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BUSKER KID

from ROLLING ON by Danny Walsh Banned

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Well his third girlfriend left him before he was nine
and kids out in the school yard gave him a really hard time
only one thing to do for a lost young soul
is to pick up a six string and play rock n roll
eyes shut, lean back, turn the volume up, busker kid
sold his bike on ebay, went and bought an amp and guitar
he sat and learnt to play from George Kamikawa
was told that to get anywhere takes struggle, hard work
he sold his soul to the devil down at Swanston and Bourke
long hair, people stare, he don’t care, busker kid
people drawn in to the sounds
forget their shopping lists and half price mark downs
he’ll make them happy he knows that he can
as he jams along to the beat of the tram
Long hot dry summer down at the corner always straight after school
while the other kids put stamps in albums and go swimming down at the pool
folks walking by stop and sit on the benches
and give him silver leftovers of shopping adventures
hot riffs, fat licks, busted picks, busker kid
Now his folks are getting worried that it’s more than a fad
‘is this what you want to do with your life’ said his dad
he says’ I’m gonna travel the world, I’m gonna see all the sights
and maybe one day my name will be in lights’
hoodoo voodoo, boogie chillun, busker chile
hot riffs, fat licks, busted picks, busker kid
long hair, people stare, but he don’t care, the busker kid
eyes shut, lean back, turn the volume up, busker kid

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from ROLLING ON, released February 1, 2013
Danny – singing, acoustic guitar, tram recordings. Adam Redfern – lead guitar. Johnny Livewire – rhythm guitar, bass & backing vocals. Dave Mudie – drums. Leo Tellefson - piano.

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Danny Walsh Banned Melbourne, Australia

The Danny Walsh Banned have been playing fever-pitched shows and jumping on tables for over a dozen years, serving up country-soul and rock’n’roll flavours infused with a touch of 70s Aussie boogie that will probably have you dancing on the tables, too.
“Walsh’s lyrics depict each landscape and emotional swirl with the caress of a bona fide bush poet...looking back and yearning ahead”' - Forte Mag
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