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The Lord Mayors Show

by Slip-on John

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1.
Tea Sir? 03:12
Tea? Tea? Tea Sir? More tea? More tea? More tea? More tea? Tea? More tea sir? Drink from the bar? Sweetie sir? Mmm yes you are Hot refreshing towel For your face? Mini bag of pretzels? Fruit cake? Flying Heading up to space You’re working with a Smile aching on your face You’ve found your home as a mile high trolley dolly Sky-seeking till tart Tea? Tea? Tea Sir? More tea? More tea? More tea? More tea? Tea? More tea sir? Drink from the bar? Sweetie sir? Mmm yes you are Hot refreshing towel For your face? Mini bag of pretzels? Fruit cake? Flying Heading up to space You’re working with a Smile aching on your face You’ve found your home as a mile high trolley dolly Sky-seeking till tart Would you like some tea sir? Tea? Tea? Would you like milk sir? Light snack? Sir? Would you like a boiled sweet? Sweetie? Goodbye sir
2.
I was in the party mood When I saw this bloke arrive Something was unusual He had a guitar by his side Everyone was chilling out When there was suddenly a strumming sound As the people turned around He starting singing very loud I don’t do things like that Tell me that I don’t do things like that I don’t do things like that I’m hoping that I don’t do things like that He closed the song in silence Then began to start again I think there should be violence Cos this man has got no shame He tried to play some well know songs In the hope that we would sing along But people had got bored of him So they ignored him, I just laughed I don’t do things like that Tell me that I don’t do things like that I don’t do things like that I’m hoping that I don’t do things like that I don’t do things like that Tell me that I don’t do things like that I don’t do things like that I’m hoping that I don’t do things like that I don’t do things like that Tell me that I don’t do things like that I don’t do things like that I’m hoping that I don’t do things like that
3.
Hole Song 04:29
There’s a hole in my head where the rain gets in Like dropping money in a slot machine Like pennies in a tin it feels like lead There’s a hole in my head, there’s a hole in my head There’s a hole in my brain which I can’t explain It’s quite sore but absorbs the rain That dumbs my sense and numbs my pain There’s a hole in my brain, there’s a hole in my brain Superfly Superfly There’s a hole in my shoe where the rain gets through It’s not funny ‘cos I bought them as new A pair for me and a pair for you There’s a hole in my shoe, there’s a hole in my shoe There’s a hole in my skin where the rain gets under I look old but I feel much younger But I start to wonder with the state I’m in There’s a hole in my skin, there’s a hole in my skin Superfly Superfly Superfly Superfly There’s a hole in face where the rain gets caught I’m blowing bubbles in with every thought They go pop or return to trace There’s a hole in my face, there’s a hole in my face There’s a hole in my butt where the rain gets out I’m blowing bubbles when I scream and shout All taut and stuck in a rut There’s a hole in my butt, there’s a hole in my butt Superfly Superfly
4.
40fied 03:35
I see your little body I see it getting thinner I see you drinking water And not eating your dinner It makes me feel guilty I’m a culinary sinner I’m pecking on the bread Butter running down my chin I gotta get me, 40fied I gotta otta gotta get, get, 40fied I gotta otta otta get me, 40fied I gotta otta gotta get get, 40fied I’m looking at a body I see it in the mirror I gotta make it thinner Got to got to make it thinner Went on a liquid diet Thought I was on to a winner And then I look at you And I know I’m a beginner I gotta get me, 40fied I gotta otta gotta get, get, 40fied I gotta otta otta get me, 40fied I gotta otta gotta get get, 40fied I see your little body I see it getting thinner I see you drinking water And not eating your dinner It makes me feel guilty I’m a culinary sinner I’m pecking on the bread Butter running down my chin I gotta get me, 40fied I gotta otta gotta get, get, 40fied I gotta otta otta get me, 40fied I gotta otta gotta get get, 40fied I’m looking at a body I see it in the mirror I gotta make it thinner Got to got to make it thinner Went on a liquid diet Thought I was on to a winner And then I look at you And I know I’m a beginner I gotta get me, 40fied I gotta otta gotta get, get, 40fied I gotta otta otta get me, 40fied I gotta otta gotta get get, 40fied
5.
I hear you telling me something But the moment’s already lost The one ahead of me’s jumping It seems our lives have already crossed All I want is a system I can make a difference in I don’t feel I’m at home in a place someone else has been If you call me a liar Well I would only be too myself I’m not a cheap old messiah On the trail of eternal wealth All I want is a system I can make a difference in I don’t feel I’m at home in a place someone else has been My brother’s at war with himself so I’m not alone He’s just got to survive with his faith in his one man show All I want is a system I can make a difference in I don’t feel I’m at home in a place someone else has been Would you jump in the fire Would you commit an earthly sin? Or be a social pariah On the edge of this life we’re in? I hear you telling me something I hear you telling me something I hear you telling me something I hear you telling me something
6.
Big Gun 04:52
