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Levitate
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Lyrics In conservatory I looked at himHe was adjacent to meI thought about my debtsHe was talking about his house in the Lake District Come levitateIn the greater hospital my friends said HMO times threeTo the mirth that what you thinkThe transfer mess backed up two hoursHad to levitate from a grey map pate The…
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Tragic Days
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Ol’ Gang
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Lyrics Walking down the street just the other nightI turned the corner to a fist-fightAnd I look -ah, I look -ah, I look aroundOld gangOld gang, not aroundOld gang, pretty shortOld gang wants to get off homeOld gang, management programmesOld gangI was walking down the street just the other nightOld gangOld gangWalking down the streetGive…
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Jungle Rock
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Lyrics Hank Mizell XXXX The Fall I was walking through the jungle just the other nightWhen I heard a big rumble and I thought it was a fightI lost all volition and began to move my feetIt was a jungle drummer doing a knock down beatIt was a jungle jungle jungle jungle rockJungle jungle jungle…
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Spencer Must Die
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Lyrics Spencer (Peel Session) XXXX Spencer Must Die (Levitate) JJK MelScent of Vichy [ ] expensiveJJK MelA.K.A. M.E.L.P. – B.L.E.SpecialitySuperb sunflowers from the outskirtsThe melodic experience amplified over centuriesRaspberries inte [ ] [ ]M.E. M.E.L. SpecialitySuperb sunflowers from the outskirtsMelodic experience amplified over centuriesRaspberriesOrdinance special extraRadiatorSean Connery[ ]Mine zineTo purchase with its complimentsViolence goes all…
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4 ½ Inch
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Lyrics 4 ½ Inch The house is falling in (clou-)Shove overNine to tenCloud coverageCloud coverageThe house is falling inEcstatic midges Cloud coverage (For- )Cloud coverage (Forwards) (Force ten)Depressive gale (Cloud)Force ten Depressive galeTimes twoForce ten – quick – the house is falling in(Force ten) The house is falling inEcstatic midgesCloud coverage (house is) (cloud coverage)…
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I Come And Stand At Your Door
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Lyrics Nâzım Hikmet Ran / The Byrds XXXX The Fall I come and stand at every doorBut no-one hears my silent pleaI knock and yet remain unseenFor I am dead, for I am deadI need no fruit, nor even riceI need no meat, nor even breadAnd I need nothing for myselfWhen children die they do…
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Jap Kid
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The Quartet of Doc Shanley
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Lyrics I’m fed up with this worldPentangle knifeMy other me, Cantonine Question eight – Dentist, NovemberQuestion, you [ ] The guardian [ ]If you’re like me you’re a complete and utter prannyYou’ll know what I mean when I say recipePseudo HarkIf you’re like me you’re a complete and utter prannyYou’ll know what I mean when…
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I’m a Mummy
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Lyrics Bob McFadden & Dor XXXX The Fall I’m a mummyI scare peopleLook what happens when I walk up to somebodyHello, I’m a mummyI was born one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine years agoLook what happens when I walk up to somebodyI don’t try to scare peopleI really came back to meet Paul McCartneyBut people…
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Hurricane Edward
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Lyrics Awake at five a.m.Mr Hughes was right in retrospect, he knew the climateI was a farmhand in Ross CountyThen he came, the hurricane This cleanliness won’t take your brassMr Hughes was right in retrospect He knew this climateI’m not an ordinary guy, am I?I held yellow thick ropesSo died before himI was a farmhandThen…
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Masquerade
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Lyrics Levitate This is new!And what is that branch?What branch is it?Account is alteredAnd nine year olds walk aroundIn debt recordAccount alteredThe grim visageAccount is deltaAll yoursThe web descendsLook to your grey hairsAnd back your horsesAbout a weekA special allowance ran out yesterdayThe masqueradeThe masqueradeThe masqueraderieLike a fish dishThe grim visageAltered again and againThe fifty…
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Ten Houses of Eve
