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Stolen Jewels

by Kev Hopper

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Ain't no politik in the Parson's Nose No mandate in the old man's toes Ain't no creed in the way fish feed No mystery when the beetroot bleeds And there ain't no religion in the coop of a pigeon, no And there ain't no ism in the tongue of a lizard, no And the ain't no rules to the thoughts of mules and there ain't no learning in a sick heart yearning, no And there ain't no dogma in the howl of a hyena And there ain't no thesis in a dog that sneezes And there ain't no school for a duck in a pool And there ain't no method in the breath of a leopard Ain't no politik in the Parson's Nose No mandate in the old man's toes Ain't no creed in the way fish feed No mystery when the beetroot bleeds
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Meantime 01:36
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We haul in the booty on our cultural safari We pirate plunder and dismantle And stuff our rucksacks full of samples
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That's what I call socialism; Our arteries are hardening on behalf of our brothers abroad 2000 turkish kebabs, 2000 turkish kebabs That's what I call excavation; The seams are swelling under seas and under the salt plains 2000 turkish kebabs, 2000 turkish kebabs A turkish trade union speaks Straight to the point, straight to the bottom of an empty pit Now some have said about those times Nice stance, shame about the dogma But I say, yes I say Dollar bonds; that the right brand in the right hands Thats what I call an education 200 turkish kebabs; it's a gift from abroad, it's a gift from the lord
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May the Lord upon high who rules the sky Look down on our pubs and bars For the people therein both women and men Are neglecting their pints and their jars The craic it is bad and the atmosphere's sad Every man has a face like a mule And all he can do is to grab an oul cue And start playing that game of pool Now when I was a boy it was always me joy To visit the pub each night There was arguments, scraps and killings perhaps And everyone thought he was right The badgers and dogs came in from the bogs There was young fellas acting the fool But now there's not craic, for every man jack Has his arse in the air playing pool To the rural ale-house after milking the cows Every customer made his way And there he would dwell and drink till he fell Till the fiddles and pipes did play The jigs and the reels and rapping the heels And polkas and slides by the rule But now there no chance of a tune or a dance For everyone's playing the oul pool Now this pool you will find is a game designed For a foolish illiterate lout You puts in four bob and you presses a knob And a big load of balls comes out They're placed on the table and then if you're able To knock them all into a hole More money goes in and you start o'er again And you lose a few bob of your dole In the Irish free state all the people are beat From watching and playing this game In their necks they have cricks no doctors can fix And their backs and their shoulders are maimed Their arses protrude in a manner most lewd From being hoisted aloft in the air Their eyeballs are sore and dripping in gore And they act in a manner most quare So if you meet a young man whose face it is wan And his eyes in a vacant stare His nostrils dilated, his head corrugated And he can't tell a cow from a mare His eyeballs are slack and his head thrown back And his manners like those of a fool On your shirt you can bet that you have just met A man whose gone mad playing pool! (Colm O'Driscoll)
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credits

released January 1, 1990

Kev Hopper: bass & samples

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Maurice E. Marshall: vocals
Simon Walker: guitar
Samantha Bickley: vocals
Walter Ego: vocals
RJP Townsend: banjo
Rob McKahey: vocals
Chris Salmon: guitar

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Kev Hopper London, UK

Over the years I've been involved in three bands: Stump in the 80's, Ticklish in the late 90's and 2000's and Prescott since 2012.

In addition I have made over a dozen solo records; most of them available here.

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