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Take A Long Line Lyrics
He was selling postcards from a paper stand
Whiskey bottle in his withered hand
He put a finger on a photo from an old magazine
And saw himself in the shadow of his dream
They found him with his head inside a tin-pot crown
Told him his feet stank and took him downtown
Called him agitator, spy and thief
Shut him up in solitary third degree
Take a long line
Take a long line
Take a long line
Reel him in
He tried to appeal to the king of might
Said "I'm just exercising my sacred right"
The king he said "You ain't got no rights
You're a madman, a traitor, get outta my sight"
Take a long line
Take a long line
Take a long line
Reel him in
They put him aboard a well wound whirlwind
Pulled out his teeth and told him to grin
He gave them a smile, pulled out a bottle of wine
And said "I never existed, you've been wasting your time"
Take a long line
Take a long line
Take a long line
Reel him in
Whiskey bottle in his withered hand
He put a finger on a photo from an old magazine
And saw himself in the shadow of his dream
Told him his feet stank and took him downtown
Called him agitator, spy and thief
Shut him up in solitary third degree
Take a long line
Take a long line
Reel him in
Said "I'm just exercising my sacred right"
The king he said "You ain't got no rights
You're a madman, a traitor, get outta my sight"
Take a long line
Take a long line
Reel him in
Pulled out his teeth and told him to grin
He gave them a smile, pulled out a bottle of wine
And said "I never existed, you've been wasting your time"
Take a long line
Take a long line
Reel him in
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Submitted by
thedirge On Mar 22, 2008
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verses and chorus work together so outstanding. what a great great party song. 1980 memories.
After listening to this song for 40 years I still have no idea what it is about
@cobar53 Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !
@cobar53 Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !
Always thought this was a wry coke reference, until, y'know, I actually read the lyrics.
Fuckin doc neeson. For an Adelaide "pub band", this has whiffs of Kunderra, particularly laughter and forgetting amongst other references. A well read coke-fuelled punk.
P.S. guess I'm preaching to the converted here, but didnt know am i ever gonna see your face again was their debut single. Similar to recently realising another Adelaide pub band formed at the same time's debut single was khe sahn. A fuckin debut single! Which then got banned from radio. Still, not a bad debut single