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Ska Train
02:52
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………………………Ska Train!........................................
……………………….Ska Train!.......................................
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Lively Up Yourself
04:00
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Queensland (Circa 1986)
03:41
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Running, jumping, standing still, the Chemists aren’t allowed to stock the pill
IUDs and Condoms no longer on the shelf, keep sex at home and keep it to yourself IN QLD!
But love is nothing in your right hand, Since Penthouse and Playboy have both been banned
Prostitution’s a profession condemned and being gay can drive you round the bend IN QLD!
Don’t walk down the pavement holding a flag, don’t hold marches down the main drag
Don’t smoke a joint, don’t loiter at night, don’t do anything you feel is right IN QLD!
Don’t go to concerts, don’t make noise, don’t question the wisdom of the blue boys.
Don’t build in the city or build in the town, developers come and knock it all down IN QLD!
Don’t spit, don’t fart, don’t jaywalk, don’t think, don’t act, don’t even talk.
Don’t join a union, don’t vote ALP, just close your eyes and don’t try to see IN QLD!
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All That He Had
02:31
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He hardly recognised her as she fell to the floor
The blood was on her face and on her hands
He listened to her story then he ran out the door
The hatred building in him as he ran
Oh, she was all that he had! Oh, it made a young boy mad!
He found the place it happened, saw a man inside
He didn’t stop to think about it twice
The man who was responsible, he had to di
And now the time for him to pay the price
Oh, she was all that he had! Oh, it made a young boy mad!
The front page in the papers told the gruesome tale
An innocent man paid another’s price
They caught the man then caught the other one as well
And now they both share the same prison life
Oh, she was all that he had! Oh, it made a young boy mad!
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Where Are You, Rudy?
03:56
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Rudy’s got himself a wife and kids, found a job that pays ok
Struggled for a while to make ends meet, nothing saved for rainy days
Rudy’s pining for the days of old, plays his Ska LPs to death
One of these days he’s going to make a gig, but it hasn’t happened yet
Where are you Rudy? Where are you Rude Boy?
Where are your Rudy? Where are you Rude Girl?
Rude boy’s got himself in trouble again, robbed a local liquor store
He’s been in and out of jail for years, but he’s trying for no more
Told the judge that now his lesson’s learned, no more time he’ll ever get
For this time he’s going to straighten out, but it hasn’t happened yet?
Where are you Rudy? etc
Rude girl’s cleaning up his mess again, seems it’s never going to end
Wonders how it ever came to this, who the hell did she offend?
One of these days she’s going to break her chains, ride off into the sunset
One of these days she’s going to pack her bags, but it hasn’t happened yet
Where are you Rudy? Etc
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Greed & Power
03:45
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What’s wrong? What’s New? Greed & Power have got a hold on you
Get down! Off your pedestal! Can’t you see what’s going wrong you fools?
Working people must stick together, all of them must keep control.
Just to put food back on the table, isolate them from the cold.
Old man, big shot! The kids of today don’t want to sit and rot
Unemployment! Poverty! It seems to be a trend in this country!
Is there a Government that’s honest? Organised crime’s got a hold on them
They better get their act together, otherwise we’ll all pull the pin?
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So Easy
03:25
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9. |
Inspector Martens
03:30
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In the shadows late at night, under stairs and out of sight.
Wherever you are, he will be, Inspector Martens you won’t see.
He’s got the wraps on the underground, there is no drama, he’s safe and sound.
As for the cops, well they won’t mess with the cool, cool guy with the scar on his chest!
Inspector Martens!
Now there’s a hold-up, what do we do? Inspector Martens, we’re calling on you.
Jumps out of bed, puts on his gun, fires up the staff car, no time for fun.
He’s got a feeling there’s something wrong!
A gun goes off, he’s shot in the chest but that cool, cool guy’s got a bullet-proof vest!
Inspector Martens! Shot in the back!
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All The Same
03:09
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Time sweeping down corridors, people rushing down the street.
Cars moving, radios blaring, a dog’s foaming in the street.
An old man walks by the doorway, he’s calling out my name.
He shakes his head as I shrug my shoulders, why worry?
Because it’s all the same. It’s all the same to me!
If you’ve got time for your worries, you’ve got no time for anyone else.
If you’ve got time for imagination, you think of no one else but yourself!
A young girl passes by my window, I know she’s playing a game.
Maybe I should invite her in, but why worry?
Because it’s all the same! It’s all the same to me!
An old man stands by the stairwell, he’s demanding my name!
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11. |
You Make Me Want To Cry
03:55
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My mother said to me don’t bring home sleaze
or you will end up with a terrible disease.
I listen to this as I am wolfing down my food.
I go to pubs where I piss up and dance, I have no time for this bullshit romance
Getting picked on for messing up a dude.
The good and the bad and the hungry and mad, the sick and the poor are all the same.
So when you think you are finished, just listen to these lyrics
And you might find a ray of hope inside.
There don’t hide your face, you make me want to cry!
The coppers came and punched and took me away.
Expensive hotel? 50 dollars a day. Go to the courthouse, get remanded for a year.
They like to make me sit around and wait, try pin the murder of their mate.
And now I’m incognito, as I drink another beer, here!
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12. |
Ska Train Revisited
02:49
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The Funaddicts Brisbane, Australia
The Funaddicts is a 2nd wave Aussie Ska band who emerged in the 80's and quickly gained a solid reputation for high energy ska gigs around the East coast of Australia, combining the fun and frivolity of Ska/Reggae with politically based lyrics. Disbanding in the early 90's, the Funaddicts are back and keen to bring their sound to the rest of the world! New album 'What's The Rush?' available now! ... more
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