Hoodoo Gurus

GORILLA BISCUIT

Spaghetti Western

Dave Faulkner

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(I Think You Know)

Dave Faulkner

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Cajun Country

Dave Faulkner

On the bayou muddy water's warm
And mosquitoes got a place to swarm.
And the gumbo's always hot on the bayou,
Down in Cajun country.

On the bayou you better take your fishing pole
And if you're thirsty,
I got some Dixie's icy cold.
Try some Crawfish Etouffe, Oyster Po'boy,
Down in Cajun country.

On the bayou I met Alligator Henri.
He was poaching, but that ain't the story he tried to tell me.
Born and raised in New Orleans, he's a Creole
Down in Cajun country.

On the bayou's only place I feel at home
And I'll never, never, never feel the need to roam.
I'm a Coonass through and through
I don't care none
Down in Cajun Country.

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Hayride To Hell

Dave Faulkner

Charlie was a driver and he hardly spent a night at home.
He rarely saw his family, trucking loads those long weeks on the road.
And Charlie would drive
For miles and miles.

Charlie had a teenage daughter he thought of as a little girl
But one day he came home his little girl had grown-up news to tell.
"Oh Daddy", she cried "oh Daddy, I tried But on the hayride how I fell
That was a hayride bound for Hell."

Now Billy Jackson was the father but he wasn't man enough to own.
And his daddy was the mayor and he said,
"Charlie, just leave my Billy-boy alone."
Billy had to hide
But there was guilt inside
And you can't hide from yourself.
That's just a hayride bound for Hell.
Charlie's daughter died whilst giving birth to Billy Jackson's child
And Billy Jackson ain't been seen around these parts for quite a while.
And Charlie would drive
For miles and miles
And his tail-lights say farewell
He's a hayride bound for Hell.

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Hayride To Hell pt.2 (The Showdown)

Dave Faulkner

Charlie found Billy in a far-off town.
It had been more than a year since his daughter Marie
Had been put into the ground.
Charlie swore when he found him he would get his revenge.
For the loss of his daughters Billy Jackson's life
Would come to an end.
Ooh, his time would come.

When Billy saw Charlie it was too late to run
Charlie was standing in the doorway and in his hand
He held a gun.
The chase was all over, but Billy felt relieved somehow
For tomorrow he would not have to run,
Whatever happened now.
Ooh, his time had come.

Billy said, "Charlie, I know you're gonna kill me, but just let me say,
It's true, I was the father of Marie's child and I - I ran away.
You see, we'd planned to get married-but we were both of us just kids
And Marie told me how you got so angry when she tried to tell you what we did.
So we decided I should split from town until the fuss had all died down.
Then I heard how she died and since that day I've only known misery.
Now you've come for my blood so I guess I'll get to join My Marie".

Charlie just stood there and tears filled his eyes.
He'd come to kill Billy but never would, he realised.
They both loved his daughter - he knew that at last,
And hatred can't build a future, and vengeance can't
Bring back the past
Ooh - that time has-gone.

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Who Do You Love

A. McDaniel

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Turkey Dinner

Dave Faulkner

You're my turkey dinner,
You're good enough to eat.
Open up that oven.
Your juices smell so sweet
They smell so sweet.

I'll provide the gravy
It's a family recipe.
The secret's in the stuffing
(And I'm sure you'll agree. You will agree.)

Oh, Thanksgiving,
Thanks for giving her to me

Will I choose a drumstick?
Or start with a wing?
Maybe eat some white meat?
I want everything !
Everything !

You're my turkey dinner and
You're my heart's desire.
You're my one reason for living,
One reason Or Thanksgiving.

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Lover For A Friend

Dave Faulkner

I need a lover for a friend.
I need a lover for a friend.
If it doesn't happen soon I just might come to a sticky end.

I need a heart to call my own.
I need someone who's mine-and mine alone.
Someone who ain't afraid to explore the twilight zone.

