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Misadventure Lyrics
Hitched a hiker up above the border
She’d spent some time in Morocco and Gibraltzar
And stole my wallet with a picture of my missus
With fond remembrance of everything with kisses
From the Isle of Dogs
To the Egyptian sands
Where the Arabs chew on dates
And I haven’t forgot what it’s like to be
With misadventure and her mates
Misadventure and her mates
I miss the East End high up on the Khyber
And I’m the target for a dozen rebel snipers
It’s not so bad though with some beers in the freezer
And something fancy in the air-conditioned sleeper
From the Isle of Dogs
To the Egyptian sands
Where the Arabs chew on dates
And I haven’t forgot what it’s like to be
With misadventure and her mates
Misadventure and her mates
I'm moving carpets through the customs at Dover
Thinking my journey was going to be over
Then they discovered the shipment of Moroccan
And said "Excuse me, sir, there’s something you’ve forgotten"
From the Isle of Dogs
To the Egyptian sands
Where the Arabs chew on dates
And I haven’t forgot what it’s like to be
With misadventure and her mates
Behind prison walls and gates
She’d spent some time in Morocco and Gibraltzar
And stole my wallet with a picture of my missus
With fond remembrance of everything with kisses
To the Egyptian sands
Where the Arabs chew on dates
And I haven’t forgot what it’s like to be
With misadventure and her mates
Misadventure and her mates
And I’m the target for a dozen rebel snipers
It’s not so bad though with some beers in the freezer
And something fancy in the air-conditioned sleeper
To the Egyptian sands
Where the Arabs chew on dates
And I haven’t forgot what it’s like to be
With misadventure and her mates
Misadventure and her mates
Thinking my journey was going to be over
Then they discovered the shipment of Moroccan
And said "Excuse me, sir, there’s something you’ve forgotten"
To the Egyptian sands
Where the Arabs chew on dates
And I haven’t forgot what it’s like to be
With misadventure and her mates
Behind prison walls and gates
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One of several songs from Argybargy with a catchy, happy tune and a dark subject, in this case apparently drug smuggling. "[H]igh up on the Khyber" almost certainly refers to the Khyber Pass in Afghanistan / Pakistan, through which passes or at least historically passed a large percent of the world's supply of opium / opiates. Again, "discovered the shipment of Moroccan" presumably refers to hidden drugs, for which he is now "[b]ehind prison walls and gates".