Genesis - The Battle of Epping Forest - Selling England by the Pound (1973) | Текст песни

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Along the forest road, there's hundreds of cars - luxury cars
Each has got its load of convertible bars, cutlery cars - superscars!
For today is the day when they sort it out, sort it out
'cos they disagree on a gangland boundary
Cos they disagree on a gangland boundary
There's Willy Wright and his boys-one helluva noise, that's Billy's boys
With fully-fashioned mugs, that's Little John's thugs, the Barking Slugs - supersmugs!
For today is the day when they sort it out, sort it out
Yes, these Christian soldiers fight to protect the poor
East-edn heroes got to score in
the battle of Epping Forest
yes it's the Battle of Epping Forest
right outisde your door
No, you ain't seen nothing like it
No, you ain't seen nothing like it
not since the Civil war
Coming over the hill are the boys of Bill
and Johnny's lads stand very still
With the thumpire's shout, they all start to clout
-there's no guns in this gentlemen's bout
Georgie moves in on the outside left
with a chain flying round his head
and Harold Demure, from Art Leterature
nips up the nearest tree
(Here come the cavalry!)
Amidst the battle roar accountants keep the score: 10-4
They've never been alone, after getting a radiophone
the bluebells are ringing fro Sweetmeal Sam, real ham
handing out bread and jam just like any picnic, picnic, picnic, picnic
It's 5-4 on William Wright; he made his pile on Derby night
Wehn Billy was a kid, walking the streets, the other kids hid-so they did!
Now, after working in security trade, he's got it made
The shops that need aid are those that haven't paid
"I do my double-show quick!" said Mick the Prick, fresh out of the nick
"I sell cheap holiday. The minute they leave, then A visity I pay - and it does pay!"
And his friend, Liquid Len by neame, of Wine Women and Wandsworth fame
said "I"m breaking the legs of the bastard that got me framed!
I'm breaking the legs of the bastard that got me framed! Got me framed!"
They called me the reverand when I entered
the church unstained
My employers have change but the name has remained
It all began when I went on a tour
hoping to find some furniture
Followed a sign saying, "beautiful chest"
led to a lady who showed me her best
She was taken by surprise wehn I quickly closed my eyes
So she rang the bell, and quick as hell
Bob the Nob came out of his job
to see what the trouble was
"Louise, is the Reverend hard to please?"
"You're telling me!"
"Perhaps, sir, if it's not too lat,
we could interest you in our old-fashioned Staffordshire plate?"
"Oh no, not for me, I'm a man of repute."
But the Devil caught hold of my sould and a voice called out, "SHOOT!"
To save my steeple, I visited people
for this I had gone when I met Little John
His name came, I understand
when the Judge said, "you're a robbing hood"
He told me of his strange foundation
conceived on sight of the Woodstock nation
he'd had to hide his reputation
When poor, 'twas salvation from door to door
But now, with a pin-up guru every week
it was Love, Peace & Truth Incorperated for all who seek
He employed me as a karmamechanic, with overal charms
His hands were then fit to receive, receive alms.
That's why we're in...
Battle of Epping Forest
yes, it's the Battle of Epping Forest,
right outside your door
We guard your souls for peanuts
and we guard your shops and houses
for just a little more...
In with a left hook is the Bethnal Gree Butcher
but he's countered on the right by Mick's chaingang fight
and Liquid Len, with his smashed bottle men,
is lobbing Bob