Fairground Blues — Walkabouts, The

I can still remember

the coat I wore that day I can still remember yellow as a plastic moon The coat i wore that day with a weave as thick as chains Yellow as a plastic moon

With a weave as thick as chains walkin' past the sideshow tents

drunker than we knew Walkin' past the sideshow tents could never fill my brother's shoes Drunker than we knew got them Fairground Blues Could never fill my brother's shoes got them Fairground Blues Got them fairground blues

Got them fairground blues was gone so long, I didn't know

if my brother'd still be there Was gone so long, i didn't know when I got back to the If my brother'd still be there burlesque show When i got back to the four cops were standin' on the stairs Burlesque show

Four cops were standin' on the stairs brother's hands were stuck in irons

sweat had soaked his hair Brother's hands were stuck in irons said 'you missed the fun in there Sweat had soaked his hair missed all the fun in there Said "you missed the fun in there you missed the fun in there' Missed all the fun in there

You missed the fun in there" brother's face was red and wild

cop said: 'do you know this boy? Brother's face was red and wild Choked a man for just his smile Cop said: "do you know this boy? this one's a killer not a boy.' Choked a man for just his smile

This one's a killer not a boy." My brother spit and laughed

and said: 'I shoulda' stuck with you My brother spit and laughed big brother shoulda' stuck with you.' And said: "i shoulda' stuck with you

Big brother shoulda' stuck with you." got them Fairground Blues

Got them fairground blues