This is a story about a man called Cesar Who came to work at our office Like the great man he was tasked as a leader of men But turned out to be something of a novice (it goes like this) La la la la la la la La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la la Everybody sing Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na You came to us all a senior Telling us things we know so well You said that you wanna feature And tell all the brass to go to hell You said that you wanna clean up But I don't think you're gonna lose the smell Of the air every time your phone rings In case it's bad news you're far too nice to tell And wanna be feared But you haven't got the heart to fight So you're gonna make war But you're keeping yourself alive And you've got your big gun But you wanna run away and hide So you're gonna make war But you're keeping yourself alive Keeping yourself alive So you dream you're Al Pacino But you wanna bring your dreams to life And this place is New York And you're keeping yourself alive Well it's about the worst kind Of professional genocide And you're gonna make war But you're keeping yourself alive So how we doing so far? The world of our esteemed captain is completely bizarre It's a bit like a virtual Churchill but with no cigar Or Michael Schumaker in a three wheeled car It's a little bit embarrassing really isn't it? Makes me wanna play a noisy guitar solo in protest like this Here we go! So you dream you're Al Pacino But you wanna bring your dreams to life And this place is New York And you're keeping yourself alive Well it's about the worst kind Of professional genocide And you're gonna make war But you're keeping yourself alive Keeping yourself alive
7.
I’m just a fool for your love I’m just a fool for your love I know you’re not that nice Your love comes at a price But I’ve got to be the only one beside ya You cost me all my friends Who think I’ve lost my head If I was not in love I would dislike ya Dying from sacrifice Only for you I’m just a fool for your love Making my world move around you I’m just a fool for your love All things revolving around you You always want me there Sitting in that chair Saying nothing, doing nothing beside ya I think I might turn blind Or go out of my mind I’ve got be the only one inside ya Dying from sacrifice Only for you I’m just a fool for your love Making my world move around you I’m just a fool for your love All things revolving around you I’m just a fool for your love Making my world move around you I’m just a fool for your love All things revolving around you
8.
You tell me you are right that I am wrong that you are wrong But you’re wrong as I will write in the lyrics of this song Be a big boy not a big girl don’t be precious sing along it will be much more medicinal than having a ding-dong I was wrong I was wrong I was wrong again I can no longer deny it or refuse to take the blame I circumnavigated reason and disengaged my brain And came up with a statement that was totally insane I will not impart on a mission to save face Providing you extend me your humbleness and grace I don’t want any told-you-so’s or smug looks on your face Just let the moment disappear without a mark or trace You see I know that you were wrong Cos you told a little lie A lie you would embellish Rather than deny Now everybody’s doing And no-one’s asking why And you are in the detriment Right up to your eyes So rather than admit your fallous proposition You tried to intimidate me into a confession Now I want you to make a concession If you wouldn’t mind Now extracting your admission was like bending bars of steel But now that you have made it tell me how do you feel? You look like a person with a weight off their chest And I have to admit to being suitably impressed I know deep down that it really annoyed ya And I have to admit that I enjoyed the shardenfreude But at least in the future I wont need to avoid ya Or turn the other cheek and all that metaphorical speak
9.
One Fine Day 04:06
Something great Something good happened One fine day We fell in love all of a sudden And now I love you with all my heart In every thought I’m with you And now I love you with all my heart And every day I’m with you Is one fine day Someone safe Someone cool and clever Turned my face Changed my life forever And now I love you with all my heart In every thought I’m with you And now I love you with all my heart And every day I’m with you Is one fine day The more you look for something the harder it is to find But luck is there to greet you sometimes, and catch you blind Some kind fate Booked my place in heaven One fine day We made a choice together And now I love you with all my heart In every thought I’m with you And now I love you with all my heart And every day I’m with you Is one fine day Every day I’m with you is one fine day Every day I’m with you is one fine day Every day I’m with you is one fine day
10.
Put your head into the dragons den Be the common hero once again Be a stranger in the Hollywood hills Live in danger of a life that kills Put your into the dragons den Be the common hero once again Be a stranger in the Hollywood hills Live in danger of a life that kills

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Recorded 2006

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released June 22, 2015

All words and music: Gareth D Hadley
Recorded and Produced by Gareth D Hadley

Cover artwork by R Catherine Sullivan

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Slip-on John Barnstaple, UK

Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter.
Active as a recording artist since 1997.

Style is alternative rock, avante-garde pop, singer-songwriter.

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