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The Rise of the Brighton Surf (House of the Rising Sun)
The Andrew Oldham Orchestra
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World War III hovers over us like a black cloud
And China isn't far behind
I'm going to talk about the Mazarokers
and the Sardau-Caesars who are blind.
There's a town called Brighton
It's by the deep blue sea
Leather jackets and Bill Haley records
Oh yes
That's all that the eye it can see
Nonetheless, of course, you're Rudolph Valentino
He's been a rocker forever
Now there was a mob named Tony
Let me talk about Tony now
Who had a bird named Jill
He used to ride her on his scooter
Yes, he did
And this used to give her a very jet-lit thrill
And here comes the song
Now a group of wild rockers
Were on their way to Brighton town
And they saw our friends Jill and Tony
Yes, they did
You know what right happened there?
Why they, why they mowed Jill and Tony down?
And that night, they had a council of war
We're going to seek revenge on them
Oh, they were too young to get such a horrible fate
They hadn't even seen the latest pop music magazines
No, they didn't
And they had never, ever been to the Orange Free State
And so a big crowd gathered and they started
Walking down those Brighton streets
Yeah
They had chewing gum in either hand
We're going to drive the rockers into the sea
Oh, yes, we will
We're going to take them away from the land
During this wholetime, a spaceship is watching the whole scene
And a Martian said to everyone
I think you should stop your fighting now
Remember that this rainbow is red, white, blue, green and yellow
And don't forget about the purple cow
Ladies and gentlemen, ifyou think this is a phonograph record, you are perfectly right
The song is about over
The next track is a very good song.
I thank you so much for listening to the only 81-year-old hipster in this country
Thanks so much
Remember, the house of the rising
Happy Easter
HappyThanksgiving
Whatever happened to Ricky Valance?
Whatever happened to?
Whatever happened to?
I can't do anymore, I'll stop being dirty, man
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