Tiger Lillies - Roll Up Ukulele

  Tiger Lillies - Roll Up


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Tattooed we dance the tango, 
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in a melancholy way,
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Bearded ladies, muscle men, 
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freaks entering the affray.
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Crowds come in from the suburbs 
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to observe the perverse,
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Jimmy the pick-pocket he's on the loose,
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Mind out and watch your purse.
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Frankie the brain damaged boxer, 
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he's only got left a year,
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The local bums take him for a round 
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and for his blood they cheer.
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Prostitutes do good business, 
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they'll gob you for a days rent,
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And if it's a boy that you're after, 
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they're over behind the tent.
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Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up
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Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up.
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Pimps count their money, 
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they think they've got a good job.
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It's better than being a gangster, 
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it's better than being a slob.
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Pin-heads, Siamese twins, midgets
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They all shock the best they can.
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The gypsy fortune teller, 
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she knows we're all damned.
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Our life's a side-show attraction, 
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we do our best to please,
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Our life is a side-show attraction, 
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death, decay and disease,
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Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up
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Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up
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Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up
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Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up