Pied Plucker of Cooroy

from NEW DEPRESSION SONGS by Geoffrey Datson

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The Pied plucker of Cooroy had a plague of rats
got into his studio and that was that
ate up all his wires and shat on his sound
till the pied plucker of Cooroy had to move to higher ground

Cant get rid of rats without exterminator
rang up old bull Lee said come round later
shot up all those rats and started on our love
tried to write a song but we got side tracked by drugs

Pied Plucker of Cooroy said to the reporter
Only story you’re gonna get’s in Bill’s recorder
tape recorder

So if you think that something round here stinks
be sure it’s not dead rats in your sink

Haven’t heard a sound like that in years
since Chickenfoot Crawp played his Eko guitar

The Pied Plucker of Cooroy had a plague of rats
they got into his studio and that was that

Ate up all his wires and shit on his sound
till the pied plucker of Cooroy had to move to higher ground

Can’t get rid of rats without exterminator
rang up Bull Lee, said, Come round later
We shot up all the rats, then started on our love
Had to make a song but got sidetracked by drugs

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from NEW DEPRESSION SONGS, released July 12, 2018
Written, performed and Produced - Geoffrey Datson
Fem Vox and banjolina - Annette Hughes

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GEOFFREY DATSON is a sound artist, combining spoken word, electronica and instrumentation in his recordings. Many poets recite their work to music, but few are also composers. Datson's work is a synthesis of forms of sonic expression in which the voice and the sound field are interdependent. ... more

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