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Kerosene Hat Lyrics
How can I fly with these old doggy wings
While the magpies sing some shiny song
Old cornface row of teeth she says sweetly to me
In the elevator
Everything seems like a dream
And life's a scream
Here come old Kerosene Hat
With his earflaps waxed, a-courtin' his girl
Come clattering here on your old cloven skates
With that devilish spoon
Everything seems like a dream
And life's a scream
When you're submarine
So don'tcha bother me, Death, with your leathery ways
And your old chase lounge
A wickerman's fence of heather retires
And the cook's gone mad, started several fires
Everything seems like a dream
When you're submarine
Head like a stream, she says softly to me
From the rattling chair
Bring me a steak and my old pair of crows
My medicine lamp
Everything seems like a dream
So life's a scream
(Ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies)
(All fall down)
While the magpies sing some shiny song
In the elevator
And life's a scream
With his earflaps waxed, a-courtin' his girl
With that devilish spoon
And life's a scream
When you're submarine
And your old chase lounge
And the cook's gone mad, started several fires
When you're submarine
From the rattling chair
My medicine lamp
So life's a scream
(All fall down)
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Just a wistful stream of consciousness. Doesn't really mean much.
Anyone else agree that Johnny Hickman is one of the most underrated guitarists ever?
'Everything seems like a dream'. Like a dream, the lyrics in this song wander through a random jumble of imagery that doesn't appear to make any sense.
Wow, this a response to a post 12 years ago. Absolutely, Johnny Hickman is vastly underrated and fairly unknown. Even after all these years. The solo in this song is understated brilliance. Love the sound of his Strat with the 4th pickup down.
By the way, this music is timeless. Cracker itself may be the most under-recognized and under-appreciated band of its caliber.