The Delaney

The Libertines

On the bus the other day
You could tell right from the start
There's magic in all that you play
But oh, can you play guitar boy
Can you play guitar
The truth is known the drums they roll
Loop the loop on the old banjo

Say no no no
Say yeah yeah yeah
I said maybe maybe maybe
I just dont care

No, it doesn't rhyme with treasury
Nothing I never did
Measure out your honesty and
Things you keep in
Things they keep in
The truth is known the drums they roll
I loop the loop on the old banjo

Say no no no
Oh yeah yeah yeah
Oh maybe maybe maybe
I just dont care

Some people run from trouble
Some people meet it half way
Others are glad to pay
Their cab fare over
And soup and fresh-a-fish for Anna-Lee
I really enjoy the company that you loathe to bear
What exactly do you mean
The truth be known the drums they roll
I loop the loop on the old banjo

Say no no no
Then said yeah yeah yeah
Oh maybe maybe maybe
I just dont care

Say no no no
Yeah yeah yeah
Oh maybe maybe maybe
I just don't care


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    I really love the chorus.

    blurfanon July 18, 2005   Link

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