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Lyrics Can you see the ten houses of Eve, yeah? And can you enter the ten houses of Eve, yeah?And will you deny your own treat?Dare you enter the ten houses of Eve, yeah?Turn around and face ten houses of Eve, yeahIf onlyIdentity art If only the shards would relocate back in placeIn your blue,…
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Secession Man
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Lyrics You’re the one who always runs the showAnd happiness comes easy when its bright and breezySudden inspiration to a session man’s sensationI gotta to get up early this morningGotta get my early warningHow will she ever know?You’re the one who always runs the showYou’re the one who always runs the showYou’re the one who…
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Oxymoron
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Lyrics Check that out (You pep!)Check that outMr Moody’s scruffed up (You pep!) Oh yeah!Mr Moody’s scruffed up(You pep!)Scruffed up(You pep!) Mr Moody’s scruffed up (You pep!)(You pep!)(You pep!)Oh yeah!(You pep!)Check that out Scruffed up (You pep!)Carefully (You pep!)Carefully Mr Moody’s scruffed up (You pep!)Oh yeah!(You pep!)(You pep!) (You pep!) (You pep!)Carefully (You pep!)Carefully (You…
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The Ballard Of J. Drummer
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Lyrics In year one nine nine six O one (the last numeral was upside down)Johnny Drummer came to the outskirts of townPeople came out and shouted at himSome people came out and shouted dead at him, “Say, show us your sticks”Then they went back to their computer tricksHe’d hit a town with no life, to…
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Last Chance To Turn Around
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Lyrics Gene Pitney (Last Exit to Brooklyn) XXXX The Fall You gotta keep those wheels of mineRolling and burning down the highwayLast night that girl of mine left me yearningBest start learning to see things my wayHit me for the very first timeAnd we’re gonna turn aroundI’m leaving her love behindAnd getting out of townI…
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The Coliseum
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Lyrics ColiseumThe ColiseumLook out, burnYou ought to know this by nowYou with the empty crane over They’re the gatekeepers and the sentinelsTheir jokes are humdrumThe ColiseumColiseumThe ColiseumThe ColiseumBrown brass leading up to Ionic columnsTrust themSometimes there is not enough in the vast cavernous emptiness that is the world of the callowBut they stood outside at…
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Oleano
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Lyrics I’m just trying to uncover the truthWhere’s the Captain?It’s over, Cap’nConsider the helm, the helmThe Captain is in his bunk berth, asleep as he should beJust trying to uncover the truthIt’s over for you except scream”Aaaahhh!”Ah ah, ah ah We’re just trying to uncover the truthOleanaWhere’s the Captain?Captain asleep in his bunkContinueEnsconced in snowThe…
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Powder Keg
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Lyrics You better listenYou better listenIt’s thinIt’s a powder kegYou better listen to meTake me homeI don’t want to goTake me back to the safeYou know betterYou better listenIt’s a powder kegYou better listenRetreat from EnniskillenI had a dreamBruised and colouredIt going to hurt meManchester city centreCaroline, take me backI can’t get the busYou know…
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Spinetrak
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Lyrics May the sideshow beginYoung lad from Escom is a schizophrenic He also thinks he’s a manHis other half is his side-kickThe man from Escom is a schizophreneOther half is called Chick, his side-kickYou are my spinetrak, my spinetrak, my spinetrak You are my spinetrak, my spinetrak, my spinetrakYou are my spinetrak, my spinetrak, my…
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Stay Away (Old White Train)
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Lyrics Johnny Paycheck XXXX The Fall When I was a young man, yeah I really knew it allWhen I was young, why I just, yeah really knew it allSo if you’ll listen to an old dog barkYou might see that hole before you fallI’m gonna lay something on you, then I’m gonna move on outGonna…
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Hostile
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Credits: Mark E. Smith / Brix Smith First released: “The Light User Syndrome” (1996) Alternate version first released: “Oxymoron” (1997) Never performed live.
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He Pep!
