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1. |
Bull's Eye
03:07
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Bull’s Eye
High speed
The car shakes the looter
The dirt road turns
No chance for the shooter
Bye-bye
For the gold in the cellar
The money is gone
Everyone calls for their fellas
Bull's eye
On the head of the quarry
The hunting starts and
Wakes up the corrie
Bastard
Cries the chief of the chase
He loses the trace
And the capped man wins the race
Chorus.:
Jerry's fine
In the getaway car
Smiles through the night
Blurry line
Between bright and dark
In the hunt he takes delight
Breakdown:
Hush now little bird don't make noise we'll chill in the bushes till the bastard’s gone
Gangsters money ain't easy to rob, better flee from the city b'fore the break of dawn
Stolen dollars ain't dirty for me, I won't pity a sinner a guarantee
I don't need anything, I don't need fame, I run away then you chase and that's my game
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when you enter a bar here in town
find for me the red guy boasting about
every single conquest he’s ever made
And call me mate
His name is Scotty, I know well his face
We used to get drunk at Ealga's Cave
He picks up everyone by cocking his eye
But I'm gonna break his smile
Chorus:
I wanna fight with you
beat the shit out of you
Fight with you
Push your head in the lou
fight with you
smash the pretty face of you
Fight, fight, fight
Yesterday morning my lady came home in bad
mood, and a saw that a bickering was coming
too, so I asked her she said this Scotty
has the golden magical eyes
At Ealga's cave he ordered two pints of beer
My lady poured it, that was the mistake
Just for a moment he caught her regard
and her legs opened wide
Refr.:
.....
I need the revenge to restore my pride
Tell me where he drinks, please be my guide
I'm a gentleman I don't fight
But I’m gonna box this time
I will beat him while he's alive!
Refr.:
I wanna fight with you
beat the shit out of you
Fight with you
Push your head in the lou
Fight with you
smash the pretty face of you
fight, fight, fight
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3. |
Black 'n' Tans
02:59
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[Verse 1]
I was born on a Dublin street where the Royal drums did beat
And the loving English feet they walked all over us
And every single night when mi father came home tight
He'd invite the neighbours outside with this chorus
[Chorus]
Oh, come out ye' black and tans
Come out and fight me like a man
Show your wife how you got medals down in Flanders
Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away
From the green and lovely lanes in Killashandra
[Verse 2]
Come let us hear you tell
How you slandered great Parnell
When you fought them well and truly persecuted
Where are the smears and jeers
That you bravery let us hear
When our leaders of sixteen were executed
[Chorus]
Oh, come out ye' black and tans
Come out and fight me like a man
Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders
Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away
From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra
[Verse 3]
Come tell us how you slew
Them brave Arabs two by two
Like Zulus they had spears and bows and arrows
How you'd slew each one
With your sixteen pounder gun
And you frightened them pour damn natives to their marrow
[Chorus]
Oh, come out ye' black and tans
Come out and fight me like a man
Show your wife how you got medals down in Flanders
Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away
From the green and lovely lanes if Killashandra
Interlude
[Chorus]
Oh, come out ye' black and tans
Come out and fight me like a man
Show your wife how you got medals down in Flanders
Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away
From the green and lovely lanes in Killashandra
Oh, come out ye' black and tans
Come out and fight me like a man
Show your wife how you got medals down in Flanders
Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away
From the green and lovely lanes in Killashandra
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4. |
Brother
04:15
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I’m sitting in the silence, and watching the break of dawn
Letting out the old dog, Gary slowly starts to yawn
The shallows on the wire they are truly well-prepared
To accompany my brother, their journey will be shared
I spot the oak, the great one, on the upside of the hill
We used to compete in climbing higher, mother’s biggest thrill
I always ended up losing but I really didn’t mind
The land, the lake, the spring, the hills were everybody’s prize
The garden was our fighting pit, our old bones used to crunch
Sometimes there was a bit too much power behind the punch
We forgot about everything when mother cried out loud
Pancakes were for dinner, and we counted them with pride
Pre-Chorus:
Now he’s standing at the door
Putting on his coat
Then tells a dreadful joke
You would have better gone
