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ELVIS JESUS AND THE DEVIL ©LKING 2008
ELVIS JESUS AND THE DEVIL /SITTIN THERE SHOOTIN’ THE BREEZE/UP JUMPED BIG OLD EINSTEIN/ SAID ‘ONE OF THEM BREWS FOR ME?/’SURE SAID ELVIS /SIT ON DOWN/TAKE THE WIEGHT OFF/ GRAB A PEW/YOU’RE THE MAN/ WITH THE MASTER PLAN/ I GOT SOMETHIN TO ASK OF YOU. ELVIS SAID .”YOU SMART BOY/SMARTEST EVER BEEN /I KNOW YOU SPLIT THE ATOM/MADE UP A TIME MACHINE /ROCKETS TO THE MOON /YOU KNEW THE SECRETS OF THE STARS/ BUT ALL THAT DID/WAS MAKE US SEE /JUST WHAT BIG FOOLS WE ARE/
THEY SAID I WAS THE KING/ MAN THEY SAID I HAD IT ALL / HAD THE WORLD RIGHT AT MY FEET/ MAN I HAD ME A BALL/ IHAD CADILLACS AND MONEY/WOMEN I HAD MY FILL/ TILL I WAS LYING ON A COLD COLD FLOOR/ WITH A HANDFULL ’OF PILLS”
JESUS SAID/”I’M THE TRUTH! /DO WHAT MYDADDY SAID/ YOU DON’T NEED MONEY /JUST HAND OUT A LITTLE BREAD/ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE /BUT THEY ALL WANTED MORE/ALL THEYNEEDED WAS A LITTLE BIT OF PEACE /BUT THEY JUST WOULDN’T STOP MAKIN’ WAR.
THE DEVIL SAID I HEAR YOU BOYS/BUT YOU MUST BOTH BE DUMB/DON’T TELL ME MAN IS AN INNOCENT /HE’S NOTHIN BUT AWORTHLESS BUM/ YOU GIVE A MAN THE WORLD/ .HE THROWS IT IN YOUR FACE /GIVE A MAN PARADISE /HE THINKS HE OWNS THE PLACE
COMES DOWN TO ME AND HIM /HE’S THE EVIL ONE /I KILL TO SURVIVE/HE DOES ITJUST FOR FUN/ I GAVE THE WORLD TO NERO /THOUGHT THAT HE WOULD LEARN /GOT HIMSELF IN A LITTLE MESS /IT’S BURN ,BABY, BURN/MET JOHNSON AT THE CROSSROADS /GAVE HIM SOMETHIN BIG/SOLD HIS SOUL?/HE GAVE IT AWAY/MAN HE FLIPPED HIS WIG/ TOOK OPPENHEIMERS BABY/ GAVE IT TO THE LAND OF THE FREE/ THEY DROPPED IT DOWN /BURNED THE GROUND /EVEN SCARED THE HELL OUTTA ME
HOW COME HE GETS TO WALK AWAY/HOW COME IT’S DOWN TO ME?. /LOOK AT ALL THE BAD THINGS HE DOES/ HE’S OUT THERE WALKING FREE/ GIVE HIM LOVE AND FREEDOM/HE TAKES FORTUNE AND FAME/WHEN IT ALL COMES CRASHIN’ DOWN HIS HEAD /IT’S ME THAT TAKES THE BLAME
ELVIS ,JESUS AND THE DEVIL
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MAN LIKE ME
05:07
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MAN LIKE ME ©LKING 2008
HOW IN THE WORLD DID A MAN LIKE ME /
EVER GET A GAL LIKE YOU
WELL I AINT GOOD LOOKIN’ /I AINT SMART/I CAN’T AFFORD TO SHINE MY SHOES
I CAN’T WALK RIGHT
I CAN’T TALK RIGHT
I ONLY LOOK GOOD /BY THE MOONLIGHT/
WELL YOU CALL ME YOUR BABY / SAY I’M YOUR MAN/WHEN I GO CRAZY /YOU UNDERSTAND /YOU’RE MORE THAN A LOVER /MORE THAT A FRIEND /
I’M GONNA STICK WITH YOU RIGHT TO THE END/HOW LUCKYCAN A POOR BOY BEE /
TO BE A MAN LIKE ME.
