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LYRICS - Never Built A Snowman

David’s heart was beating fast, listening to the day’s forecast
First white flakes of this millennium – younger ones have never felt them
Land on lips and tongues and noses
Scream delight but no-one knows his pain
When he was 5 years old,
A snowman knocked him out cold

He’ll never know how good it feels to build a snowman
He’ll never shape a human body from just powder and his mittened hands
Five decades have gone by
But he still can’t look one in the eye

Little David raced into the street, to where his friends said they would meet
A snowman twice as tall as him, with carrot nose and twiggy limb
Surveyed his land
Broom in hand
David stepped another nervous pace, towards this kindly frozen face
Suddenly a ball of dirty white, flashed into poor David’s sight
A snowman’s fist
A chilling kiss
Confusion flew through David’s mind
He couldn’t see his friends behind
He’ll never shake the first impression
A snowman gave him concussion

He’ll never know how good it feels to build a snowman
He’ll never decorate with pipe, top hat and wrap a checkered scarf around
Half a century’s gone by
But he still can’t look one in the frozen evil dirty coal black eye

Snowflakes fall and smiles rise, David hides behind closed eyes
Family call but he won’t answer, pretends to sleep in his old armchair
Still has nightmares, he’s been known
To wake up screaming words from Aled Jones’
‘Walking In The Air’
A song that he can’t bear
He’ll always be the boy who never built a snowman

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from It's Going to Be an Awkward Christmas, Darling, released December 1, 2010
Words & Music - Helen Arney & Paul Richards
Harp - Kat Arney
Additional instruments and production - Martin Randle

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Helen Arney London, UK

"Geek Songstress" Helen Arney is the UK's finest purveyor of comedy songs with a scientifically verified twist.

"Champion of musical whims" Evening Standard
**** ”Harnesses the spirit of Ben Folds & the Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon… delightful” (Chortle)

Also one third of Festival of the Spoken Nerd and author of "The Element In The Room"
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