Primrose Hill-Loudon Wainwright III

[00:11.78]Living on the side [00:14.20]Of Primrose Hill [00:17.07]Drinking cans of Tennants [00:19.01]Just can't seem to get my fill [00:23.76]Got a beat up guitar [00:25.34]And a dirty old sleeping bag [00:29.69]And this mangy dog [00:32.12]Whose tail don't wag [00:35.16]Sun's been shining down [00:38.31]On my hillside bed [00:40.52]That's not the only reason [00:43.83]My face is so red [00:45.76]This nasty cut on my nose [00:49.61]Is not from no fight [00:52.60]I just fell down yesterday [00:55.47]Or maybe it was last night [00:58.16]And I used to sing and play [01:01.56]Down in the underground [01:05.04]But a few years back [01:06.72]They started cracking down [01:09.50]Now I'm living on the side [01:13.39]Of Primrose Hill [01:15.35]I'm no tourist attraction [01:19.38]But I give them a thrill [01:21.96] [01:45.57]Yeah I see you [01:46.12]Riding by on your flash bicycle [01:50.64]Yeah they can do you for that on Primrose Hill [01:57.25]A pretty young mother goes by [01:59.40]She's pushing her pram [02:02.77]Her little baby leans out [02:05.27]Just to see what I am [02:08.23]From the top of the hill [02:11.21]There's a hell of a view [02:14.95]Houses of Parliament and London Zoo [02:19.42]Those politicians all chatter [02:22.86]They trumpet and roar [02:25.58]That must be what those hyenas all [02:29.16]Are laughing for [02:31.86]When you come up to London [02:34.54]It sure is something to see [02:38.10]It's somewhere to go [02:41.09]But it's no place to be [02:43.30]And there's two things [02:44.59]Keeping me from going 'round the bend [02:50.04]I got my music [02:52.81]And this dog for a friend [02:55.90] [03:19.46]'Cause life gets slippery [03:21.52]When you're living on the side [03:24.13]Yeah I know I should quit drinking [03:27.78]But I haven't even tried [03:29.82]My mutt's licking my fingers [03:33.08]And I'm wetting my lips [03:35.93]I got a can of extra strong [03:38.52]And a bag of chicken and chips [03:41.34]If I had a little money [03:44.72]I'd get a few things [03:48.40]Like a bottle of vodka [03:50.52]And a pack of new guitar strings [03:54.25]I guess I could die here [03:56.56]On the side of this hill [03:58.99]I'm no tourist attraction [04:02.90]But I'd give them a chill [04:05.13]And I'm living on the side [04:08.69]Of Primrose Hill [04:10.98]Drinking cans of Tennants [04:12.79]Just can't seem to get my fill [04:17.77]Got a beat up guitar [04:19.87]And dirty old sleeping bag [04:22.92]This mangy dog [04:27.33]Whose tail won't wag [04:30.61]