Ramshackled

White Alan Ramshackled Lyrics
1.Avakak

(K. Craddock/C. Gibson/P. Kirtley)

---Instrumental---


2.Darkness (Parts I, Ii,, Iii)

(K. Craddock/C. Gibson)

Bright city street lights
Burn in the black night
Unlike the moonlight on a lake
Darkened apartments
Blinds hide their windows
Turn on the room light anyway

Dark chilly night folk
Paying for ladies
Unlike the ladies of the day
As the day turns grey

Darkness why did you kill my morning
Why did you fill my apartment with night?
Evening, what did I do to deserve you
Who do you share your department with?

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Eric Wincentsen
[email protected]
Glendale Community College,
Glendale, Arizona

'Give me some sugar, baby!'
-Ash, 'Army of Darkness'

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3.Everybody

(P. Kirtley/C. Gibson/K. Craddock)

Everybody fakes
Everybody cheats
Everybody crawls
Everybody creeps
Everybody hopes
Everybody sleeps
Everybody dreams
It's a mystery

Well alright
Oh yes
Everybody's a snitch
Everybody's a snake
Everbody's a fool
Anybody will take
Everybody's repressed
Everybody's vain
Everybody's sick
Everybody's the same

Well alright oh yes...
Don't you know you're a radio
When you gt a good reception you begin to glow
Don't you know you're a radio
When you get a good reception you begin to glow
I hope you're gonnaa learn
Pretty soon you're gonna burn

Everybody's a Turk
Everybody's a Jew
Everybody's a religion
Everybody's you
Everybody's scared
Everybody's zipped
Everybody's hogtied
Assholed

Well alright oh yes...
Everybody's nice
Everybody creates
Everybody's beautiful
Everybody's devine
Everybody's a ship
Everybody got sails
Everybody has genius
Everybody wails

Don't you know your a radio
When you get good reception
You begin to glow
Don't you know you're a radio
When you get good reception
You begin to glow
I hope your gonna learn
Cos pretty soon you're gonna burn


4.Giddy

(K. Craddock/C. Gibson)

Come on around to a bar downtown
Where the boys are boys
And the women get down to business
Where the barman's hip
He don't take no lip
and all the girls get giddy
When the ship comes to town.

Sellin' ince in the cellar
Cos the cellar's pretty hot
Makin' eyes at the ladies
Givin' everything they've got for you
Gropin' in the dark
Cos the lights are dim
When a blind man says
Your beer belongs to him.

Run down wind up on the street
Nobody wants a bum like that for company
Hold on slow down
Keep your head
What do you want to talk like that for?

Come on to my place
We can have a goodtime
Pass around the bottle and
Meet some friends of mine.
Take off your shoes
And let the time slip by
till the sun comes up
And it's time to say goodbye.


5.Marching Into A Bottle

(K. Craddock)

---Instrumental---


6.One Way Rag

(K. Cradaddock/C. Gibson)

Who's that alley cat
Scratchin' in the trashcan?
come on get your feet off the bed
Everyone's goin' to the one-way rag.

Poppa put your shoes on
Can't dance with the blues on.
Come on get yourself in drag
Everyone's goin' to the one way rag

No two ways about it
You don' have to shout and scream about it
Ain't gonna listen to my neighbours
Gonna get in my car and step on the gas
Ain't no fastback's gonna get past me
No-to the one way rag

Feel the one way clown
Turn your face upside down
Get out of that lonesome bag
Everyone's gone to the one way rag


7.Oooh Baby (Goin' To Pieces)

(P. Kirtley)

It's only been a few weeks
And I tell you baby
I'm goin' to pieces
I need your love and how

I fell into her arms
And just like a kid
I was shy and I was awkward
It's been too long since I saw her
And touched her and wooed her

Can't you help me now
Cos nite and day I just pine for you.
I want a little lovin' lovin' lovin' lovin'
Yes I do

Don't you know I'm just waiting
Out for you
Singin' just for you.

I was captured by her charms
Yet knowing well the nature of dreaming
I knew about the fall
But baby I'm crazy in love with you

Ooh can't you help me now
Cos nite and day
I just pine for you.
I waant a little lovin' lovin' lovin' lovin' yes I do
Don't you know I'm just waitin' out for you
Singin' just for you


8.Silly Woman

(P. Kirtley)

Aaaaaah ye silly woman
Why have you strayed away from me.
Aah ye silly woman
I'm beginnin' to think you can't even see
Aah ye silly woman
why aren't you here right next to me.

First you say that you want out
Then you feel that you don't
You're up and down like a yo-yo
You're really messin' me around

Aah you silly woman
What is it I'm talkin' about?
Silly woman

CHORUS
I don't want to mock you
I know that your strivin' to be free
It's just the way ou've been carryin' on
I ought to spank you on my knee
Aah ye silly woman
Why aren't you here right next to me

You say you come and see me
Then you don't come around
I'm waitin' for you in the country
and your flittin' about in the town
You tell me there's no tomorrow
But don't you know
I need you now

CHORUS


9.Spring-Song Of Innocence

(William Blake/P. Kirtley)

Sound the flute now it's mute
BIrds delight day and night
Nightingale in the dale
Lark in the sky
Merrily to welcome in the year

Little boy full of joy
Little girl sweet and small
The cock crows
So do you
Meerry voice infant noise
So merrily to welcome in the year

Little lamb here I am
Come and lick my white neck.
Let me pull on your wool
Let me kiss your soft face
And merrily we'll welcome in the year