Richard Thompson - Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands + Wall of DeathRecorded by the BBC at the Cambridge Folk Festival. Christine Collister joins RT on "Wall of Death". Sir Jimmy Shand was a famous Scottish accordion player. "DSOMJS" originally featured on RT's album "Rmor And Sigh" (1991). "WOD" originally featured on Richard & Linda Thompson's classic album "Shoot Out The Lights" (1982).
"No shindig is half complete
Without that famous polka beat
That's why they invite me, I suppose
Waltzes, strathspeys, eights, some reels
Now you know how good it feels
Crank that handle babe, away she goes"