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Lyrics Peel Session This style is identical to none, the style is identicalGo delve elsewhere, more mature, courseGo delve, delve elsewhere, hex, gitStop clogging my system up, go elsewhere British new found voyeurCan’t even point a film camera straight, or get a telephone number correctGet the girl, you can’t, you’re a crusty stick-up You pep!You…
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Das Vulture Ans Ein Nutter-Wain
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Lyrics Das Vulture Ans Das Nutter-WainDas Vulture Ans Das Nutter-WainLa la la la la laDas Vulture Ans Das Nutter Ein WainVulture Ans Das Nutter-WainVulture Ans Das Nutter Ein WainJester, jester, parson’s prayerSo few and far betweenDown and outCarrion clown Paint your face, and close your mouthVulture Ein das NutterLa la la la la laVultureDas Vulture…
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D.I.Y. Meat
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Lyrics The minute I get out of my tentMy garden is covered with cement, the minute I wentAnd Radio One blasting outsideAsteriskTwixt light and darkHe said I’m a handymanHe was a handymanHe was a handymanHe was a handymanI said what you doing round that grave?Said I’m a handymanI saw you chatting to my wifeBetween the…
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Interlude/Chilinism
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Pine Leaves
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Lyrics “They gave their lives during the occupation arranged at the end of Japan””It was not a concentration camp””Annihilation””A million dead here””Annihilation”And still we believeAs ghost presenceHow does it show a dreamAs ghostsDecideI’ve heard the sameHow does this end(One hundred thousand people perished there)(Annihilation)(Annihilation)They come from(It was not a concentration camp)They come from verdant Albion(It…
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North West Fashion Show
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Lyrics Hugh McSheepshagger from BoltonIt is Hugh McSheepshagger from BoltonIt is Hugh McSheepshagger from BoltonNext up, Mr A Ordinary from WhitefieldIt is Hugh McSheepshagger from BoltonNext up, Mr A Ordinary from WhitefieldIt is Hugh McSheepshagger from BoltonJudy’s bastard offspringWe have Richard and Judy’s bastard offspringBaseball cap … Baseball cap reversedThen we have Richard and Judy’s…
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One Day
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Lyrics When I first met you you didn’t go anywhere’Cept for the drama corporation of co-op theatreSkirting from a course, bovver boots on Vacuum breath equals we never close But one day you’ll find out that you lost a good manAnd one day you wake up and find you lost a good manTransparent or notYou’ll…
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Bonkers in Phoenix
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Lyrics Veins on leavesA cat of kings A mouthful of seed A strand of beadsAn hour of lustA bucket of trustIt’s time to restMy shiny thingsPull them offPull them offPull them off of meLittle one, please don’t cryShiny things you just can’t buyLittle one, please don’t cryShiny things you just can’t buyTrying to fixIsn’t brokenLetting…
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The Aphid
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Lyrics And who can ever forget this one?Six times parkingSix, fourForm bar and sixForm a box-lineThe aphidThe aphidBend downScratch around the carpet for insectGet hook clampStand upGel frame Put insect in a jarThe aphidWalk back two, three and fourStop for a restGo back to scratchThe aphidHook clampGo back downScratch around the floorTake hook clamp and…
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I’m Not Satisfied
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Lyrics Frank Zappa XXXX The Fall YeahYeahGot no place to goI’m tired of walking up and down the street all by myselfNo love left for me to giveI try and try but no-one wants me the way I amWhy should I pretend I like to roam from door to doorMaybe I’ll just kill myself, I…
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Pearl City
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Lyrics In Pearl City Pearl CityNo-one knows and no-one cares about your world of stocks and sharesI don’t need no riding cropI don’t need no roundabout stopYou’re welcome to Pearl CitySee the bankBright white training shoeOld coots retired earlyIn Pearl CityIn Pearl CityCappuccino and a slice of quicheIt’s salad for the new educated teachEverything is…
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Feeling Numb
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Lyrics Numb at the Lodge (Peel Session version) XXXX Feeling Numb Post- festivities, I’m feeling numb nowFrom remedies and ProzacI’m kinda two-toneI’m feeling numb nowI’m feeling numbI’m feeling numb nowI’m feeling numbProzacDon’t touch that phone dialStick with kindredWelcome in, I’m on automationAnd family is cerebral causticI’m feeling numb nowI’m feeling numbI’m feeling numb I’m feeling…
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Rainmaster
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Lyrics TV man’s tarantulaTV manTV manTV manTV manRainmasterRainmasterCopycats this and thatWhat about copycat familiarsAnd miserable witchesRainmakerChanges all rainTV manTv manTv manTv manRainmasterRainmasterFlorida wildlife is under constant threatRainmasterTV manCurserer of blights once too oftenIn the ridiculous muggy envelope stainedGoin’, you sorry fuckTV manTV manTV manTV manRainmaster in BelgiqueRainmaster in Basingstoke’s portaphone trafficMaurique assistant crap in hermitageRainmaster…
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Don’t Call Me Darling
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Lyrics Don’t call me darlingDon’t call me darlingHarbouring on itHates thisWants thisShe hates thisDon’t call me darlingDon’t call me darlingDon’t call me darlingDon’t call me darlingThe long black hair of wretched bluebottleDarting all over to no availI got zero toleranceMy head full I’ll pack a wool swabDon’t call me darlingDon’t call me darlingDon’t call me…
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The Joke
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Lyrics Go back, go back to your diseased (hup!) control roomDon’t be, don’t be nice about it, just spit it backWhy don’t, ward off, why don’t you be mature about it in your grey raincoatOff ward, ward offThe jokeViolent food descends over you, huhOff ward, ward offThe jokeWard off, off wardThe jokeThe joke, five years…
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Shut Up!
