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Your lips they tasted of the sea
© music & Lyrics by Tony King 1993
Your lips they tasted of the sea
On that Whitsundays night that you gave yourself to me
And the wind in the palm was like a choir breathing in before a Psalm
a choir breathing in before a Psalm
I gave myself to you under the poyntsiana tree
And Your lips they tasted of the sea
Your lips they tasted of the sea
And the Curlews cut the air like a knife
With a song like ancient lovers coming back to life
And the moon found it’s way to your feet
And it crept towards your heart while I listened to it beat
crept towards your heart while I listened to it beat
I’ll remember every second for eternity
And Your lips they tasted of the sea
Your lips they tasted of the sea
And then we swam into the sea
I was the child I’d forgotten how to be
And the sun was coming up as we walked into the shore
It was written in my eyes I could never love you more
written in my eyes I could never love you more
There are no words……
And our lips they tasted of the sea
our lips they tasted of the sea
of the sea
of the sea
of the sea
of the sea
our lips they tasted of the sea
our lips they tasted of the sea
our lips they tasted of the sea
our lips they tasted of the sea
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2. |
Mandarin Sky
04:20
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Mandarin Sky
© 1997
Lyrics Kris Ralph
Music Kris Ralph/ Tony King
I had a dream big Mama was there
I was feeling low
Full of despair
She said don’t be afraid
It’s easy to see
Since I’ve been gone
you’ve been missing me
You have no need to fear
I’ll always be here
I’ll always be here
She had the bluest eyes
Full of sorrow and love
She held my heart
as if holding a dove
She said don’t be scared
You’re not alone
part of you must die
To become fully grown
Just have Faith
You will always be safe
You will always be safe
She come to me when I cry
She comes to me when my spirit is dry
She comes to me when I look
to the Mandarin Sky
She stood between the ocean and the land
Then disappeared as I held out my hand
I’ll grow gardenias and Forget-Me-nots too
To fill n the part of me that died with you
I’ll make it on my own
I know I’ll get By
I know I’ll get By
She come to me when I cry
She comes to me when my spirit won’t fly
She comes to me when I look
to the Mandarin Sky
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3. |
My Kind of Angel
04:36
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My Kind Of Angel
© Tony King 1997
I don't believe in Angels with wings
Or a choir invisible that does nothing but sing
or golden light around a Boticeli smile
'cause you can't call them up when you're desperate to dial
and Gabriel's playing that trumpet all day
must make it hard to hear people pray
but I do believe in Angels on earth who go about their business with no thought of its worth.
They're my kind of Angel...
Are you looking in the garden? are you looking in the Sky?
Angels aren't marble and Angels can't fly
but once in a while they turn up on time with tattoos and spanners and a face made for crime.
They're waiting on tables, they're working in labs
They're delivering papers and babies in cabs
They do what they can but not always what they should
My kind of Angel is bad and is good.
Everyone's a devil, though the good book may scoff
but a devil is an angel on a rostered day off
They're my kind of Angel....
I've examined your body and you don't have wings.
You don't have a halo and you don't always sing
but once on a blue moon you turned up on time
and killed the villain in my pantomime
You're my kind of Angel
You're my kind of Angel
once on a blue moon you turned up on time
and killed the villain in my pantomime
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Black and White Woman
04:12
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Black & White Woman
©Tony King & Gullifer Smith May 1995
I went down town to meet the queen of chess
They said she’d be wearing a black and white dress
She’d never been defeated ..even by a Russian
and someone broke her heart...They said..
and someone broke her heart
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Everything about her was black & white she looked like a porcelain doll in the moonlight
and she hasn’t seen indigo yellow or green
since someone broke her heart
you know that someone broke her heart.
Yeah Yeah
Black & white woman
where did your colours go?
Black & white woman
Don’t tell me you don’t know.
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
She said I’ll move you around the board like a puppet on a string
But real people.. that’s another thing..
If only they were pawns or bishops or knight’s
I would know just what to do
I would know just what to do..
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
She invited me in to her sanctuary,
past a gallery of black & white photography
She said you Know when a lover takes a picture of you,
they take away your soul..
you know they take away your soul.
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Black & white woman Yeah
where did your colours go Yeah
Black & white woman Yeah
Don’t tell me you don’t know...
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
she said
Lavender blue ..lavender green.
He was the King and said I would be Queen.
He went away and he never came back
and the colours faded down the road in a Cadillac
Yeah Yeah
Black & white woman
where did your colours go
Black & white woman
Don’t tell me you don’t know...
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
I had a broken
!dream and I Know how you feel
I’d like you to have something that helped me to heal
inside this locket is a petal from a rose
Wear it on your heart til the anger goes...
until the anger goes..
Yeah Yeah
Black & white woman Yeah
where did your colours go Yeah
Black & white woman Yeah
where did your colours go Yeah
Black & white woman Yeah
where did your colours go Yeah
Black & white woman Yeah
Don’t tell me you don’t know...Yeah Yeah
Don’t tell me you don’t know...Yeah Yeah
Don’t tell me you don’t know...
Yeah Yeah yeah..