I thought I'd found the one,
She said she was my pal,

The next thing that I knew she had
Propelled me straight to hell.
I need a lover for a friend.

It might be unrealistic but still, I can pretend.
Let me pretend.

Do I - Do I have to tell you one more time?
Do I have to tell you one more time?
I thought I spelled it out for you -
do I have to hang a sign?
(Situation's Vacant!)

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Death Ship

Dave Faulkner/R. Radalj/A. Sharples

I am the captain of a ghostly crew,
Sail the seven seas with nothing to do.
The girl that I thought was untrue
Really loved me. Boo, hoo, hoo.

Near hidden reefs we appear in the gloom
Luring mariners to their doom.
As we're condemned, we condemn others too.
Who would love me? Who? Would You?
I'm asking you.

I'm on the Death Ship,
I sail the seas alone.
Death Ship - I can call no port home.
Lost souls cry to Hell in the wind
Let us in, Let us in, Let us in!

I need somebody who will die for me
To free me of this misery.
I need someone who will cry for me
Really Love me. Really.

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Teenage Head

R. Loney/C. Jordan

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Rock'n'Roll pt.2

G. Glitter/M. Leander

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The Wedding Song

Dave Faulkner

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Heart Of Darkness

Dave Faulkner

Blood flows just like water,
Changing into wine.
Everything looks better in the black sunshine,
In the black sunshine.

Echoes drag my memories
Back where they began
But I just can't be sorry - my tears turn into sand.
All those tears torn into sand.

I don't care now
For what might have been,
The heart of darkness doses in on me.

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Stomp The Tumbarumba

J. Devlin

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Little Drummer Boy (Up The Khyber)

K. Davis/H. Onorati/H. Simeone

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Bring The Hoodoo Down

Dave Faulkner

When shadows fill the sky
And evil's all around
Don't call a preacher
A different creature
Bring the hoodoo down.
Beside a sacred fire
That's where he will be found.
Somewhere in Haiti
Baron Samedi
Bring the hoodoo down.

It's a river of blood
And a river of tears.
It's a river of Love.
I know you'll die to see
That zombie jamboree.
The dead will tango
Until the mambo
Bring the hoodoo down.

We're gonna learn to dance
And fall into a trance,
And picking cotton
Will be forgotten
Bring the hoodoo down.

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Leilani pt.2

Dave Faulkner

(i) Prologue-

Many years have passed since Leilani died
But his broken heart cannot be denied.
He doesn't think of other girls,
He just sits and mourns for her.
She was the only thing in the world he called his,
Now in the world she is.

(ii) My Love is A Red Rock

Swimming by himself
He found a pretty rock
Well, suddenly he felt
That stone begin to talk ('Lani-bi-lani-lei-')
It was his long-lost love
That he held in his hand
The pebble's colour was identical to her tan.

Now she's a rock
From a volcanic pool.
Before she was hot
But now she is cool.
Now she is here, Now she is there,
Now she's getting carried away.
My love is a red, red rock
My love is a red rock.

Down by the lagoon,
You'll see him with his stone.
They sit beneath the moon
And then he takes her home.
He kisses her goodnight
And puts her in a shoebox.
That's what life is like
When your marriage is on the rocks.

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Jungle Bells

Dave Faulkner

Hear the jungle bells calling all the pilgrims.
Hear the jungle bells scaring all the children.
It ain't the Voice of God, now darling,
Or the work of human hand
But they're reaching out to you
From the hinterland.

Hear the jungle bells warning all the strangers.
Hear the jungle bells ringing in the changes.
Once a mission stood there, darling,
Choked to death in tangled vines
But when the night is still
You can hear their chimes. (Hear ghostly chimes.)

Hear the jungle bells, they start the dogs to howling.
Hear the jungle bells, as if the night was growling -
"We don't care who you are, now darling,
But you won't find your welcome here,
And when we call your name
You better disappear".