NOW IF A BIG BLACK CAT CROSS MY PATH /I WON’T SHOO IT A WAY/AND IF I GO AND BREAK ME /A LOOKIN’ GLASS /7 YEARS /I DON’T CARE/I NO RABBIT FOOT /4 LEAF CLOVER/AIN’T NO SALT /SITTIN’ ON MY SHOULDER.
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DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
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DEVIL MADE ME DO IT ©LKING 2008
WELL I BROKE THE LAW /BUT YOU’RE NEVER GONNA PROVE IT/DUNNO WHY /GUESS THE DEVIL MADE ME DO ITI HAD A REAL GOOD WOMAN /BUT SHE WENT AWAY
GUESS I’LL CALL HER UP /TALK TO HER SOME DAY/WE HAD A GOOD THING GOIN/’ BUT I GUESS I MUSTA BLEW IT /DUNNO WHY /
I GUESS THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT.
POLITICIAN LIES /CHEATS AND HE STEALS
TAKES A LITTLE BIT ‘O’ MONEY /JUST TO GREASE THE WHEELS
PAPERS FIND OUT/ HE GETS CANNED
HERE HE COMES /WITH A BIBLE IN HIS HAND
SAY’S I BEEN A BAD BOY ,/BUT THE LORD GOT ME THROUGH IT/DUNNO WHY
I GUESS /THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT.
WHEN YOU HAND OUT FREEDOM /AT THE POINT OF A GUN/ KILL A HUNDRED THOUSAND / SAY ‘LOOK WE WON’
SOMEBODY SAYS/ ‘WHAT WE FIGHTING FOR ?‘
SAY SHUT YOUR MOUTH /KILL A HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE
HALF A MILLION DOWN/ WE STILL AINT THROUGH IT/DUNNO WHY/
GUESS THE DEVIL MADE US DO IT
VIETNAM/AFGHANISTAN/ IRAQ AND IRAN/ AMIN SADDAM /KLU KLUX KLAN/ THEFATHERLAND/I CAN’T INDERSTAND / WELL WE DO WHAT WE CAN!
BACK IN THE CITY/THEY’RE MAKIN A NOISE
‘BOUT THE PRIEST AND THE JUDGE /AND THE ALTAR BOYS/ DON’T TURN ‘EM IN/DON’T PUT ‘EM DOWN/JUST MOVE ‘EM ON / TO ANOTHER TOWN/WHEN THE BISHOP SAYS
/OOH WE NEVER KNEW IT/I DONT BELIEVE THE DEVIL MADE ‘EM DO IT
CAN’T DRINK THE WATER /CAN’T BREATHE THE AIR/THEY PUTA BIG FAT HOLE/ IN THE SKY SOMEWHERE/ I NEVER DID IT/DON’T BLAME ME/I JUST NEED SOME GAS/ FOR MY S.U.V/ MY KID WANTS TO KNOW/ HOW COME I BLEW IT/DADDY DON’T SAY /THE DEVIL MADE YA DO IT.
VIETNAM/AFGHANISTAN/ IRAQ AND IRAN/ AMIN SADDAM /KLU KLUX KLAN/ THEFATHERLAND/
/NOW WE HITTIN ASUDAN/STEALIN’ LAND/THE WHITE MAN/ GOT BLOOD ON HIS HAND/ HE’S IN THE FRYIN’ PAN/CAN’T UNDERSTAND/SUCH A SIMPLE PLAN/ IT WAS A BIG FAT SHAM/’COS THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT/THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT/THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT.
