I like the trees and the birds and the bees
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I'm a sucker for peace and quiet
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But two weeks alone in this sweet little home
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And I feel like starting a riot
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I've been stuck in this old house too long
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I need a little change of atmosphere
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Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here.
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I greet the day in my usual way
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On my brow there's one more wrinkle
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I can't speak, I ain't shaved in a week
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And I look like Rip Van Winkle
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We've got people in this neighbourhood
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Who've been sleeping for a thousand years
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Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here.
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Let's take a train, or a boat and a plane
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And go all the way to China
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Let's stay alive till a hundred and five
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Well nothing could be finer
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I want to make sweet love to you, beneath a silver moon.
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Same old scene on the T.V. screen
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There's an inner city burning
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It's dog eat dog, live high on the hog
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But the lady's not for turning
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We've got violence on the picket lines
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And police in their riot gear
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Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here.
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Let's take a train, or a boat and a plane
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And go all the way to China
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Let's stay alive till a hundred and five
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Well nothing could be finer
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I want to make sweet love to you, beneath a silver moon.
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I like the trees and the birds and the bees
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I'm a sucker for peace and quiet
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But two weeks alone in this sweet little home
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And I feel like starting a riot
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Let's take a trip up north, to Sauchiehall Street
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And wish everyone a happy new year
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Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here.
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Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here
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Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here
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(dog ate the dog, the cat ate the mouse)
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Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
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Bass Guitar: Pete Zorn
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Keyboards: Gerry Rafferty
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Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue
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Fiddles: Rick Sanders
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Accordion: Geraint Watkins
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Vocals: Gerry Rafferty
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Nothing Ever Happens Down Here
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| Gerry Rafferty |