‘I’m not gonna die’
Mother starts to cry
Brother now it is time
To say goodbye
Chorus:
Let the birds sing for you
When there’s no place you go to
Let the birds sing for you
When everything is blue
Let the birds sing for you
When no one has a clue
Let the birds sing for you
When you don’t know what to do
I’m sitting in the silence, and watching the break of dawn
Letting out the old dog, Gary slowly starts to yawn
The shallows on the wire they are truly well-prepared
To accompany my brother, their journey will be shared
Chorus:
Let the birds sing for you
When there’s no place you go to
Let the birds sing for you
When everything is blue
Let the birds sing for you
When no one has a clue
Let the birds sing for you
When you don’t know what to do
Let the birds sing for you
When there’s no place you go to
Let the birds sing for you
When everything is blue
Let the birds sing for you
When no one has a clue
Let the birds sing for you
When you don’t know what to do
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Don’t cross the creek, its source you seek
When you behold the green knot, need takes the lead
We’re waiting for you in the cabin next to the rock
Remember the password is KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK
We’re sliding the bolt and release some smoke
You can’t see a thing and nearly choke
Show yourself, then step inside
Greetings my friend, you have arrived
The place
Is our sacred base
A hideout for the days
When man can be
What he meant to be
The cards on the table stick to the wood
The tips of the last mount is gone for good
Pipe is smothering, I flush with beer
The weekdays’ worries disappear
The pike in the water takes the bait
Thirst for the kill is quenched by the prey
You can be offended in the men’s save-house
There’s nothing you shall bitch about
The place
Is our sacred base
A hideout for the days
When man can be
What he meant to be
The call
Of this dirty hole
Is haunting our soul
Come to mancave
Here you can be
What you meant to be
Interlude:
The place
Is our secret base
For these reckless days
This hole
Is hunting our soul
Hear the ancient call
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6. |
Empire of Sand
03:05
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The Sun goes high,
Crawls towards the top of the Sky...
It shines so bright
It makes you wish you could die
Masters they watch
Whipping on our backs one more notch
We work all day
We won't live too long I'm afraid
Our name in your mouth:
stinky slave dog
You think my life or
death's worth even less than a great slog
You refuse to rest
at our campfire
But our dirty hands
are building your empire
Chorus.:
Hot sand in waves
worn-out slaves
Just keep the pace
It's a deadly place
Pyramid's tall
I will outlive you all
building it up
you will have to fall
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7. |
Lady With a Lily Crown
03:22
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Three miles away from this dirty old town
Came ‘round a lady with a lily crown
Her eyes were the ocean, her hair ebony
She loved my guitar and my melody
One rainy night she called me over
Told me she loved me but I was a rover
Poisonous thoughts were killing her
She was horrified of my derringer
These bullets are my only friends
Saved me thousand times
Sweetie, they’re for defense
Like my sneaky lies
Chorus.:
The way you caress,
You fondle and address
And look with innocence
Into the rover's chest
Keep off the man
Of his wandering plan
Not going anywhere
It’s our time to spare
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8. |
Better Than Home
03:36
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There's a place in this
Dirty old town
Called "The Broken Fellow's Heart"
I know it well, from top
To bottom that's
Where my memories are
I know every face
I remember the days
When we first got drunk here
We ordered two pints
From the barman, O'Brian
Though have never tasted beer
Met all the ladies
And got several babies
Outta those who dared to come
Laura and Maisey
And Jasmine and Daisy
Were cheap just like the rum
These days have passed
We are old and stressed
But the feeling is (still) the same
Pub fights and dances
Unplanned romances
They call us by the name
Pre-Chorus:
Woh-oh
We grew up here and we'll fall here too
Woh-oh
You can close the door, we don't need you
Chorus:
'Cause these days are grey and bitter
Like this concrete hill we roam
This shitty place is ours
And still better than home
Final pre-Chorus:
Woh-oh
We grew up here and we'll fall here too
Woh-oh
If you need company, HERE IS THE CREW
Chorus:
'Cause these days are grey and bitter
Like this concrete hill we roam
But this shitty place is ours
And it's still better than home
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King of the Alehouse
03:00
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I saw her for the first time
In Kyteler’s Inn, Kilkenny town
But that was at the same time
The last I saw that pair of eyes.