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FUNNY LITTLE VALENTINE
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FUNNY LITTLE VALENTINE ©LKING 2008
IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME BABY ,
SINCE I LEFT THAT GIRL BEHIND
AND AFTER ALL THIS TIMEYOU KNOW
I GUESS YOU BEEN ON MY MIND
I WOULDA’ WRITTEN YOU A LETTER MAYBE,
MAYBE EVEN TRIED TO CALL
BUT THE LITTLE PIECE’O’ PAPER WITH YOUR NUMBER
FELL OFF THE WALL
IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME
IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME
IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME
SO I’M SENDING YOU A LETTER
MY FUNNY LITTLE VALENTINE
TOO MANY TIMES,
I NEVER DID WHAT I SHOULD
TOO MANY TIMES,
I NEVER SAID WHAT I COULD
TOO MANY TIMES, MORE BEEN BAD THAN GOOD
I HAD THE MONEY IN MY HAND
BUT I NEVER COULD FIND THE TIME
I HAD THE MONEY IN MY HAND
BUT I NEVER COULD DROP THAT DIME
SO I’M SENDIN YOU A LETTER
THIS FUNNY LITTLE VALENTINE
WELL,.........IT’SBEEN
RAILWAYSTATIONS/STRAINED RELATIONS/DEDICATIONS/TO MEDICATIONS/ ALL NIGHT RAVERS.FALLEN SAVIOURS. SLEEPIN’ IN CARS/ WORKIN’ IN BARS/LIVIN’ IT UP/TO LIVIN’ IN MY CUPS/ HIGH ON THE HOG/ TO SLEEPIN’ WITH THE DOGS/ NOTHIN’ IN THE BANK/ NOTHIN’ TO EAT/PAY YOU BACK AT THE END OF THE WEEK/ WHERE IT ALL WENT/NOBODY GOT A CLUE/SLIPPIN’ OUTTA TOWN WHEN THE RENT WAS DUE/APRIL IN PARIS/LONDON IN MAY/ THE RASH THAT NEVER SEEMED TO GO AWAY/LIVIN’ ON HOPE AND DOPE AND CIGARETTES/ KEEPIN UP WITH ALL MY OLD REGRETS/TRIED TO FALL IN LOVE/BUT IT WAS NEVER THE SAME /WAKIN’ UP AT NIGHT / CALLIN’ OUT YOUR NAME/WONDER WHERE YOU ARE/WONDER WHAT YOU DO/GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE A LETTTER TO YOU.
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FANGIN'
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THE MAIDENS PRAYER
05:28
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THE MAIDENS PRAYER ©L KING2008
WELL I READ IT IN THE PAPER
AND I BOUGHT ALL THE MAGAZINES
THEY GOT A THING CALLED THE WAR FOR FREEDOM
NOW WERE SENDING IN THE MARINES
SOME GUY IS ON MY T.V
SAYS IT’S LOOKIN’ GRIM SAYS I GOT TO CHOOSE,IS IT ME OR IS IT HIM
WELL YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A EINSTEIN
TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IT ENDS
THEYT BEEN LYIN’ TO US FOR A HUNDRED YEARS / OOP’S HERE WE GO AGAIN
WELL THEY SAID IT ON THE RADIO/
SO IGUESS IT MUST BE TRUE
THEY GOT ALL THESE CRAZY PEOPLE
TRYIN’ TO BLOW UP ME AND YOU
WELL I DON’T KNOW WHY THEY HATE US
OR HOW IT EVER GOT THIS FAR
BUT I DON’T THINK THEY’RE JUST JEALOUS
OF JUST HOW RICH WE ARE
