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If You Can't Fight Wear A Big Hat

by Big Boot Dance

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1.
The Reason 04:40
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You're not the reason I gave it all away I could be lying Who can say? It won't be the first time Won't be the last Cos you're not the reason You're not the reason I was dejected I was a cold arsed soul Feeling rejected Beginning to lose control But you were so loaded High as the sun Who did you walk on? Look what you've done You're not the reason I didn't throw it away Just opened my mouth When there was nothing to say An ignorant git Levi coat Zip up boots Looked like a nanny goat '72. I was just 19 And I saw things That I had never seen Bluffing the gig Jig-a-jig jig That's what we did Jig-a-jig jig And if I had my time again Well then it`s au revoir my friend And when I'm dreaming I dream of you Been such a long time But when I look at myself I know that I can Finally face the truth You're not the reason You're not the reason You're not the reason
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My World 05:21
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This is my world But you control my destiny Yeah this is my world But you rob me of my dignity From the moment I could breathe You have practised to deceive Taking everything I had away By the time that I could read You had sewn your poisoned seed See the flowers that have grown today Yeah this is my world So give me back my liberty Give me my world Then you will see the best of me From boardroom to factory floor There`s a bar across the door And they`ve taken everything you had to give Golden handshake to the grave Spending everything you've saved And we know that's not the way you chose to live Yeah this is my world And you can only take so much from me Welcome to my world 'Cos you can't take that away from me no no Can't take that away Cant take that Can't take that away Oh lord, can't take that Ain't gonna take no shite just because you think it's right Don't want to waste my time working on the line Don't want to clean the car not gonna drive that far No need to check the post for holidays to the coast 'Cos this is my world Don't want to cut my hair I don't want to pay the fare Don't want to spend my wedge just to take the pledge Don't want to walk the dog or kneel to pray to God Ain't gonna paint the wall I just want my life to be a ball This is my world
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Pop Music 05:55
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Ain't got no good vibrations Can't feel no energy A purple haze has fallen Fallen like rain on me Here all chasing the dollar now Sell your soul for a pot of gold No feel for the rhythm now No feel 'cos you've got no soul It's just a simulation Here on my VST A two bob emulation And that's what's bugging me We all sing karaoke now I can sing when you sample me All play midi music now But that don't guarantee Pop music from your soul Pop music Don't feel no evolution Don't feel no symmetry Don't feel like a revolution And that's what's bugging me We don't sing Bobby Dylan now Play a song on my tambourine Play a song if you`re willing now Play a song in the key of E Can't skip the light fandango Can't do the boogaloo Can't strut the funky chicken no I want to listen too Pop music from your soul Pop music
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Kickin' Stones 04:52
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The rhythm of the rain Plays a sad refrain On my window It`s a sorry symphony That was written just for me I know There's a cloud above, up in the sky But it don't possess no silver lining That's for sure Low on cigarettes And my broken TV set Holds no solace And the meter in the hall Just reminded me it`s empty Like my pockets Well I guess I am a lucky man I`ll fall right through the eye of that needle Shoes are worn out Arse down to the bone Spirt's weak My aspiration`s torn So I'm just kickin' stones Yeah kickin' stones Here in my prison cell Surrounded by the books You read My loneliness is cold And I can't find the warmth Instead I'm just kickin' stones Yeah kickin' stones Dreams are worn out Threadbare left alone Soul in torment Inspiration gone So I'm just kickin' stones Yeah kickin' stones
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Stealing Time 07:24
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The years die then leave you Alone and abandoned Here in this wild world With nothing to say I would not deny I have been guilty Wasted the good time Given to me So you call me a robber I don't sneak like a thief I won't beg for forgiveness When I'm down on my knees Stealing time I'm looking behind me I'm waiting for the photo call Stealing time I passed the mile stone past the garden wall The garden wall Stealing time And you said there's a better way If only we could change Stealing time Because you're only here waiting Until your time comes round again You`re stealing time I saw a young boy He rode on an Eagle Down through the back streets In my yesterdays Eyes like the ocean Hair like the corn grass Rode like the wild wind Through my yesterdays You call me a poacher A shadow on the heath No better than a criminal No better than a thief Stealing time Watch the seconds turn to minutes It's crazy how they slip away Stealing time I'm shipping water got no lifeboat I'm just a castaway Stealing time And will we see what we want to see When the sun comes up today Stealing time 'Cos we're only here waiting until our time comes round again We`re stealing time Watch the seconds slip away They slip away Slip away Stealing time We're on a knife edge leaning over We're wishing on a five leaf clover Stealing time Chasing shadows down the alleyway Just one way Stealing time And you say there is a better way If only we could change Stealing time Some gathered by the water side And somebody called your name Stealing time You're counting chickens filling baskets With the eggs they lay Stealing time Holy roller what did you do today? What did you do today? Stealing time And you said there is a time to play And it's written in the sun Stealing time And one day you will be there When my time has come Stealing time Counting seconds watching minutes As they slip away I watch them slip away They slip away Slip away
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Let Go 03:57
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First time I saw you You took me by the hand Smiled like a woman Then you hit me like a man Now I can't let go I can't let go No matter how hard I try I know You're living within my soul And a can't let go Woah Lord I can't let go You treat me like a prisoner You hold the key that locks the door And I can't let go Can't let go Talked to the preacher He gave me wine and bread He said the cross that you bear`s Going to weigh you down Take the righteous road instead But I can't let go Lord I can't let go There are chains tied deep inside me Connected to my soul And I can't let go Oh Lord I can't let go Only you can set me free You're the one that holds the key 'Cos I can't let go Can't let go You took the blue from my rainbow Turned it into gold Tied me up Inside these chains now I can't let go You beat me like a refugee Abused the soul that lives in me But I can't let go Can't let go You got the key that locks the door And I don't think I can take no more And I can't let go Can't let go You pick me up You bring me down Spin my head around and round But I can't let go 'Cos I can't say no No
