![]() ![]() ![]() So, Willie put his sister out on the street The preacher, the teacher, even less savoury creatures, We all wondered what he’s doing round here Well, Willie the weasel, he came from Chicago Well you can shuffle and squawk, you can talk, talk, talk That ain’t the way to do it, you know you shouldn’t do it, In what are basically three minute popular songs about screwing and drinking, then I guess you could ask me?Įither that or write it on a postcard and send it to Istanbul, I’ve heard that it’s lovely this time of year. Having said that I've also developed, as we've played more family friendly events,Ī whole panoply of substitute lyrics for venues and audiences that are more faint of heart - the ones below being the unexpurgated versions.Īnyway, hope you enjoy reading these, and if there’s any reference that puzzles- because there is an awful lot of high-falutin’ literary stuff I’ve tried to hide, Foul language and prurience really has nothing to do with a lack of human decency, or a respect of sexual equality- well, that’s what I’ve always firmly f**king believed, ladies and gents and anyone else who cares to listen. If there is any offense to be taken, it’s in the outlook of a few of the protagonists I’ve created- a clue: if I’m singing a song which has a dwarf in it and I use the word ‘midget’- a non-scientific, offensive slang term, then that’s a hint the narrator in the song is going to be a jerk! A lot of my protagonists are dubious individuals- there are pimps, charlatans and hucksters galore, but a lot of nice guys who just love to swear, too. I’ve also fought hard when adapting those original songs to honour the level of depravity that was present in a lot of songs at the time - I hate the white-washing of the past, the idea that it was a world of white picket fences and homogenous family-friendliness, and hope I’ve managed to walk the line between celebrating ribaldry and excising any of the morally offensive gubbins that can lurk in the corners of some vintage material. When they have remained largely or wholly the same in just the chorus, then I’ve always tried to bring a fresh perspective to the song in the verses. ![]() Of course, the ones I’ve not changed at all, I’ve not transcribed here. Most of them are completely original, a few have kept some lyrics from the original numbers – as nearly all our songs are adaptations of material from the 1920s and 1930s, and some have melodies so famous that changing the chorus would jar on the ear. These are all the ones for the Devil’s Jukebox. Whether this just comes randomly, or I’m making myself do it in a room full of musicians hungry for some kind of structure.Ĭonsequently, I’ve written a lot of song lyrics down the years.Ī great pile I’ve had to spend some hours rewriting, tweaking- once I’ve started singing and the true testing begins. Requests may be made directly to and every effort will be made to honor them within 48 hours.The words pouring out of me at an alarming rate. ![]() This policy allows verified trademark owners to specify: (A) that their identifiable information be masked, or (B) that their trademark pages permanently deleted from. Such requests must be made in writing and will be subject to verification of ownership. You may also contact Trademarkia to make a request for the removal of your personally identifiable information or trademark data. Our website will auto-update when the USPTO data is updated. Since our website is synchronized with the USPTO data, we recommend making any data changes with the USPTO directly. The USPTO makes this data available for search by the public so that individuals can locate ownership information for intellectual property, much the same way a county might make real estate property ownership information available. Why is this contact information displayed? ![]()
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