WELL I MAY NOT BE A GENERAL /OR THE HEAD OF THE FBI/ BUT I BEEN AROUND THIS WORLD ACOUPLE OF TIMES /SOHELL I’LL GIVE IT A TRY
GOVERNMENT SAYS WE GOT TO PAY UP BIG
FOR THE WAR THEY PUT US IN/ GAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF/AND THE MARKETS IN A SPINMAN SAYS WE CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM
IF WE ALL GOT THE WILL
THE MAN GOT HIS NOSE RIGHT IN THE TROUGH
HE GOT HIS FINGERS IN THE TILL
S O IT’S EVERYBODY TIGHTEN UP YOUR BELT
IT’S COLLARS UP TILL SPRING
THEY BEEN LYIN’ TO US FOR A THOUSAND YEARSIT’S THE ONLY SONG THEY SING
FIRST THEY GET US IN THE MOOD
AND THEN WE MARCH RIGHT OFF TO WAR
FEED US ALL THIS CRAZYSHIT
ABOUT ALL THE SHOCK AND AND THE AWE
THEY’LL DEFEND US INTHE CITIES
THEY’LL PROTECT US IN OUR HOME
THEY GOT TO GO RIGHT THROUGH OUR MAIL
THEY GOT A WIRETAP ON YOUR PHONE
PEOPLE START TO DISAPPEAR
‘NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN
THEY ARE LYING TO YOU NOW
JUST LIKE THEY WERE LYIN RIGHT BACK THEN
TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE
TOO MANY FINGERS IN THE PIE
TOO MANY PEOPLE JUST WALKING AROUND
TELLIN’ TOO MANY LIES
TOO MUCH MONEY WASTED
TOO MUCH TIME BEEN SPENT
HOW COME NOBODY HERE EVER SEEMS TO KNOW
JUST WHERE ALL THE MONEY WENT
TOO LATE TO SAY WE’RE SORRY
TOO LATE TO CLEAN OUR HANDS
TOO HARD TO WASH AWAY THE BLOOD AND THE OIL
AND THE MESS WE LEFT IN THE SAND
MAYBE YOU AND ME WE’RE THE PROBLEM
MAYBE WE JUST DON’T CARE
MAYBE THE LIFE OF A GOOD MAN OVER HERE
IS WORTH A THOUSAND OVER THERE
BUT SOMETHING SOUNDS FAMILIAR
LIKE I HEARD IT ALL BEFORE
LIKE WHEN THEY TOLD US IT WOULD BEOVER/
BY CHRISTMAS TIME FOR SURE
‘COS WE’RE THE BIGGEST FOOL’S IN HISTORY
ANYBODY EVER SAW
THEY BEEN LYIN’ TO US TO A MILLION YEARS
HERE’S TO A MILLION MORE!
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LOVE AND HAPPINESS
05:12
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LOVE AND HAPPINESS ©LKING 2008
YOU WONT FIND IT IN THE CARDS/YOU WONT FIND IT IN YOUR STARS/ YOU WONT FIND IT IN A BAR/DON’T CARE HOW RICH YOU ARE
YOU WON’T FIND IT IN YOUR SOUL
YOU WON’T FIND IT IN THE DEAD SEA SCROLL
OR LOOKING FOR A LOOPHOLE/ WHEN YOU’RE LYING IN A FOXHOLE
YOU WONT FIND IT IN A PRAYER/OR A CASUAL AFFAIR/JUST SITTIN IN AN ARMCHAIR
WELL YOU WON’T GET ANYWHERE
HAPPINESS,LOVE AND HAPPINESS
YOU WON’T FIND IT IN YOUR HOME
SITTIN ALL ALONE/WHEN YOU FIND YOU HAVE’NT GROWN/DON’T MATTER WHAT YOU OWN/YOU WON’T FIND IT ON YOUR KNEES
YOU WONT FIND IT ON TV/ OR EVEN LISTENING TO ME/I DON’T HOLD THE KEY
YOU WON’T FIND IT TELLIN’ LIES
YOU WON’T FIND IT GETTIN’G HIGH
