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Black Spur
02:29
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Tree ferns here and there
Drive on windy road - Black Spur
Snow at peak awaits
White blanket covers
Thick, icy, refreshing snow
Chilling through to bones
Through the chilling snow
Trekking with cross-country skis
Sun glows on the snow
Sun glows on the snow
Black Spur, Black Spur, Black Spur, Black Spur
Speeding down the hill
Try to dodge them if you can
Sliding through the people
Or toboggan crash!
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2. |
Change is in the Air
03:25
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There's a change in the air
Pack a change of underwear
There's a change in the air
Can you rise from your armchair?
There's a change in the air
Do you have change you can spare?
There's a change in the air
The world's in need of repair
Ice receding like a bald man's hair
Oceans rising, rising everywhere
There's a change in the air
Maps changing everywhere
There's a change in the air
Save the people from despair
There's a change in the air
Do our politician's care?
There's a change in the air
Salvation's beyond a prayer
There's a change in the air
It's a heated future we share
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Alarm Clock
03:02
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Sunshine still is yet to show
Outside dark and cold, and so
In your bed tucked up and warm
In your head your dream goes on
Like a flounder flattened out
You lie asleep; there is no doubt
You want to stay just where you are
To get up now is just too hard
Can't ignore your alarm clock
Can't you hear the rooster cock?
'Knock, knock!' Someone's at the door
Sleep, sleep, sleep: you want some more
Deeper, deeper, still asleep
Wakey, wakey, time does fleet
Hard, hard, hard, for you to get up
The brew is ready; time to fill your cup
Alarm clock, is that the time?
Alarm clock, I hear your chime
Alarm clock, is that the time?
Alarm clock, sing your chime
Feel the ryhthm start to roll
As the clock's tick takes its toll
Tick tock, side-to-side and back,
In and out and front and back
Bang, bang, bang, bang, like a drum
Slowly, slowly, here you come
Louder, louder, louder, you're now awake
Plugged in, turned on, energised, alarm clock: my mate
Alarm clock, you are so fine
Alarm clock, you are mine
Alarm clock, you are so fine
Alarm clock, you are mine
Sunshine glowing from within
Alarm clock puts you in a spin
Buzz, buzz takes you through the day
Feeling good, hip-hip-hooray
Work seems to turn into play
Till it's time to hit the hay
Your alarm clock you like that way
Your alarm clock you like that way
Your alarm clock you like that way
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Grasshopper
04:30
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Grasshopper, grasshopper draw your bow
Play us a tune before we go
Here where the grass grows long and rank
Over the slopes of the moonlit bank
Under the light of the yellow moon
Grasshopper play us your beautiful tune
Up and down where the traffic flows
Feel the warm sand between my toes
Across the road and up the dune
Hear the mudlark sing his happy tune
Building his nest out of sticks and clay
Playing with his mate while piping away
Watching the clouds drifting overhead
Feeling the breeze gently cool my neck
Warm sun breaks through onto my face
Dark feelings disappear without a trace
My eyelids are heavy and my feet feel numb
I'm drifting with the clouds into a floating slumber
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5. |
Grey Ghost
03:36
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Grey Ghost is coming
You'd better start running
Grey Ghost is coming
You'd better start running
You were running late; you had to park real close
For that you're gonna pay; you're gonna pay the most
Dig deep for gold to shove in the slot
You've only got silver; yeah, that's all you've got
Grey Ghost is coming
You convince yourself you'll only take a minute
The meter reads 'expired'; yeah, there's nothing in it
You go and do your thing, but you're caught in a queue
You'll have to wait your turn; what else 'ya gonna do?
Grey Ghost is coming
Grey Ghost is coming
You'd better start running
You soon get waylaid by something else or other
Phone rings, you read the panel; answer 'cause it's your mother
A minute turns to ten; soon, it's half-an-hour
By the time you're done, the ghost'll make you cower
Grey Ghost is coming
Tell me, what’s the chance…
That your number’s up?
You think you’re one in a million
You know your time is up
You see a dark grey figure walking down the road
His eyes dart sideways; he seeks the Zone of Load!
He’s punched your numbers into his black machine
You should’ve come back sooner; oh yeah, you should’ve come clean
He won’t hear your excuses
You know it’s just too bad
Under your wiper blade
He leaves his calling tag
Grey Ghost is coming
You’d better start running
Grey Ghost is coming
You’d better start running
Grey Ghost
Is coming
Grey Ghost
Grey Ghost
Grey Ghost
Grey Ghost
Grey Ghost
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Sally
03:41
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When I am sitting on my own, I sit and watch the phone
I see her golden smile and no more am I all alone
Her big round eyes and shiny lips; a beat my heart it skips
Just thinkin' of her figure so slender it makes my belly do flips
Ohh... oh, oh, oh, oh
Sally
When I go walking in the rain, I think of her again
In the puddles her reflection waxes but never seems to wain
Back home I sip my cup of tea; she glides by lovingly
But then I see she's stopped and she's staring straight at me
Ohh... oh, oh, oh, oh
Sally
When I'm in trouble she understands
I find myself in deep water
I find it strange she sleeps with wide open eyes
But then she sees me when
She sees me when I'm there
When I come home
Ohh... oh, oh, oh, oh
Ohh... oh, oh, oh, oh
Ohh... oh, oh, oh, oh
Sally
Sally
Sally...
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The Mantelli Five Ocean Grove, Australia
The Mantelli Five are a mum-dad-and-three-kids family band. They play ukulele, flutes, piano accordion, upright cello, guitar, violins and percussion, and they all sing. They collaborate to write originals and create their own takes on some well-known chart-busters. Their music spans many styles but always contains layers of texture, groove and rhythm with sweet melodies and a bit of humour. ... more
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