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5. |
Full of the Moon
04:23
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Full of the moon © Lyrics Kris Ralph Music by Tony King and Kris Ralph
I’m full of the moon
She’s put me out to sea
I’m a howling dog on a log of lunacy
You left me too soon
I’m full of the moon
I’m full of the moon
Though there’s no moon tonight
I’m a three toed sloth
A moth without a light
You left me too soon
I’m full of the moon
In 28 days I’ll wane and I’ll phase
In and out of love
In and out of love
In 28 days I’ll begin to feel brave
Then she’ll be full and she’ll remind me of you
I’m full of the moon
I’m free but I’m alone
I miss our crazy dance of love
Your velvet glove , your heart of stone
You left me too soon
I’m full of the moon
Your words slippery as a quicksilver spoon
A half sung croon from the start
She stirs the raging waters apart
I’m full of the moon
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6. |
Coral Dreaming
04:35
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7. |
Is that Jazz
03:47
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Is that Jazz © Lyrics and music Tony King 1993
Sounds like there’s a werewolf living in your throat
A little brown bag of something in your coat
you wanna sing along but the melody’s absurd
Zooobe doodoo do do
Did you forget the words
Is that Jazz
Is that Jazz
Is that Jazz
You can turn up on time but the notes aren’t on the beat
There’s a little cellar door down the laneway ’cross the street
He smokes four packs a day but his saxophone smokes five
It’s only curiosity that’s keeping him alive
Is that Jazz
Is that Jazz
Is that Jazz
They’re sleeping in chairs
Living in beds
A used needle playing Billy in their heads
‘round and ‘round the mulberry bush
trying to find a park
You hear more black notes on a piano after dark
Is that the banjo players Ferrari?
I believe it’s his manager’s
The sun goes down but it’s time to get up
And measure some more pleasure into a coffee cup
People breath in but they forget to breath out
Is their a Count or a Duke or a Doctor in the House
Is that Jazz
Is that Jazz
Is that Jazz
That’s what they tell me
that’s Jazz
Soo oh oh they tell me that’s Jazz
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8. |
Papa Mau Mau
03:09
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Papa Papa Mau Mau © G.Smith & T.King August 1995
The devil eats the angel cake
Gabriel eats there too
the only thing they agree on is Papa Mau Mau’s stew
There’s a fire in the Gumbo...
Only size you get is a Jumbo...
Your life ain’t worth livin’...’less you eat what you’re given
at Papa Mau Mau’s Kitchen.
Papa Papa Mau Mau
Papa Papa Mau Mau
oh oh oh oh oh ..
Papa Mau Mau’s Kitchen
oh oh oh oh oh ..
Papa Mau Mau’s Kitchen
A skinny guy came in for afternoon tea
six months thereabout....
And now he’s in a fat man ..Trying his best to get out!
In the kitchen there’s a big ol’ Rat and a health inspector eatin’
Throughout Louisianna.. his Gumbo can’t be beaten.
Papa Papa Mau Mau
Papa Papa Mau Mau
oh oh oh oh oh ..
Papa Mau Mau’s Kitchen
oh oh oh oh oh ..
Papa Mau Mau’s Kitchen
The band never do no singing..
The doorbell’s always ringing
You can fire a gun ..it won’t scare anyone ..they’ll just keep right on eating
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Preachers come out gambling
Gamblers come out cured
People follow the smell of his cooking.. right around the world
If you don’t eat meat heÕll give you beans
the flavour will have you jumpin’ out your jeans
They all pack in like a can of sardines...at Papa Mau Mau/s Kitchen.
Papa Papa Mau Mau
Papa Papa Mau Mau
oh oh oh oh oh ..
Papa Mau Mau’s Kitchen
Papa Papa Mau Mau
Papa Papa Mau Mau
oh oh oh oh oh ..
Papa Mau Mau’s Kitchen
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Money in Your Pocket
03:23
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MONEY IN YOUR POCKET ©Tony King
Mr Money called me up for a date
Said he’d come to pick me up about eight
We’d seen all there was to see
And we’d done all there was to do
So we filled the spaceship with Diamonds
and headed off to the Moon
Funny what a difference it makes when you’ve got Money in your Pocket
Funny what a difference it makes when you’ve got Money in your Pocket
Money in your Pocket
Money in your Pocket
Money in your Pocket
Rubies for breakfast Sapphires for tea
Anything that I wanted
He said he would get it for me
He’s got a thing that makes you a Rainbow
He’s got a thing that makes you a Dream
He’s got a Dom Perignon Bubbler
And a pool with strawberries and Cream
He’s got a thing that makes you Pretty
He’s got a thing that makes you Smart
He’s got a thing that turns everything you touch
Into Priceless Works of Art
Funny what a difference it makes when you’ve got Money in your Pocket
Funny what a difference it makes when you’ve got Money in your Pocket
Money in your Pocket
Money in your Pocket
Money in your Pocket
OWWWWWWWW
Solo
Have any planet you want to
And twenty four carat hair
One hundred light years of sandy beach
That you’ll never have to share
And everyone will adore you
And everyone will be your friend
Nothing will have any meaning
Or value ever AGAIN
Funny what a difference it makes when you’ve got Money in your Pocket
Funny what a difference it makes when you’ve got Money in your Pocket
Funny what a difference it makes when you’ve got Money in your Pocket
Funny what a difference it makes when you’ve got Money in your Pocket
Money in your Pocket
Money in your Pocket
Money in your Pocket
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10. |
Sympathy Deep
04:15
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Sympathy Deep © Tony King
The look on your face tells a story
are you wounded and lonely again
why do you knock when you still have a key
come inside out of the rain
This reminds me when we were lovers
and the tears that used to be mine
now all we have is each other
and the salty taste of the wine
And you love me whenever I need you
and I’ll love you until you’re asleep
Sometimes the love that will save you
only needs to be sympathy deep
Why do we leave ourselves open
for the jackboots of love to walk in
just to wipe their feet on our secrets
and the next day forget where they’ve been
Can I come in and play on your piano
and we’ll sing ourselves back from the dead
cause I know you’ll be gone in the morning
with a little more peace in your head
And you love me whenever I need you
and I’ll love you until you’re asleep
Sometimes the love that will save you
only needs to be sympathy deep
Sometimes it feels like the future
is as delicate as a thread
and the strongest thing in the universe
is somebody touching your head.
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