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Uke'n Rock'n Roll
01:56
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I woke up this morning and I sure did want to sing
I woke up this morning and I sure did want to sing
The only trouble is that I just can’t play a thing
(it made you blue – tell us what did you do?)
I got a ukulele and I learned how to play this song
I got a ukulele and I learned how to play this song
It’s only got 3 chords, you can learn it too and play along
Uke’n rock’n roll with a ukulele in your hand (with a ukulele in your hand)
Uke’n rock’n roll with a ukulele in your hand (with a ukulele in your hand)
You don’t need a band when you've got a ukulele in your hand
(get a ukulele in your hand)
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Tootin' In The Tunnel
02:20
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Tootin’ in the tunnel, what a lot of fun’ll be had in the tunnel
If anybody, Mum’ll be tootin’ in the tunnel
What a lot of fun’ll be had
Have you ever noticed when you’re in the car
And you’re in a tunnel, driving very far
Radio won’t work so Mum says “Here’s a hoot
When you've got no music you can always toot, toot, toot”
Sometimes in the tunnel, here’s a tricky trick
Can you hold your breath the whole way through Mt Vic?
Either hold your breath or maybe close your eyes?
If you’re not the driver, give it a try!
Who’s been on a train? It goes clickety clack
Trains go in a tunnel and all you see is black
Hangin’ on the whistle, what really good fun this’ll be
As good as when you’re racin’ through Mt Vic and round the Basin
And tootin’ in the tunnel!
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Hutt Valley Girl
02:12
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He wore studded belts with motorbike buckles
He grew his hair long and tattooed his knuckles
I’d do anything in the whole wide world for my Hutt Valley Girl
He’d pick me up and we’d stay out ‘til late
Cruising the Mall in his brother’s V8
I’d do anything in the whole wide world for my Hutt Valley Girl
Marry in haste, repent at leisure
He’s doing time at Her Majesty’s pleasure
We’re still in love but there’s no time to play
At Rimutaka on Visiting Day
He looked in my eyes and fell for my premise
I talked him into robbing the chemist
I’d do anything in the whole wide world for my Hutt Valley Girl
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Lambton Quay Blues
01:47
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I’m working for a department, improving the status quo
We've got evidence-based advice but nobody wants to know
We've got the Lambton Quay Blues
We've got the Lambton Quay Blues
Everybody’s wearing black from their head to their shoes
We've got the Lambton Quay Blues
I came along The Terrace but everyone was gone
And then I saw the sign – it said Kirkcaldie’s sale is on!
We've got the Lambton Quay Blues
We've got the Lambton Quay Blues
When a word like “analytics” is being overused
You get the Lambton Quay Blues
Don’t want to hear about Courtenay Place
Don’t you mention Cuba Street
It’s hard to find a parking space
But Astoria is the place where we've got to meet
I bought a book from Parsons (they always have something weird) While I was out of office my job had disappeared
It gave me the Lambton Quay Blues
He's got the Lambton Quay Blues
When you’re working for the government and it drives you to booze
You've got the Lambton Quay Blues
And everybody’s wearing black from their head to their shoes
That’s called the Lambton Quay Blues
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When I joined the Public Service I can tell you I was nervous Bureaucracy just doesn't sound like fun
And I found out and there’s no doubt, what it seems to be about
Is ways to stop you getting good things done
You get a plan approved then priorities are moved
Half the time you never find out why
One thing you can count on – when things go wrong it won’t take long
The Minister will hang you out to dry
Like a nudist on the beach of love
A nudist on the beach of love
The sun is going to roast the parts you value most
Like a nudist on the beach of love
We've got reports that no-one needs, reports that no-one reads
We’re drowning in paper in this town
Try to write a briefing and you’re bound to end up weeping
The consultation process grinds you down
There’s a bureaucrats’ religion - The Church of Risk Aversion
We worship at its altar every day
Suggest things should change and everybody thinks you’re strange
You might as well be asking for more pay
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