Redhill Rats

A man came over the lake one winter morning
With a shield of lead and a horse that could not swim
We should have taken that as a warning
It could have been anyone but it was him.

He raised…

Beneath the stars along the road the Perfect Traveller speaks

There's nothing that he wants to know, there's nothing that he seeks

He can't remember where he comes from, he doesn't care where he's bound

And all the wonders of…

Your love has served me well

In a crazy kinda way

Now that things have calmed down and the fat lady has sung

I find it quite easy to say

The pirate's flag we flew

Was red right from the…

In Iceland folks eat rotten shark, they bury it down by the seaside

Their beer is dear and they talk right queer, their island is damp and cold

The Finns bake all their bread with bark, they peel it off…

 Young Dan was blessed with bedroom eyes, a brave lad like his name implies

He wanted things and would not be denied.

Local girls they screamed his name, he saw and conquered, then he came.

And when he left they…

My father was a werewolf and he roamed the countryside

His fangs were long and sharp, his territory was wide

Along the way he sang his songs and sang them out of tune

He left a trail of tears and…

Everything that has been said about the pub "The Serpent's Head"

Is almost true like many stories are

A beacon of forgotten shores, the place was packed with drunks and whores.

They gathered to The Head from near and far

…

Standing on this goddamn corner, feeling like a jerk.

You've stood me up and lived to tell so many times before.

I've forgiven you a thousand times, now that just doesn't work.

I'm all out of compassion now, don't have…

Mandy said I wasn't even fit to shine my shoes

Don't hold those words against her, you can blame it all on booze

That said, she was a headless bitch, on this we all agree

She brought misfortune on us…

On the day George Grey got out of gaol he was greeted with applause.

The townsfolk torched the courthouse down, a rabble with a cause

I knew some things, knew the whats and the whereabouts, but never said a damning…