Mansion on the Hill (Arthur Baker Mix)
He hit the dance hall round about mid-nine
Gin and juice and he's a'feelin fine
Come the morning all the sounds went up
Police, The Man said the joint was shut
All the brothers gettin' busted outside
Undercover officer readin' them their rights
"A one way ticket boy, you're prison bound."
The night the lights in Dowlais went down, so
How long we gotta wait until
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill?
I want to know right now
How long we gotta waste our time
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line?
I want to know right now
She shakes the blues off then she tries her luck
Makes a little bet, hopes her horse comes up
Pickin' pockets for some easy money
'Cause she blew the goddamn lot on the National Lottery
Steals a paper to check the front page
Headlines read "The dance hall can't be saved"
How can they open up an opera house?
On the night the lights in Dowlais went down, yeah
So how long we gotta wait until
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill?
I want to know right now
How long we gotta waste our time
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line?
I want to know right now
I tell you now
Tweak-freak Tony on the four-to-eight
Special Branch sting, right time wrong place
Columbian connections in the corridors of power
Mean the man on the money ain't ever goin' down
Lord Lucky takes his lady to the Magic Flute
A little taste of toot and now he's bullet proof
Tony tunes to underground radio
On the night the lights in Dowlias went down, so
How long we gotta wait until
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill?
I want to know right now, I want to know right now
How long we gotta waste our time
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line?
I want to know right now, yeah sing it now!
How long we gotta wait until
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill?
I want to know right now
How long we gotta waste our time
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line?
I want to know right now
Gin and juice and he's a'feelin fine
Come the morning all the sounds went up
Police, The Man said the joint was shut
All the brothers gettin' busted outside
Undercover officer readin' them their rights
"A one way ticket boy, you're prison bound."
The night the lights in Dowlais went down, so
How long we gotta wait until
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill?
I want to know right now
How long we gotta waste our time
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line?
I want to know right now
She shakes the blues off then she tries her luck
Makes a little bet, hopes her horse comes up
Pickin' pockets for some easy money
'Cause she blew the goddamn lot on the National Lottery
Steals a paper to check the front page
Headlines read "The dance hall can't be saved"
How can they open up an opera house?
On the night the lights in Dowlais went down, yeah
So how long we gotta wait until
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill?
I want to know right now
How long we gotta waste our time
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line?
I want to know right now
I tell you now
Tweak-freak Tony on the four-to-eight
Special Branch sting, right time wrong place
Columbian connections in the corridors of power
Mean the man on the money ain't ever goin' down
Lord Lucky takes his lady to the Magic Flute
A little taste of toot and now he's bullet proof
Tony tunes to underground radio
On the night the lights in Dowlias went down, so
How long we gotta wait until
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill?
I want to know right now, I want to know right now
How long we gotta waste our time
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line?
I want to know right now, yeah sing it now!
How long we gotta wait until
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill?
I want to know right now
How long we gotta waste our time
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line?
I want to know right now
Credits
Writer(s): Simon Edwards, Piers Watson Marsh, Robert Spragg, Jon Delafons, Amde Hamilton, Odie Hawkins, E. Evans, Ed Bereal, John Delafons
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