Richard Thompson OBE (born 3 April 1949, Notting Hill, London) is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist. Highly regarded for his guitar techniques, Thompson was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991. Similarly, his songwriting has earned him an Ivor Novello Award and, in 2006, a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio. Thompson made his debut as a recording artist as a member of Fairport Convention in September 1967.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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With the chalking and cutting and stitching and such We earn what we earn and it isn’t too much Enough to keep half a step higher than trash Oh kind Mrs. Rita, sincere Mrs. Rita So loose with the purse strings, so free with the cash
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Oh you can’t call it stealing, more helping yourself If the odd pair of nylons should fall off the shelf And fall into somebody’s handbag let’s say Oh kind Mrs. Rita, sincere Mrs. Rita It sort of makes up for the pitiful pay
Oh kind Mrs. Rita, sincere Mrs. Rita God keep and preserve you, we’ll love you always