Laila Liqourice from WACHEFELD by The Crows Of Albion

Laila Liqourish

Well, the black robed friars grew the sweet root
At St Richards and St Johns in Pontefract
And the local folk called the black gold Spanish
After travelling monks who brought it back
It was used as a medicine to cure a wide range
Of ailments of the gut and of the lungs
And the only side effect of treating the diseased
Was the colour of their lips and the colour of their tongues

Welcome the kiss of Laila Liqourish
Smooth as fine silk and dark as pitch
The ruby red swish of her cherry whip
The kiss of night from the Pontefract witch
We Love You – Lady Liqourish

Soon the roots spread from the cloisters to the fields
Available to all who could cultivate
From The Bluebell Steps to The Buttercross
The shrub lined Southgate and Micklegate
Planted in the keep of Pontefract castle
sugar added - sold in black lozenge form
Stamped with an image of the fortress where it’s stored
The mighty Pontefract Cake was born

Welcome the kiss of Laila Liqourish
Smooth as fine silk and dark as pitch
The ruby red swish of her cherry whip
The kiss of night from the Pontefract witch
We Love You – Lady Liqourish

In the sweetshops of my childhood it sat in glass jars
A penny in your hand and hope in your eyes
Torpedos, Comfits and sherbet fountains
The sweet wooden root of surprise
Here comes the dark lady of the five towns
From medicinal cure to childhood treat
An adult pleasure to welcome you back
A kiss on her black lips so sweet

Welcome the kiss of Laila Liqourish
Smooth as fine silk and dark as pitch
The ruby red swish of her cherry whip
The kiss of night from the Pontefract witch
We Love You
Welcome the kiss of Laila Liqourish
Smooth as fine silk and dark as pitch
The ruby red swish of her cherry whip
The kiss of night from the Pontefract witch
We Love You – Lady Liqourish
Lady Liqourish
Lady Liqourish
Lady Liqourish

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