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Lyrics The Monks XXXX The Fall Lil lil lil lil lil lil loo hooLil lil lil lil lil lil loo hooWow wow wow wowWow wow wow wowWow wow wow wow (Got a reason to laugh)Shut up, don’t cryWow wow wow wow (Got a reason to cry)Shut up, don’t cry(World is so worried)(World is so worried)Shut…
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Junk Man
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Lyrics The Groundhogs XXXX The Fall Nah nah nah nahNah nah nah nahNah nah nah nah nahTolerance is not a virtueJunk man, lend a handHelp me clear this trackLight a match, burn it upTurn it into ashJunk man, lend a handHelp me clear this crapLight a match, turn it upTurn it into ashGive me back…
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You’re Not Up To Much
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Lyrics Not up to muchNot up to muchShe’s imitativeHer mind’s in piecesShe says we can’t all liveHer mind is in piecesShe says we can’t all live in semi-detached housesShe’s OedipusShe gets the checkFor car taxShe is OedipusShe gets the checkFor car taxWith barely a muttered thanksToo much Warehouse shop Too many fancy hatsClothes imitationA body…
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Middle Class Revolt!
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Lyrics Middle Class Revolt Everything you see you wantGo to clubsMiddle class revoltMiddle class revoltPut it downPut it downHe wants Homestyle Sublimates the envy to C2sBump into each other and joltD2s, D1s, bump into each other and jolt A middle class revoltCalorificA middle class revoltA middle class revoltEverything you seeMiddle class revoltGo to clubsCrashing into…
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Surmount All Obstacles
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Lyrics You must retreat into mysticism to find an originationLocate the base enclaveSurmount all obstaclesSurmount all obstaclesHeinz is guiltyHe says “Look, I let the shot go by accident … I’m a black belt” His face is full of xxxx, cruelty, guiltBlue-eyed, a caring sharing manEmbarrass them into extinctionMust he retreat into mysticism, or locate the…
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M5#1
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Lyrics You’ll never see me try to raise CainYou’ll never see me wear a suit of greenThere’s a slip road up right aheadLeading to the agragarian But I’m city born and bredToo many car fumes in my headJust a well-read punk peasantBut you’d think a country man would understandThe devil makes work for idle handsM5…
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The Reckoning
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Lyrics I phoned you up from DallasBut your heart was still in marbleAnd your head was reckoningYour friends are dis-compos-mentis And like most in leather jackets are covetingReckoningReckoningAnd you’re sleeping with some hippy halfwit who thinks he’s Mr Mark Smith ReckoningBeckoningReckoningReckoningI’m left alone in Europe consulting an atlasWanderingWanderingAnd it’s evil that you spark offIn disguise…
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City Dweller
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Lyrics Dictum – message of the Euro-boreRandomIt’s a good life, bowing to the tyrant NoneChristian gang chants sweetRegionalKeep your head down for the moment(That now suit is now in bucketIt’s a good life, Europe)Avoid the dismantledAll heads stuck in bloody plant potsAll looking at themForgetting the endless drive against natureCity dwellerMust we base ourselves again…
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The $500 Bottle Of Wine
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Lyrics A five hundred dollar bottle of wineA five hundred dollar bottle of wineA five hundred dollar bottle of wineThat’s all we get for being with him all the time I give them a five hundred bottle of wineThat’s all they get most of the timeA five hundred dollar bottle of wineA five hundred dollar…
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Hey! Student
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Lyrics When I’m walking down the street it’s always you I seem to meetLong hair down and sneakers on your feetAnd write your letters to the Evening News I clench my fist and sing this tuneI said hey student, hey student, hey student, you’re gonna get it through the headI said hey student, hey student,…
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Cab Driver/City Dweller
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Lyrics Cab Driver XXXX City Dweller Dictum – message of the Euro-boreRandomIt’s a good life, bowing to the tyrant NoneChristian gang chants sweetRegionalKeep your head down for the moment(That now suit is now in bucketIt’s a good life, Europe)Avoid the dismantledAll heads stuck in bloody plant potsAll looking at themForgetting the endless drive against natureCity…
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War
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Originally recorded by Henry Cow/Slapp Happy, appearing on “In Praise of Learning” (1975). Credits: Anthony Moore (music); Peter Blegvad (lyrics).