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Flashman's in the belfry shouting as loud as he can |
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Samson's up all night again talking about himself |
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What a wonderful man |
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And I'm just wild about Ronnie |
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And Ronnie's just wild about me |
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I saw him selling winter coats on the Portobello Road |
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I thought I bet he wishes he was really working for the NME |
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When the gang came down here again |
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And they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names |
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And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine |
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Some of my best friends are trains |
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Now Steven's in a sweat, he just can't read Kerouac books |
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And Robin's all excuses, says he can't find much but he does look |
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He goes up to the playfair |
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he goes down with the stars |
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He goes wild all the weekend in a girlfriend's car |
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And he calls me from Chelsea and he says it's such a thrill |
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And though I don't believe a word but he keeps me talking |
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Til the gang come down here again |
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And they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names |
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And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine |
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some of my best friends are trains |
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And did you ever have |
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One of those days |
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Where the world's wide open |
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And you can do anything |
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And you can go anywhere |
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And you don't have to think |
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About who you'll offend |
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Every time that you even blink |
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I'm going to the station where a big red train |
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Is waiting to take me to the country again |
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Then you'll come from Yonkers but why should I care |
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It'll rain and rain for days and days and you know I won't be there |
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When the gang come down here again |
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And they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names |
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And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine |
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Some of my best friends |
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Yeah the gang come down here again |
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And they're calling up Australia and they're scaring all my friends |
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And they all just wanna look like Hell and Verlaine |
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Some of my best friends are trains |