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Soul Train 05:15
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That's the soul train That you hear my friend That's the soul train Coming round the bend Take the step and let the music flow Guitar rhythm buzzin' like a saw When they rock the bass Can you feel it in your soul? Everyone should take the trip Just let the music take control Get on the soul train Take you where you wanna go Ride on the soul train Tell you what you wanna know What do you wanna know? Feel the rhythm running through your veins When you`re riding on the soul train Feel the rythum running through your veins When you`re riding on the soul train Gonna take your blues away Away away away away
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Playing On My Mind 04:08
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Monday morning comes around Sunday's rain lies on the ground I'm still waiting for my sixty nine Tuesday come then Tuesday go Wednesday I just dont know Thursday I never have the time Friday greets me with her smile Maybe I could stay a while Play here like a silly child But Saturday keeps playing on my mind Playing on my mind Something that somebody said Is running round inside my head But Saturday is playing on my mind Playing on my mind Though I wish my life away There really is no other way Dreaming of another day 'Cos Saturday is always on my mind Always on my mind Monday come Tuesday go Wednesday I just don't know Come Thursday I never have no time Give me Friday 'Cos Saturday is always on my mind Always on my mind
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Connected 04:11
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Bet you talk like an angel Walk like a saint Coming on like the innocent But Lord knows that you ain't Starchild you're turning me on When you sing I'm arrested From the head to the hip I`ve never felt so connected Take me on that magic ship Starchild you're turning me on Starchild you're turning me on And I feel so connected Starchild you're turning me on Beneath the stars in the dark sky Flowers in your hair Let's start a new revolution You can take, you can take me there Starchild you're turning me on Starchild you're turning me on And I feel so connected You, you're turning me on When I hear the ringing of a Gretch guitar I feel connected When I hear you singing yeah yeah yeah I'm connected Been to Waterloo and watched the sunset Dave I was arrested Now I'm connected I'm connected
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Underground 02:56
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I wake up For a few moments my mind is clear Then reality creeps in Like Poison Holy father Can you see If you got room left in your heart for one like me? Just a sinner Coming down Gonna make a great big hole in the ground So when you lay me down will you pray for me? Will you shed a thousand tears of sympathy? Yeah if you lay me down you better lay me deeper underground I'm going deeper deeper deeper I'm going deeper undrground Sister Mary Help me please Why do I do these thing I do so eagerly? Like a gambler Cool has ice Bet the shirt wrapped round my back on the roll of a dice I'm going deeper deeper deeper I'm going deeper underground Going deeper Going deeper Underground So when you lay me down will you drink to me? When you lay my lonely heart will you think of me? Yeah when you lay me down you better lay me deeper underground I'm going deeper deeper deeper I'm going deeper underground Deeper Going deeper Underground
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Children 04:43
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You push and fight like children in a playground Who's wrong? who's right? Can't anyone agree? Mesmerised by the colours of their rainbow And you know what dance you`re dancing Because they told you on TV Dumb you down, they're trying to dumb you down Dumb you down, they're trying to dumb you down To keep you down they got to dumb you down Above the hype you can see into the distance A wonderous sight for anyone to see And if you trust in your imagination You can be anything that you want to be Dumb you down, the're trying to dumb you down You'd better believe it Dumb you down, the're trying to dumb you down To keep you down they got to dumb you down You walk the streets you got logo on your shoulder This crazy beat got a hold of your soul Well I'm mystyfied it's not that complicated To be yourself and no one else You got to take control Dumb you down they're trying to dumb you down Dumb you down they're trying to dumb you down To keep you down they got to dumb you down They dumb you down to keep you down No need to spread the cash around oh no That's why they dumb you down They break your balls to build the walls Then treat you like neanderthals oh oh Too late to cry they`ve cast the die They'll take that penny from your eye oh yeah You silly get that's why you sweat You should have learned your alphabet oh yeah The world goes round and round and round And if they can the'll keep you down oh yeah Then you live in a shack 'till you break your back You'll break your back

about

We are a non-profit making music collective. You
can help change that by buying our songs
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We aim to appeal to people who avoid TV 'talent'
shows at all costs, who are bored senseless by
the wailing diva and who have had a belly full
of the endless procession of re-masters, cover
versions and 'best of' compilations
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We don't crave publicity. We would rather do
something than be someone. If you have any
interest in us at all we want it to be because of
the music we produce not because we scrub up
well after a session in Photoshop
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We do not endorse the wearing of sunglasses
indoors unless under medical advisement, during
a period of bereavement or as a strategy to
reduce observable tells when playing poker
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We would rather have a modest income and
work with a relatively low profile and deal only
with people that we love and trust than make an
enormous amount of money and have to deal
with scumbags everyday (Thanks for that one Steve)
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We enjoy a slice of cake or a chocolate biscuit
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credits

released June 30, 2006

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Jamie Dodger - Vocals
Ginger Nuttz - Lead Guitar
Gary Baldy - Bass Guitar
Rich Tee - Rhythm Guitar
Dai Jestive - Drums
Coco McArune - Wind
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Scratchy Potts - Engineer
Anthony 'Tone' Deaf - Producer
Archie Fatcacky - Impressario
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