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Mr Boxall

by Oddlyvalid

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Prologue 00:41
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Mr Boxall 04:02
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The wheel 05:10
_______________________________ Charlie the crab ran a five K tab so he's keeping out of sight he knows he can't pay so he sleeps all day and only comes out at night he plays B3 in a fleapit cellar doing it all for tips ten days, two hours and fifteen seconds since a drop has passed his lips at three o'clock he's gonna take a walk go straight to the gambling hall take a place at the table with the roulette wheel, put his trust in the tumbling ball see him arrange a handful of change and put it on thirteen black say a short prayer to god-only-knows, he's gotta win his money back place your bets no lucky numbers, that's the deal you bet when the chips are down the only thing left to do is spin the wheel Harry was flash he had plenty of cash but he never seemed to have enough he passed Long Tall Sally at Good Time Alley making a profession of love she said 'I got a proposition, come and try a new position, one you've never seen before' But Harry's kind of rouge is marked on the table and he's always coming back for more place your bets no lucky numbers, that's the deal you bet when the chips are down the only thing left to do is … ...spin the wheel © David Lloyd 2009
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_____________________________________ the lord of the manor likes to keep a tidy patch he gets his knickers in twist if things don't come up to scratch and so he has a pair of tearaways to put a bit of stick about Psycho Billy did his time for blackmail and extortion Knuckles does the sandwiches it's really quite important that you never look them in the eye unless you want to wave goodbye to your family and friends riding round the Elephant in swanky car they're always giving it the chin music blah blah blah putting out the feelers to eradicate the squealers and it's too bad if they know where you are they're sending the boys round Harry liked to rabbit on and no-one gave a toss until it looked as if his bunny might incriminate the boss a monkey says it's curtains now he's gone and made the big man cross they take him to a building site, it's off the beaten track they call it Savile Row but there's no flannel on the rack although a concrete made-to-measure suit is sure to stiffen Harry's back riding round the Elephant in swanky car they laugh and joke with everybody ha, ha, ha another tasty cockney geezer found dismembered in a freezer everybody knows where they are they're sending the boys round 'Anyone seen Harry lately?' 'I heard they turned him into a pillar of the community' striding round the Elephant - mind the camel coat these irritating blabbermouths really get my goat eating pie and mash and liquor see they're done up like a kipper shove the bones deep down their throats keep it buttoned son who'dya think you're looking at? we're sending the boys round © David Lloyd 2010
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____________________________________ He's been found out Now it's time to pay They push him in the back of the car and it drives away A glance in the mirror as it starts to rain Charlie wants to speak, say his piece Needs a chance to explain But nothing comes out of his mouth And he feels sick inside Everyone knows how it feels when you're taken for a ride Rocco gets mean And then he gets tough He says 'Charlie, where's my dough? You've kept me waiting long enough' You can't get one over on me I've got my pride What do you expect me to do? Can't you see my hands are tied? You can pay or we'll finish it now We'll let you decide You've gotta see that's how it is when you're taken for a ride You can't get one over on me I've got my pride What do they expect me to do? Can't they see my hands are tied? Drop the body at the side of the road And they'll call it suicide You've gotta see that's how it is when you're taken for a ride © David Lloyd 2010
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____________________________________ Sally's taking trouble with her mascara teasing out the lashes of her spiderweb eyes she lost her independence when she lost her innocence no formal education buys her kind of commonsense damn the expense hollow in her heart she suffers no sensation dreams of a world apart dreaming that she can dance dance like a ballerina meditation over that's a car in the drive standing in the doorway now there's a desperate man Rocco snaps his fingers she's got to pay the price in return for all those diamonds he wants a sacrifice hollow in her heart she suffers no sensation dreams of a world apart dreaming that she can dance she can dance he says she's gotta take the DI down to pillow town give him everything he wants and Rocco gets to keep his name out of the frame Sally you owe me now it's time to show me hollow in her heart she suffers no sensation dreams of a world apart dreaming that she can dance dance like a ballerina she can dance she can dance like a ballerina she can dance she can dance like a ballerina © David Lloyd 2010
