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The Unfortunates are​.​.​.

by Those Unfortunates

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1.
Arthur Lowe 01:29
Arthur Lowe Arthur Lowe’s The strangest body Beneath his clothes I mustn’t, though (but did you know) He’s chicken’s thighs and pigeon toes And nothing grows On Arthur Lowe No flies, no hair Moustachioed He still is though A mystery is Arthur Lowe Went to sea Pea green boat The owl, the cat And Arthur Lowe Lent him five notes Well I’ll be blowed The last I saw of Arthur Lowe
2.
Tally Ho! 01:57
Now, you said it was yesterday, yesterday's another day had a lot of make believe, I don't know if it's you or if it's me oh, I don't know, I don't know Tally ho, tally ho! I'll meet you in your fantasy, just anywhere you can obey, Ipsala, Bombay, this is the wrong way cause he'll see you I'll go into shock, it's true Tally ho, tally ho! Ipsala, Bombay, this is the wrong way- The third verse will be the same as the first!
3.
From Primley Park To Shadwell Lane The wheat don’t grow Against the grain He got woven hair Like silk they say ‘I’m alright, Jack The wife ok?’ Poor cousin Pete’s Been thinking lately He feels incomplete Like he’s got itchy feet Chews a William Hill pen He’s wondering when His present run of bad luck will end He’d like to wax his moustache And brylcream his hair Wear a silk handkerchief Yeah, he’d really take care Spills his drink on the floor So he pours himself more He’s picking up the mess that he’s made Poor Pete says he’s got big plans now All he’s got to do is work out quite how To get a shop of his own Import fancy wares Get a big leather desk And a big leather chair He’d tell a good joke Drink malt whiskey and coke A well respected man in the trade Says he’ll get all the cash tomorrow (A friend of a friend of a friend of a friend recommends) Failing that, he’ll just beg steal or borrow Poor cousin Pete Is just so certain Wants to prove ‘em all wrong Knows it won’t take him long Making plans for his immigration Wife’s not keen on their expatriation IMPORT EXPORT (A friend of a friend of a friend recommends) IMPORT EXPORT (A friend of a friend of a friend recommends)
4.
Looking for a three to make up a four Looking for a three to make up a four Looking for a three to make up a four On a Saturday The sun is shining outside Sitting sipping coffee in the clubhouse Sitting sipping coffee in the clubhouse Sitting sipping coffee in the clubhouse On a Saturday The sun is shining outside Thinks about a flutter on the horses Likes to have a flutter on the horses Always has a flutter on the horses On a Saturday The sun is shining outside Going back home, wound right up Going back home, wound right up Going back home, wound right up On a Saturday The sun is shining outside
5.
I was born a short haired boy My mother’s pride and joy And everywhere that mummy went She’d take me and all ‘My boy is Such a perfect specimen With mummy’s eyes and chins And bless his little cottons With daddy’s short haired pins’ They took me up the high street All the grannies billed and cooed They hobbled all together To stroke my scratchy follicles ‘Oh couldn’t you just eat him up,’ they said and licked their lips I gurgled out in terror But they did not take the hint Mother was in tears When my cowlick first appeared The bristles became bushels ‘til they brushed down past me ears ‘My little boy’s a monster,’ She shivered in dad’s arms He dragged me by the ankles…. To the barbers Now I look so neat and smart A little short haired work of art Now I look so smart and neat From my short haired head to my shoe shod feet We’ll eat our crusts and leave the rest We’ll sup our milk from short haired breasts To grow the short hairs on our chest Ho ho.
6.
Alec Abrahams shuts the door behind him Places down his things His little piece of peace and quiet In amongst the din Puts the shopping in the cupboard And a saucepan on the ring And keeping one eye on his supper In a quiet voice he sings ‘He’s the talk of Moortown Corner And from here to Wigton Moor Says that all the ladies know him Every one of them adores Alec Abrahams’ Alec Abrahams eats his supper At a table set for one His toast’s well buttered But his boiled egg’s a little underdone He reads the paper As the eggs dries in a crust beneath his lip But when he gets up To take his plate and put it in the sink He’s the talk of Moortown Corner And the King of Queenshill Drive Says that all the ladies know him He’s the last one of his kind Is Alec Abrahams

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Debut EP by The Unfortunates, recorded with John Hannon at No Name Studios on 8th May 2013.
All tracks by The Unfortunates, except Tally Ho!, which is after Tally Ho! by The Clean: www.last.fm/music/The+Clean/_/Tally+Ho

Released on audio cassette and download 20.6.13.

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released July 13, 2013

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Those Unfortunates are a London, UK based four piece.
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