Picky Bugger

My Dad said 'Keep your powder dry' as I was leaving the house one day...I thought he was quoting 'elbow' at me! as I'd only heard the phrase in this song, till he explained:

'Be prepared'

Advice attributed to Oliver Cromwell (see quot. 1834), combining spiritual exhortation with the practical measure of making sure that one's gunpowder is kept serviceable.

"Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your powder dry. [1834 Colonel Blacker Oliver's Advice in E. Hayes Ballads of Ireland (1856) I. 192]"

i think this song is about an alcoholic

And inspired by cocain. "keep your powder dry" Guy said in a interview, when he worked at a bar someone asked him to try some coke against the tiredness. He tried and wrote 25 pages of "absolute bullshit". But this song is most about the dangers of too much party

Guy has said in an interview that the song is a warning to cocaine users. He says he was working in a night club and one of his colleagues told him to take this rock of cocaine as it makes your shift go faster. He says it sat on his mantlepiece at home for months and eventually he tried it. He wrote down 25 pages of rubbish in his diary that night after trying it and one line he always repeated in the diary was "little fish, you count for nothing; do your thing until you die". There you go :)

Well, I love this little staccato song, but it goes on my list of "songs that are impossible to sing." I mean, the "little fish" bit. It's just so high - I don't know how he does it! I can only just sing it, but it's pretty sad that I, a 14 year old girl, can only just hit that note, whereas a 30+ man who smokes can.