OR IN THE MAGAZINES YOU BUY
STILL IN SHORT SUPPLY
HAPPINESS,LOVE AND HAPPINESS
YOU WONT FIND IT IN THE MAIL/YOU WONT FIND IT IN OUT ON BAIL/YOU WONT FIND IT CHASIN’ TAIL/GUARANTEED TO FAIL
YOU WONT FIND IT IN BEIN’ MEAN
YOU WONT FIND IT IN ON YOUR SCREEN
OR WHEN THE NEW CAT ON THE SCENE
ISN’T ALL HE SEEMS/ YOU WONT FIND IT DRINKIN’ BEER/YOU WONT FIND IT ON THE GEAR/OPEN UP YOUR EARS/ YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR
YOU WON’T FIND IT YOUR PURSE/YOU WON’T FIND IT IN HEARSE /YOU WON’T FIND IT IN A VERSE /OF ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
OU WON’T FIND IT GOIN’ STRAIGHT/OR BUYING REAL ESTATE/DO NO GOOD TO WAIT
FOR IN THECANDIDATES DEBATE
YOU WONT FIND IT IN RAISIN CANE
YOU WONT FIND IT IN IN COCAINE
OR WITH A NEEDLE YOUR VEINS
DYIN IN A BACKLANE
BUTYOU CAN FIND IT IN THE SKY
YOU CAN FIND IT IN A BABIES CRY
IT JUST DON’T COST THE EARTH
COME AND GET YOUSELF A DOLLARS WORTH
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SECOND BEST
06:23
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SECOND BEST © L KING 2008
(dedicated to the memory of JW and A.S)
I KNOW IT’S LATE /I KNOW IT’S OVER
I KNOW IT’S TIME /I WAS MOVING ON
SURELY THE LIGHT /SOON WILL BE DYING
AND I’LL GO HOME /WHERE I BELONG
BUT WHERE’S THE FIRE/WHAT IS THE REASON
I WILL GO HOME /WHEN I AM THROUGH
WHEN PUTTING ONE FOOT /IN FRONT OF THE OTHER
SEEMS LIKE THE HARDEST THING TO DO
WHEN YOU GIVE A LITTLE LOVE/IT GETS WASTED
YOU FEEL IT IN YOUR HEART /OR TRY TO FAKE IT /AND YOU GET SO CLOSE / YOU CAN TASTE IT/ALL OF THE REST JUST SEEMS SECOND BEST
MAYBE HER EYES/SHINE LIKE A DIAMOND
MAYBE HER HEART /IS WARM LIKE THE SUN
OH WHEN SHE SMILES/SHE LIGHTS UP THE DARKNESS/MAYBE THIS TIME /SHE’LL BE THE ONE/ BUT ONLY A FOOL/WOULD BUY WHAT I’M SELLING/ ONLY A BARGAIN/’COS IT’S FREE
BELIEVE ALL THE LIES / I’M SITTIN HERE TELLING
MAKIN’ A FOOL OF NONE BUT ME
THEY SAY THAT TRUE LOVE / IS ONE IN A MILLION /LIKE A HIT BY LIGHTNING /UNDER A TREE/BUT IF IT RAINS/AND I HEAR THE THUNDER/I’LL BE HERE WAITING /
LORD CARRY ME
‘COS HERE IN THIS BAR /I’LL BUY THE NEXT ROUND
FOR ALL OF MY NEW FRIENDS I JUST MADE/
HERE I WILL STAY /SAFE BUT UNSOUND
HERE AT THE END/ OF THIS RAINY DAY
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THE FOOL
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THE FOOL © L KING 2008
THERE’S ONLY ONE THING /SADDER THAN A FOOL/A FOOL IN LOVE/I’M TAKING ‘BOUT REAL LOVE/
HE’S WALKIN’ AROUND WITH THAT BIG OLD GRIN RIGHT THERE/ ON HIS STUPID FACE
THERE’S ONLY ONE THING SADDER THAT A FOO IN LOVE/ THAT’S BEING A FOOL/NEVER BEEN IN LOVE.
