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Arthur McBride

August 30, 2023 5:36 am Published by Comments Off on Arthur McBride

TraditionalArranged by Paul Kelly and the band Oh, me and my cousin, one Arthur McBrideAs we went a walking down by the seasideNow, mark what followed and what did betideFor it being on Christmas morning Out for recreation, we went on a trampAnd we met Sergeant Napper and Corporal VampAnd a little wee drummer, intending to campFor the day being pleasant and charming “Good morning, good morning” the sergeant did cry“And the same to you gentlemen” we did replyIntending no... View Article

Charlie Owen’s Slide Guitar

August 14, 2023 5:53 am Published by Comments Off on Charlie Owen’s Slide Guitar

I was crawling, in need of inspirationSo disgusted, aching for a cureRight there in my neighbourhoodA spell from the old, dark woodCharlie Owen’s slide guitar The usual murmurs, the clinking of the glassesThe usual rumours drifting round the barHe made the same mistake twiceMy tears took me by surpriseCharlie Owen’s slide guitar Charlie, I can’t see your faceYour good friends are in disgraceAnd at the crossroads I am toldThe devil’s waiting for your soul If I ever find my way... View Article

Bradman

August 14, 2023 5:44 am Published by Comments Off on Bradman

Sydney, 1926, this is the story of a manJust a kid in from the sticks, just a kid with a planSt George took a gamble, played him in first gradePretty soon that young man showed them how to flash the bladeAnd at the age of nineteen he was playing for the StateFrom Adelaide to Brisbane the runs did not abateHe hit ’em hard, he hit ’em straight He was more than just a batsmanHe was something like a tideHe was... View Article

Anastasia Changes Her Mind

August 14, 2023 5:23 am Published by Comments Off on Anastasia Changes Her Mind

Anastasia left a kiss on the mirrorAnd a couple of condoms by the bedI tried to find her on her old numberBut I just got her boyfriend insteadOh it’s hard, so hardWhen Anastasia changes her mind So I went back to working the quadrellasI collected three times in a rowI swear it must have been that kiss on the mirrorThat I’d touch with my lips just for luck each time I’d goOh it’s hard, very hardWhen Anastasia changes her mind... View Article

Desdemona

July 31, 2023 5:26 am Published by Comments Off on Desdemona

Once I had a life so rareBeauty lived inside the lairDesdemona straight and trueDesdemona gold and blueWell I lost my DesdemonaWith my own hands I destroyed herYes I lost my DesdemonaI fell for lies, I fell for lies Poison in my ear at nightTook away my appetiteI couldn’t hold on to the painSomething broke inside my brainWell I lost my DesdemonaWith my own hands I destroyed herYes I lost my DesdemonaI fell for lies, I fell for lies Never has... View Article