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Budgerigar
03:13
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There's shoelaces in my pockets (Henry
Budgerigar
There's penguins in the wardrobe (Sir Peter Maxwell Davies)
Budgerigar
There's lampposts on the stairwell (Hamish)
Budgerigar
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Well i was walking down the street just the other day
When this funky little policeman comes walking my way
And i said "hey man, why don't you try some of this?"
And he said "no, it looks like some of that funny piss"
And i said "hey there doctor, please won't you give me some cheese?"
He took me down to the station and he took off all my clothes
And he said "hey what are these, and what are those"
And i said "that's some tabs of acid, that's some Es and that's some speed"
And he said "i'll take these, they look like just what i need"
And i said "hey there doctor, please won't you give me some cheese?"
Hey, where did you go last night?
Hey where did you go last night?
You didn't come home till the sun was shining bright
He reached into my pockets and he pulled out all my cash
And that was the horrible moment when he found all my stash
It got even worse when he found all the opium and crack
And he said "i arrest you under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971"
And i said "hey there doctor, please won't you give me some cheese?"
So i'm rotting away in my prison room
And i've got a severe case of the doom and gloom
They fined me all my money and they threw away the key
So the only thing that's left to do is just eat cheese
And i said "hey there doctor, please won't you give me some cheese?"
And i said "hey there doctor, please won't you give me some cheese?"
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Computer
03:21
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Look into my eyes and i'll show you something
Don't take away my flies and don't jump on a spring
I wanna kill myself and i don't wanna play computer anymore
Eat more tobacco and never go out to play
Watch your own hand grow and throw yourself away
I wanna kill myself and i don't wanna play computer anymore
Sing a sad song and give yourself a plan
Find a shoe where you belong and telephone a man
I wanna kill myself and i don't wanna play computer anymore
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4. |
Blootered (Kris' Anthem)
03:02
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Well i drank a little beer and i drank a little wine
I drank a little vodka, now i'm feeling mighty fine
I drank a little rum with a little splash of coke
I took a cigarette and i proceeded to smoke it
Now i'm feeling fine
Now i'm feeling fine
Well i drank myself some coffee and i drank myself some tea
I looked into the mirror for to have a look at me
I looked into my eyes and said "why don't you go away?"
And i waited expectantly for what i had to say
Now i'm feeling fine
Now i'm feeling fine
sometimes i wish i could go away
sometimes i wish there was another way
sometimes i can't think of what to say
'Scuse me sir, but you're in the way (get out of the way!)
Well i drank a little beer and i drank a little wine
I drank a little vodka, now i'm feeling mighty fine
I drank myself some rum with a little splash of coke
I took a cigarette and i proceeded to smoke it
Now i'm feeling fine
Now i'm feeling fine
Well i drank myself some coffee and i drank myself some tea
I looked into the mirror for to have a look at me
I looked into my eyes and said "why don't you go away?"
And i waited expectantly for what i had to say
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5. |
The Acid Test
04:20
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I don't want you to cry
I don't want you to die
And i still don't know why
You do this to me
I want to see you smile
Believe it's all worthwhile
On this forsaken isle
It's not so easy
And my hand reaches out to touch yours
And the things we said are never quite remembered
I look inside your mind
To see what i can find
You're gentle and you're kind
But you're not happy
So hold your head up high
'Cos you deserve to fly
to live until you die
You're one in a million
My hand reaches out to touch yours
And i still need you and i hope you still need me
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6. |
Five Pieces of Silver
05:17
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Five pieces of silver
Burning a hole in my head
Wish that i'd gone with her
Wish that i'd been dead
Five pieces of copper
Scattered all over the ground
Brings back all those memories
When will she come around to me?
Five pieces of silver
Five pieces of brass
Well i know this won't be the first time
And it sure won't be the nearest thing to me
Five pieces of silver
Five pieces of gold
Weighing down my pocket
Making me feel so goddamn old
All my money's worthless
I'll have it till i'm dead
All my love is worth as much
As five pieces of lead to me
Five pieces of silver
Five pieces of glass
well i know that this won't be the first time
And i know that it sure won't be the nearest thing to me
Five pieces of silver
Five pieces of grass
well i know that this won't be the first time
And i know that it sure won't be the nearest thing to me
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7. |
Waiting For The Summer
03:46
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Freezing cold but there's Sun
I want fun in the Sun
Waiting for the summer to arrive for me
Lying there on the beach
In the reach of the Sun
Waiting for the summer to arrive for me
I like to feel safe in the happiness
I like to feel warm in the Sun
I dream about going on holiday
When the summer has only just begun
Freezing cold but there's Sun
I want fun in the Sun
Waiting for the summer to arrive for me
Lying there on the beach
In the reach of the Sun
Waiting for the summer to arrive for me
I like to listen to the birds sing
I like to watch the passing clouds
I like to look at the trees with their leaves on
And know that the winter has gone
I want fun in the Sun
Waiting for the summer to arrive for me
Lying there on the beach
In the reach of the Sun
Waiting for the summer to arrive for me
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Whispers In The Wind
04:31
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Look into my eyes and i'll show you something
Don't take away my flies and don't jump on a spring
I wanna kill myself and i don't wanna play computer anymore
Eat more tobacco and never go out to play
Watch your own hand grow and throw yourself away
I wanna kill myself and i don't wanna play computer anymore
Sing a sad song and give yourself a plan
Find a shoe where you belong and telephone a man
I wanna kill myself and i don't wanna play computer anymore
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