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____________________________________ we chase them round the houses we are the cats, they are the mouses we ain’t no woodentops we’re a cut above the other cops guess who-woo-woo? DS DC DI Old DS, he knows the score and he won’t lift a finger no witnesses or smoking gun for him the case is over before it’s begun we chase them round the houses we are the cats, they are the mouses we ain’t no woodentops we’re a cut above the other cops Na-na-na-na-na-na-woo-woo-woo DS DC DI Keen DC, young and full of soul bobs his little head about like a bladder on a pole Go on tiger, try to make ‘im sing’ ‘Sorry Guv: he won’t tell me anyfing I said “start talking buddy, or I’ll punch you in your teef” But he says nuffing except “where’s my brief?” ‘ we chase them round the houses we are the cats, they are the mouses we ain’t no woodentops DS DC DI a cut above we are the best we like the hunt and the arrest we’re in the squad we like a bung we like fisticuffs and handicuffs; and a liddle hanky-panky Dapper DI has eyes for Sally and her seduction is that his suffocating aftershave or the smell of corruption? He says: ‘Rocco, Rocco, give us Mr B and we’ll find some poor sap to take the rap and let you go free’ we chase them round the houses we are the cats, they are the mouses we ain’t no woodentops we’re a cut above the other cops and we'll be there when the music stops DS DC DI © David Lloyd 2012
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Cut and deal 03:50
____________________________________ I am a haunted man something weighing heavy on my conscience, yeah I didn’t pull the trigger, man but I’m stained; blood is on my hands my mind is sickening gotta take myself out of the loop I can hear a darker voice says it’s time to make a starker choice cut me a deal - what else can I do? It’s better for me, it’s sure as hell better for you you can forget the mercy and forgiveness let's prepare to do the monkey business long live the king, so say all of us but if the terms are generous I’ll put a stop to him; I’ll put a stop to him I’ve been his bag man he’s had my loyalty; where’s my reward? show me the swag, man I’ve eaten at his table now I want a bigger share I have a method and motivation I’ll find an opportunity the more a man is trusted the easier an unsuspecting hand gets busted cut me a deal - and set me free It’s better for you, sure as hell better for me you can forget the mercy and forgiveness let’s prepare to do the monkey business long live the king, so say all of us I’ll plant a Judas kiss, I’ll be his nemesis I’ll put a stop to him; I’ll put a stop to him © David Lloyd 2012
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____________________________________ a scapegoat, a patsy, hung out to dry by Rocco, the judge and a crooked DI feels like they gave me all the time in the world miscarriage of justice - that’s nothing new but it comes as shock when it happens to you I didn’t do it despite what they say unrepentant I did nothing to offend my conviction will stay with me to the end I’m doing a thirty - that’s ten thousand days stuck behind bars for my work, rest and play got an old hand to help me with my routine I’m a danger to the public so say the police won’t get no parole board: no early release just get used to it, the best that I can unrepentant I did nothing to offend my conviction will stay with me to the end © David Lloyd 2014
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____________________________________ measured by the company you keep clawed your way to the top of the heap now that you've made it here let me whisper in your ear only the winners get to fight another day you look at me so curiously but seriously you can't afford to ignore this advice I'm not gonna tell you twice only the winners get to fight another day © David Lloyd 2010
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released October 26, 2014

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Dave Potter - vocal
David Lloyd - guitars, bass, keyboards, programming, backing vocal
Andy Coombe - alto saxophone, Hammond organ, backing vocal
Max Drake - bass, backing vocal (trk 3)
Gary Stannard - drums, percussion (trk 3, 10)
Samuele Matteucci - backing vocal (trk 5, 6, 9)
John Matthews - trombone (trk 5, 6)
Emma Donaldson-Feilder - harp (trk 6)
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Songs by David Lloyd
Mr Boxall theme by Dave Potter, arr. David Lloyd
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Recorded and mixed by David Lloyd at The Facility, London
Mastered by Andy Le Vien at RMS Studios

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Born in south London one lunchtime, two became five, then four, then two, sometimes three.

Now we are four again, one in each corner. As odd and as valid as we ever were.

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