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Come Around

I know how you feel, man You’re down to a crawl You feel like cashin’ in all your chips But this is the deal, man The world is a ball You got to cop the occasional eclipse The darkness is … Continue reading

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Down To The Dregs

There used to be a python-charming diva By name of Leila Montesano-Jones She laughed and cried on cue With eyes of cobalt blue And the circus through her bones Leila left a lover and believer In ev’ry country fair and … Continue reading

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Mister Sandman

Just because the bombs stopped falling Doesn’t mean it’s under control If you’re gonna call it peacetime Shouldn’t I be out of this hole? I can wear a smile with the best of them, keep abreast of them, I’m okay … Continue reading

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Escape

They say at times the Earth’s inclined more sharply on its axis And that the moon controls our minds by how it wanes and waxes They say we’re all in helpless thrall to planetary forces that leave us locked into … Continue reading

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Underneath

it might seem to you the heady taste of sin has wounded me has caved my spirit in but you can please yourself I might be indiscreet but when I squeeze myself I swear the juice is sweet it might … Continue reading

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Swing

Johnny was a wonderful swimmer Then he caught a glimmer Of something he wanted more A medal of a different colour So Mister Weismuller Struck out for a distant shore. He went to Hollywood – so hard to succeed – … Continue reading

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Show, Don’t Tell

When I was just a nipper in Mulhausen I found it hard to get to sleep at night A shepherd to a flock of fifty thousand For all the tales my mother would recite I know she had the very … Continue reading

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Destination Anywhere

I was Belgium-born in a country town To a good strong farmin’ family And we work from dawn ‘til the sun goes down And we thank the Lord for our prosperity I know what to do when I find my … Continue reading

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The Mirror

To begin – you need to imagine the scene: Mis’rable people, crushed by regret and routine. Desperate punters all searching for something divine, praying their evening will sparkle and shimmer and shine… To begin – we owe it to them … Continue reading

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As We Go

Melbourne on a Saturday evening, no better place to be We’re glad you guys could patronise this marvellous marquee Venue of a million stories, you’ve prob’ly only heard a few At last tonight we’ll set that right with a Spiegeltent … Continue reading

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