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Competitive Jousting
04:15
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The ballooning plumes of ink
Following the ocean liner
Plumes of smouldering soot
And a Factory poster circa 1981
The sunset shimmer foxes had already been set upon
By the top hat shop frequenters
And the dogs bit hard
Impatient claims and names in a hat
Look what the cat dragged in,
A shower of dingbats
Mooching 'round the bins
Lets hang them on a jousting pole
Like a flag or a shopping bag
Broken windows
Let the blackbirds out
A cabal of widows draw pentagrams on the floor
Of the community hall
While the bobbies on the beat
In white shiny helmets
Make their way down to Brighton Beach
Why can't it be any time I want?
Any time?
If you need someone by your side
I could shed some light on myself
I could shed some light
(Rain on down)
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Knight Of The Realm
03:40
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Had To Swerve
03:48
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Living underneath a dome
I'm blind, running fifty feet up
I'm back on the heavy stuff
But my friends are cracking up
A paler thief and me
Hanging from a tree
Flyers floating through the streets
Ripped up and scattered like ashes on a bus seat
There's going to be a vote
Does your father hear himself?
"There's a war on!"
"There's a war on!"
You must be joking
The turmoil of it all
They took her head off clean
And they sold it on a stall
----- ------ ----
She was a bride to be
She was found three feet
Deep in seeping earth
I'm sprawled on the curb
Like a fox that got hit by a truck
I'm talking to the rats
While they're licking up my blood
Kick me off the road
I know it's a long shot
I know you're on your way
To a dogging spot
I'm living in a ballet box
Does your father hear himself?
There's a war on
There's a war on
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While The Cat's Away
03:30
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Pleased to meet you
Think we've got bats living upstairs
Oh where?
Guess they went out feasting
I'm released and I'm released
Now the dogs are digging up the creek
Get out the way, get her out of the way
It's all going to end in a second for me
And the dogs are digging up the creek
And the dogs are digging up the creek
And the dogs are digging up the creek
And the dogs are digging up the creek
While the cat's away,
Going to come around to your party
Going to have too much to drink
Going to try it on with your sister
But then I had to swerve
I had to swerve
I had to swerve
I had to swerve
And the dogs are digging up the creek
And the dogs are digging up the creek
And the dogs are digging up the creek
And the dogs are digging up the creek
While the cat's away,
Going to come around to your party
Going to have too much to drink
Going to try it on with your sister
But then I had to swerve
I had to swerve
I had to swerve
I had to swerve
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Drawn & Quartered
02:43
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Where do they keep you?
Logged in a bet?
We're getting out of here
Be it hung, drawn and quartered
Who do you pray for?
How do you do?
We're getting out of here,
Be it hung, drawn and quartered
I'm going to reach you
Let down your hair
Burn down your father's house
Getting hung, drawn and quartered
Getting hung, drawn and quartered
Getting hung, drawn and quartered
Getting hung, drawn and quartered
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The Black Plague
02:31
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Yeah, we had another plague
While your were in the Big Brother house
Rats the size of 80s mobiles
All emptied out the Thames
And chewed the line to the rodent killers
And up our commemorative pillars that we
Erected after the exit
And after the war
The sky opened, like a slit drain
And flooded the ports
And we all went carnivore on each other
Deep clear, human light
There were times...
Yeah we had another plague
While you were in the jungle
It's great you've got your big break
Sorry it's at such a bad time
In eight months you'll be back to distributing the plague masks
I'm sick of the smell of the anti-bacterial gel
And the sound of the funeral bell
Yeah, we had another plague
While you were in the big brother house
And it burnt the capital to the ground
And thick plumes of smoke arose up and hit the clouds
I hope you got my musical birthday card
Sincerely L James
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Hesket New Market
03:51
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8. |
Wink Wink
03:09
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9. |
Peninsula Song
03:27
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10. |
Foxes
01:37
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11. |
Call The Council
03:12
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12. |
A Song For The Holy Land
02:34
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14. |
Bag For Life
03:28
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Laurie Shaw Kenmare, Ireland
Laurie Shaw is a Wirral-born songwriter and producer. He now dwells in Ireland where he records from his mountain retreat. He often gigs in Cork, Dublin and the Merseyside area. He has released around 100 albums to date (all of which are available on request). ... more
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