Ramshackle Blues

from Dotted Line by The Unstable Tables

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"Ramshackle Blues was my first real Credit Crunch song. I wanted something old fashioned, like Jazz or Swing music, hence the doo wop chorus in the background. I'm commenting and reflecting, not making party political statements. They're all as bad, there has to be a better way. I chose institutions or buildings to represent burocracy; The Bank of England, Buckingham Palace, and finally the Houses of Parliment." Patrick Snape

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The Ramshackle Blues

It’s a crazy old world, stuck in a rut
Karl Marx said, read my book
The price of oil, is thick and crude
The cost of living, has just been sued

Have you heard the news, about the ramshackle blues
The Bank of England, has blown a fuse

Eyes like coins, smile like cash
The ghost of Mammon, has come to pass
Tell you something, without a shadow of doubt
I’m not really sure, which way is out

Have you heard the news, about the ramshackle blues
Buckingham Palace, is not amused

Dead Calm sea, storm overhead, boat sailing all alone

Sitting on top a mountain of debt
There’s one way down but not quite yet,
Count your blessings, pay your dues
Stand up straight when the deal goes down
You’ve only got nothing to lose!

Well it’s one for the money, two for the show,
Three to get ready NOW GO CAT GO!
The law of the jungle, has run amok
Karl Marx Said, read my book

Have you heard the news, about the ramshackle blues
The Houses of Parliament, they don’t have a clue

Dead Calm sea, storm overhead, boat sailing all alone

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from Dotted Line, track released September 4, 2010

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