handkerchief, paper
transparency, ink, thread
handprinted handkerchief
with sewn collage detail
42 x 42cm
© 2009
lustrouschemistry/
paul hearn
created for flash company; an exhibition curated by matthew cowan at cecil sharp house in london.
oh the jigging and all the dancing
it was all my delight
and staying out late, my boys,
been the ruin of me quite
staying out late, my boys,
like a great many more
if it hadn't've been for flash company
I should never have been so poor
once I had a colour
as red as any rose
but now I'm as pale
as the lily that grows
as the lily in the garden,
my beauty's all gone
if it hadn't've been for flash company
I should never have been so poor
so take this yellow handkerchief
in remembrance of me
tie it safely round your neck
when in flash company
flash company's been the ruin
of a great many more
if it hadn't've been for flash company
I should never have been so poor