ONCE THERE WAS A TIME/ I HAD ME A GOOD TIME /THOUGHT THOSE GOOD TIMES WOULD NEVER END/THEN THE WIND CHANGED /SOMETHING STRAINED/WISH I HAD THOSE GOOD TIMES AGIN/ IF YOU COULD HOLD’ EM IN YOUR HAND /YOU’D JUST BE HOLDIN’ SAND /IF YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE/
WELL I MIGHT LOOK KINDA CRAZY/ BUT IT FELT SO GOOD I/I DIDN’T MIND./IF THEY EVER NEED SOME FOOLS AGAIN /BROTHER /I’LL BE THE FIRST IN LINE/HAVE YOU EVER BEEN INLOVE.
TONIGHT I MIGHT GO OUT/ AND SEE IF MY LUCK IS IN/ WHO KNOWS / YOU MIGHT BE THERE/ AND SEE MY OLD FAMILIAR STUPID GRIN/’COS NOBODY BEST DECIEVES/LIKE A FOOL WHO STILL BELIEVES /HE’S EVER BEEN IN LOVE.
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HERE SHE COMES AGAIN
02:57
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HERE SHE COMES AGAIN © L KING 2008
HERE SHE COMES AGAIN/THE GAL THAT’S BREAKIN’’ MY HEART
A SUPERFINE SISTER/OOH I WANNA KISS HER
SHE’S SO FINE /AIN’T NEVER GONNA MISS HER
BUT SHE DON’T NOTICE ME /WHEN I PASS
SO HERE I STAND /STARING AT MY GLASS
HERE SHE COMES AGAIN,HERE SHE COMES AGAIN,HERE SHE COMES A,HERE SHE COMES A,HERE SHE COMES A
HERE SHE COMES AGAIN/OOH BUT SHE LOOKS SO SWEET/STANDIN’ ALL ALONE/MAYBE ON HER OWNMAYBE I COULD ASK/ IF I CAN WALK HER HOME/ BUT I DON’T KNOW WHERE IT’S A GONNA END/SHE’S PROB’LY HANGIN WITH HER BEST GIRLFRIEND/HERE SHE COMES AGAIN/
,HERE SHE COMES AGAIN,
HERE SHE COMES AGAIN/I JUST WANNA TALK WITH HER/ MAYBE I CAN MAKE IT/ MAYBE I COULD FAKE IT/I JUST DON’T THINK MY OLD HEART IS GONNA TAKE IT
CONVERSATION MAN /IS HARD TO MAKE
EVERYTIME I START /I STUTTER AND A SHAKE
HERE SHE COMES AGAIN,
HERE SHE COMES AGAIN, SHE’S A HOLDIN’OUT HER HAND/ WELL I’M A LOOKIN ALL AROUND/SPINNIN’ ON THE GROUND
SEE IF SHE’S A WAVIN’ TO ANOTHER MAN
BUT SHE JUST SAYS/ SHE CAN PLAINLY SEE
SHE’D BE GETTIN KINDA OLD/ IF SHE’S A WAITIN’ THERE FOR ME/HERE SHE COMES AGAIN,HERE SHE COMES AGAIN,
HERE SHE COMES AGAIN,/MY HEART SWELLING UP WITH PRIDE
WHEN SHE SAYS YES /THE PREACHER GONNA BLESS/THIS LITTLE GAL/ STANDIN BY MY SIDE.
SHE TOUCH MY HAND / I GOTTA CATCH MY BREATH
SHE KNOW SHE/ STILL SCARE ME HALF TO DEATH
HERE SHE COMES AGAIN,
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Louis King Melbourne, Australia
Louis has been at the top of the Roots music scene in Australia since their first CD was released in 1996
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His music is a dangerous mix of Blues and Rockabilly songwriting with a stage act that is a mixture of an Outback roadhouse and a Glasgow Pub Dance.
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