My face was burnin’ she glanced at me
My heart was beating so-so deep
Her lips I wanted to feel
The night to enrich with a kiss.
I wanted to twirl her red hair
Her cute face kindly to caress
Till dawn together to dance
That would’ve been our sweet romance.
She would be my kind Queen
I'd be happier than I've been
Wouldn't count money nor hours
We could make love ours
Chorus.:
So come-come my good ol’ friend
We travel ‘till the very end
Our dirty boots avoid the roots
That’s how we find way in the woods
Every jest comes from the chest
Take your vest and leave the rest
Be poor as a church mouse,
And king of the alehouse
Well I became a traveling man
I hunted for her curly hair
Rummaged every leaf and stone
Looked in every cave and hole
Suddenly came to my mind
What if she'd missed my regard
And happily lives by the side
Of a nice and wealthy guy
The thought drove me ‘round the bend
But in a bar I found a friend
Who drank for the same reason
We started the hunting season
We’re waiting for nobody
Just tumbling with my buddy
Drink, laughter, skirling girls
Our most precious pearls
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10. |
Too Far Away
04:55
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Love is like a chef
It takes you in its hand
Like desperate prey
You cannot defend
If love asks for lemon
Lemon you will be
It squeezes you until
It all runs out of thee
then she throws away
what remains of you
you have to relearn
what you already knew
step by step you move
and leave your traveled tracks
try to lean on hope,
your staff, until it cracks
Chorus:
I
Have
Wondered too far away
Stars of the
Dawn
Tell me it will
Be okay
Deeper in the woods
Trapped in no-man's-land
There you must venture
(if) you seek to understand
You see what I meant
The heart what you lent
Is an uninvited friend
You asked for it, don't pretend
Solo
It's quarter to nine
I'm sitting on a log
I have lost my way
Can't see through the fog
Should I wait for / you?
Can you take me home?
How could I trust you?
You will not give me hope
Final chorus:
I
Know
I must find myself
You
Won't be the one
To offer me a helping hand
I
Have
Wondered too far away
Stars of the
Dawn
Show the way into the day
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I met that weary man
Next to the fields of Kells
As I raised my hat
He invited me in
Quickly got two cups
Full of wine and asked
Where you’re heading forward
And where are you from?
Hours were flying so
Drinks were on the go
and the voice became
easy, clear and rAw
Moral principles
Are not vincible
said I when he brought down
his fist to the table
‘I have crossed the sea
I have crossed everything
What came in my way’
-the man started to say
‘On the rough going
My high hopes were glowing
But in the end
Life didn’t give a shit’
‘Hey Stranger listen up
Don’t have conscious thoughts!
Brake all the rules
and never miss your shot’
‘Only mind your friends
But sharp up your sens
and in the end
Listen to the strangers!’
Chorus.:
Choose the rogue life
Hunt with the foxes
Go to the forest
as deep as you can
Dig yourself through mud
Enjoy a good pub
Let them believe
you’re the smartest man
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12. |
Walk the Line
03:33
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Interlude:
Walk the line
Your rocky spine
Shows the light
In the darkest night
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The Crazy Rogues Veszprém, Hungary
Founded in 2014 in Veszprém,
Hungary, this folk punk rock band
blends Celtic melodies,
lazy
country tunes and other folk
elements with upbeat rock music to
generate a cheerful, vivid musical
experience..
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