thea gilmore
st. luke's summer
Propped my eyes open with some chemistry  I've got a three hour drive and a man to see  The blue bruised sky is closing in  Cover up well because it looks like rain   She got Tiffany earrings from a limejuice sailor  Rich man, poor man, tinker, retailer  Casey Jones working on the SP line  Has got the union at his throat and he's running out of time   So blow the man down boys  Yeah blow the man down boys  And the tricks that he employs  Are buried in this St Luke's summer noise   She asked the electorate to cut a little slack  Waving a litre of whiskey and a union jack  Saying I'm not in the business of right and wrong  So lets get by on a wing and a folk song   And Jesus went to talk to Omie Wise  She said I never did trust religious guys  And the heat is rising from Octobers throat  She says uptown boy  Hey can you dance the tango?   So blow the man down boys...........   Call up the captain we've got Kreuger on the line  He's got a box of chocolates and a valentine  And MI5 have got a bone to pick with Moses  While Matthew and the big guy just play ring-around-the-roses   A pearl knit sweater and a gasoline rag  He's got a fistful of stars and an old dog tag  Get to Parchman Farm by number 9 bus  And send the children to the gum tree to wake up Nicodemus   So blow the man down boys.....