us go into the world
And tease and torment human kind’
And all the demons in Lincolnshire
Were of one evil mind.
And all…

And they raised a mighty wind that
Blew them in from
The Lincolnshire coast,
And the demons were borne
Upon the storm
And where they went they
Caused a fuss
The milk to sour, and the plough to rust
And all the demons in Lincolnshire
Would see who could
Frighten the most.
And all…

And…the wind to Lincoln
Was wild and loud
And it howled and seethed and
Shrieked and roared,
And one little devil tumbled
Out of the thunder
Through Lincoln’s new
Cathedral door.
‘What's this’ he thought
‘I’ll have some sport
And this diversion I shall enjoy…
The angels singing in
The heavenly choir
I shall pester and annoy.’
The angels…

And the priest and people there
Praising God
Were troubled in their souls
And they prayed and called
Upon the Lord
To come and save them,
To make them brave and
Deliver them from this
Fiend from hell
And all the people in
Lincoln cathedral
Cried ‘Heaven help us all.’
And all…

Then the imp prised the stone eyes
From a gargoyle’s head,
And its teeth and bits of fingers –
Said he; “I need these stones
For my sport and fun,
Old friend I need them
More than thee”.
And he threw them at the angel choir
With evil glee and malevolence
And all the angels in the
Choir were struck
By his impertinence.
And all…

Then round the walls and
Round the towers
The angels hunted him down
And the priest and people
Prayed with groans
That angelic might should
Defeat the sprite
And make him wish he’d
Never left home
Then all the angels in the
Heavenly choir
Caught the imp -
And they turned him to stone.
Hurrah!
Then all…

And…
Centuries may have passed him by,
But the imp’s still there
In stone to see,
And priest and people
And all you folk
Can live in Lincoln peacefully.
So seek God’s face and heaven’s grace
And study your theology
And with all the people
In Lincoln cathedral
Sing “Laudate angeli”.
And with all…
Amen

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from .​.​.​And So To Bedlam (album), released July 26, 2018
12 string guitar and fiddle

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Jennifer Bell and Wilson Walker Nottingham, UK

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