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Trafalgar

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Trafalgar Lyrics

Through the mist of a Celtic morning
Your battleship came into view
And though it fired on me without warning
I just can't help loving you
I'll me your marionette
I'll do whatever you like
I'm not someone you forget
I'm just like riding a bike
And I don't mind getting wet
Although I'd rather be dry
I'm getting caught in your head
This seems a little bit like Trafalgar
You've got a lot of pent up anger
But baby, just as long as you flatter to deceive me
I pray you'll never leave me
Yeah, Trafalgar, I'm lookin' through the wrong eye at ya
'Cos when I do your faults don't matter, they don't matter
I'm like Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar
You've got a lot of pent up anger
But baby, just as long as you flatter to deceive me
Well, I pray that you'll never leave me
Yeah, Trafalgar
Woah woah woah Trafalgar
Yeah yeah yeah Trafalgar
Ooh ooh ooh Trafalgar
La la la Trafalgar
Ding dang dong Trafalgar
Bing bang bong Trafalgar
I'm lookin' through the wrong eye at ya
It's like the battle of Trafalgar

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daniellerix On May 26, 2007

Count Grassi's Passage Over Piedmont

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by daniellerix

19y ago

It's meant to be 'I'll be your marionette' rather than 'I'll me your marionette'. Apologies.

This is the 'perfect eurovision song' that neil wrote and performed on The Culture Show. Very catchy!

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by puncherello 16y ago

"i'm getting caught in your NET" i presume

by Lazy_wolf_eyes

18y ago

Great song, the lyrics are hilarious.

"I'm not someone you forget I'm just like riding a bike"

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by puncherello 16y ago

does the line "looking through the wrong eye at you" refer to the fact Nelson lost an eye at the battle of Calvi ?

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