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Right Old Charlie

by Billy Rocker

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Another backwards rockabilly table-tapper, complete with that groovy Bo Diddley vibe!

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Well alright, come on!
Do the funky chicken do the swim do the stroll
Hit me with a double shot of rock ‘n’ roll
Now I guess I had my kicks I had my fun
Now old man blues he got me on the run
Well I had my kicks and I had my fun
My goose is cooked cold turkey for one
Well it ain’t exactly my idea of fun, fun, fun, fun, fun
Now hadn’t you better run, run, run, run, run
He’s coming to get you right now, well alright

I gotta keep on moving on I ain’t no sedentary man
I wanna hold your hand let me carry the can
I tell you straight up and down this ain’t no word of a lie
You shouldn’t ever trust a man in an old school tie
Now who’s for a nice slice of pie in the sky
Chin chin bottoms up here’s mud in your eye
What have we here?
Well it seems I’m paying the price for my foolish little plans and schemes
Thinking that I somehow got it made, well really oh please
Some right old Charlie came and crashed my party
Drank all my booze turned mean and nasty
Come on everybody let’s rain on my parade
Hey, put your hands up this is a raid
We apologise for any inconvenience caused your life cannot be replayed
A change is gonna come, can you feel it?

Well I guess I had my kicks I had my fun
Now old man blues he got me on the run
Well I had my kicks and I had my fun
They think it’s all over but it hasn’t begun
I’m old man blues and now the time has come
To do what must be done, alright
You had your kicks you had your fun
Oh yeah you had a pretty good run
Now on yer bike, there’s a good chap
Shut the door on your way out

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released May 1, 2023

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There's talk that Billy Rocker is the result of an undocumented genetic experiment deemed a travesty never to be repeated. Nevertheless, Billy went on to find complete obscurity playing two chord jazz with Erroneous Punk.
During a particularly arduous triangle solo he received a psychic telegram to spread the gospel of backwards rockabilly as far as his one good eye can see. ... more

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