Nickel In The Pasture
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RELEASED ON:
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LYRICS:
Roll that tape (yeah) Oh mama Hmm? Start again ???? He talks about his take home pay And says beneath his breath The day the fella King was shot He lost the TV set How much he paid the window man And why his woman nags The wonder that a nickel in the pasture is his bag The guys down at the local swear The black man wants their job And all their friends are buying guns Expecting to be robbed We cant afford to stop the war The industry would sag The wonder that a nickel in the pasture is his bag Na na na na na na na na na na [x4] Trouble makers heads are all much hairier than his They say it's a conspiracy He reckons that it is 'Cause none of them have decent jobs And most of them are fags The wonder that a nickel in the pasture is his bag Na na na na na na na na na na [x3] Gimme a nickel Na na na na na na na na na na |
A melody I would later use for a much better song.
You will probably know this song right off - or maybe you'll find yourself thinking that it's very familiar but wondering where you heard it before. The lyrics on this take were "dummy lyrics" which sometimes a writer uses in trying to get a feel for the song and end up writing the final lyrics.
You've possibly never heard any dummy lyrics to famous songs before, but I have. Some are serious and some are very funny. But when the final lyrics are written, if they're a success and if they match the melody, then it's hard to think of the song in any other way, ever again. I'm glad this song was on the tape. I don't even remember writing it but it's buoyant and frisky and full of energy. I think this is my sister singing with me and another friend of mine, named Gary, who was an actor in the Birthday For Shakespeare musical.
You will probably know this song right off - or maybe you'll find yourself thinking that it's very familiar but wondering where you heard it before. The lyrics on this take were "dummy lyrics" which sometimes a writer uses in trying to get a feel for the song and end up writing the final lyrics.
You've possibly never heard any dummy lyrics to famous songs before, but I have. Some are serious and some are very funny. But when the final lyrics are written, if they're a success and if they match the melody, then it's hard to think of the song in any other way, ever again. I'm glad this song was on the tape. I don't even remember writing it but it's buoyant and frisky and full of energy. I think this is my sister singing with me and another friend of mine, named Gary, who was an actor in the Birthday For Shakespeare musical.