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The Ghost of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Cross his palm with silver cross his palm with gold
Cross his palm with powder, Mr Rock 'n' Roll
Prowling like a wolf, howling at the moon
The spirit of his former self is going to haunt your room
He comes to take your heart, he comes to steal your soul
He’s high, high, high, he’s low, low, low
He’s coming to get you Barbara
The ghost of Rock and Roll
He’ll drain you of your blood, he’ll prey upon your mind
Walking, stalking, disinterred, he’s following Plan 9
From outer space, one step beyond the twilight zone
And the body of his former self will stagger round your home
He comes to take your heart…
Gonna never stop, Gonna do voodoo
Pull your strings, do awful things, when he catches you
He’ll snatch your body put a pod under your bed
He can take on any form and hide and inside your head
Here he comes to take your heart…
Incredible! Invisible! Insatiable! The Ghost of Rock ‘n’ Roll
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I'll add these later but here's the first verse for now:
On the Ismailia desert road from Port Said to Cairo
It’s a three hour drive from the three green domes
As the sun beats down, we’re melting on the highroad
Sticking to our seats and boiling in our bones
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In the early morning rain with a dollar in my hand
With an aching in my heart and my pockets full of sand
Now, I'm a long way from home and I miss my loved ones so
In the early morning rain with no place to go
Out on runway number nine a big 707's set to go
But, I'm stuck here in the grass where the cold wind blows
Now, the liquor tasted good and the women all were fast
Well, there she goes, my friend, well she's going down at last
Hear the mighty engines roar - see the silver bird on high
She's away and westward bound - far above the clouds she'll fly
There the morning rain don't fall and the sun always shines
She'll be flying over my home in about three hours time
This old airport's got me down - it's no earthly good to me
'cause I'm stuck here on the ground as cold and drunk as I can be
You can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train
So, I'd best be on my way in the early morning rain
You can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train
So, I'd best be on my way in the early morning rain
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Last Thing On My Mind Is Regret
[C] If I could write a [F] song for you [C] Make every wrong [F} right for you
[C] If I could write a [G] tune that would change the [C] world [G]
[C] If I could put pen to [F] paper now, not [C] save it for [F] later
Now [C] if I could pass this [F] test I could fix this [G] mess
But I [F] sit here crack another beer, I [C] ponder and I fret
As I [F] write these words cross them out again and [C] light another cigar[Am]ette
I know that [F] all the good things [G] in my head I’m [Em] going to [Am] forget,
and the [F] last thing on my [G] mind --- is regret [C]
[C] I took all those [F] years from you, [C] Blood, sweat and [F] tears from you
Your [C] mother was right when she [G] first clapped eyes me [C] [G]
Cos, [C] She said I wasn’t [F] right for you, and [C] you weren’t right for [F] me she knew
But [C] somehow, [F] we saw it [G] through
But I [F] sit here crack another beer, I [C] ponder and I fret
As I [F] write these words cross them out again and [C] light another cigar[Am]ette
I know that [F] all the good things [G] in my head I’m [Em] going to [Am] forget,
and the [F] last thing on my [G] mind --- is regret [C]
BREAK
But I [F] sit here crack another beer, I [C] ponder and I fret
As I [F] write these words cross them out again and [C] light another cigar[Am]ette
I know that [F] all the good things [G] in my head I’m [Em] going to [Am] forget,
and the [F] last thing on my [G] mind --- is regret [C]
[C] If I could write a [F] song for you [C] Make every wrong [F} right for you
[C] If I could write a [G] tune that would change the [C] world [G]
[C] If I could put pen to [F] paper now [C] not save it for [F] later
Now [C] if I could pass this [F] test I could fix this [G] mess
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Brooklyn Bridge (DEMO)
04:08
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Here's the original poem:
MOTORWAYS by Joe Solo
"Morning Mr Arthur, I've come to fix the fridge."
He said: "I've got a little magnet of the Brooklyn Bridge....
The ice cream went all mushy first
And nothing much survived.....
We brought it back from New York
When me wife were still alive.....
But where's me manners, sunshine
Would you like a cup of tea?
What do you say you're here to fix
The fridge, or the TV?"
I said: "I'm no good with tellies
I'm here to do the fridge."
He said: "I've got a little magnet
Of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Take no notice of me, son
Me mind's not what it was
I lose me way a lot these days
I know I do because
I hear me when I'm talking
But there's gaps in what I say
Like when the rain stops under bridges
As you drive a motorway
I hope the rain stops soon, son
The fridge man comes at three
Forgive me manners won't you?
Would you like a cup of tea?
You'll have to drink it black, mind
I've no milk in cos of fridge
I've got a little magnet
Of the Brooklyn Bridge....."
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4 Men Went To Ealing
4 Men went to Ealing, October 17
The man who made the wheels turn
And the man who made them dream
One who spoke for people’s rights
One who kept them safe at night
4 Men went to Ealing
Home of the British Blues
Take a look around
You’ll see you know who
Alexis the corner
Rod in the hall
Gods on the wall
Down in the steaming kitchen
Dwells the ghost of Ho Chi Minh
From Pots and Pans to Vietnam
The worlds about to change
4 Men went to Ealing
Bombed out from the war
Land of Hue and Cry,
Go Go, Whisky Galore
In Survival
Doctor and Ace
Yeah, shot outside this place
Sarah Jane y’know
lives down in Bannerman Road
Down in the steaming kitchen
Dwells the ghost of Ho Chi Minh
From Pots and Pans to Vietnam
The worlds about to change
I’m walking down to West 13
I’m walking down to West 13
I’m walking down to West 13
And the worlds about to change
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500 Miles (DEMO)
02:13
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Caledonia (DEMO)
05:00
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Wickham Song (DEMO)
03:45
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It's All Done (DEMO)
02:05
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Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers London, UK
Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers is singer and a songwriter with legendary UK folk rebel rockers The Men They Couldn’t Hang. He is also a
solo artist in his own right.
Audiences around the world from Cairo to Reykjavik, Brisbane to Vancouver and Berlin to London have submitted to his effervescent and heartfelt vocal style in stadium, theatre, hall and after hours lock in.
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Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers recommends:
Ring The Blues EP
by The Men They Couldn't Hang
The 3rd in a rolling series of digital EP’s from The Men They Couldn't Hang! Track List: Ring The Blues One More Whiskey Ring The Blues Demo Telegram Sam All proceeds go to the TMTCH album fund.
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Campfire Songs
by Naomi Bedford, Paul Simmonds and the Campfire Ensemble
Paul Simmonds from The Men They Couldn't Hang and his partner Naomi Bedford making modern and traditional folk music together
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Australia's very own Mick Thomas - always a sure thing!
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Red Kite Rising EP
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It seem a long time since I first heard this at Camden, and it is still very emotional, waiting for the rest of the new material. Thanks for so many years of great music, and gigs, also thanks for the info about the Lonesome boatman, great to hear it again.
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