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Be My Guru

Dave Faulkner/J.Baker

I know what's going down before it even happens.
I'm the smart boy in town, be it here or Manhattan.
I'm a guru, I'm a Hoodoo Guru.
I'm yours - will you be mine too?
Be my Guru.

We make no bones at all, we're making a dint
And in no time at all you hearts we will win.
It's a gift we offer you: our music.
Be polite - accept it, don't refuse it.
I'm yours - will you be mine too?
Be my guru.

We will grow our hair. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
We got nice clothes to wear. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! (We No square!)
Yeah!!!

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The Doctor Is In

Dave Faulkner

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Album Credits

Gorilla Biscuit - Released 1992

Spaghetti Western - D. Faulkner (3.33) b/w Axegrinder, 1989, Produced by Hoodoo Gurus (Mushroom Music)

- D. Faulkner (3.30) b/w 1000 Miles Away, 1991, Produced by Hoodoo Gurus (EMI Music)
Cajun Country - D. Faulkner (4.03) b/w Come Anytime, 1989, Produced by Hoodoo Gurus (Mushroom Music)
Hayride To Hell - D. Faulkner (3.02) Unreleased version recorded for 'Stoneage Romeos', 1984, Produced by Alan Thorne (Mushroom Music)
Hayride To Hell pt.2 (The Showdown) - D. Faulkner (3.46) b/w In The Middle Of The Land, 1988, Recorded live at Air Studios, London for BBC Radio (1987) Produced by Hoodoo Gurus (Mushroom Music)
Who Do You Love - A. McDaniel (2.05) b/w I Want You Back, 1983, Recorded live at Sydney Trade Union Club by 2JJJ, Produced by Hoodoo Gurus (Mushroom Music)
Turkey Dinner - D. Faulkner (4.23) b/w Death Defying, 1986, Produced by Charles Fisher (Mushroom Music)
Lover For A Friend - D. Faulkner (3.56) b/w Another World, 1989, Produced by Hoodoo Gurus (Mushroom Music)
Death Ship - D. Faulkner, R. Radalj, A. Sharples (2.38) (EMI Music)
Teenage Head - R. Loney, C. Jordan (3.04) b/w Poison Pen (Control)
Rock'n'Roll pt.2 - G. Glitter, M. Leander (5.13) (MCA Music)
The Wedding Song - D. Faulkner (3.51) Unreleased demo recorded in 1986, Produced by Hoodoo Gurus (Mushroom Music)
Heart Of Darkness - D. Faulkner (3.10) b/w What's My Scene, 1987, Produced by Mark Opitz and Hoodoo Gurus (Mushroom Music)
Stomp The Tumbarumba - J. Devlin (3.01) b/w Miss Freelove '69, 1991, Produced by Hoodoo Gurus (Warner Chappel)
Little Drummer Boy (Up The Khyber) - K. Davis, H. Onorati, H. Simeone (2.18) b/w Castles In The Air, Recorded for 'Lump Of Coal' 1991 Christmas compilation album, Produced by Hoodoo Gurus (Warner Chappel)
Bring The Hoodoo Down - D. Faulkner (3.09) b/w Like Wow - Wipeout, 1985, Produced by Hoodoo Gurus (Mushroom Music)
Leilani pt.2 - D. Faulkner (3.59) b/w Leilani, 1982, Produced by Hoodoo Gurus and Martin Fabinyl (EMI Music)
Jungle Bells - D. Faulkner (3.36) b/w Generation Gap, 1987, and Castles In The Air, 1992, Produced by Hoodoo Gurus (Mushroom Music)
Be My Guru - D. Faulkner, J. Baker (2.40) b/w My Girl, 1983, Produced by Alan Thorne (EMI Music)
The Doctor Is In - D. Faulkner (6.04) b/w A Place In The Sun, Produced by Hoodoo Gurus (EMI Music)

'Death Ship', 'Teenage Head' and 'Rock'n'Roll pt.2 ' were recorded live at Selinas, Sydney, 1986. Produced by Hoodoo Gurus.

All compositions published by EMI Music Publishing.

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