Daddy was a hobo man!!

Daddy Was A Hobo Man!!

01. DADDY WAS A HOBO MAN

Daddy was a hobo man
Eatin’ outta garbage cans
Daddy was a hobo man
Eatin’ outta garbage cans

Livin’ with the rats and cats down the alley
No I never could understand
Why daddy was a hobo man
Daddy was a hobo man

Oh Daddy, oh daddy, oh daddy, yeah daddy

Daddy was a hobo man
Eatin’ outta garbage cans
Daddy was a hobo man
Eatin’ outta garbage cans

Down on his luck, always bummin’ for a buck
Can ya give a man a helpin’ hand
Daddy was a hobo man
Daddy was a hobo man

Oh Daddy, yeah daddy, oh daddy, oh daddy

Daddy was a hobo man
Daddy was a hobo man
Daddy was a hobo man
Eatin’ outta garbage cans
Livin’ with the rats and cats down the alley
No I never could understand
Why daddy was a hobo man
Daddy was a hobo man

Oh Daddy, mmm daddy, ooh daddy, umm daddy

Daddy was a hobo man, eatin’ outta garbage cans
Daddy was a hobo man, eatin’ outta garbage cans
Livin’ with the rats and cats down the alley
No I never could understand
Daddy was a hobo man
Daddy was a hobo man
Mmm, yeah, mmm, yeah

Hobo, hobo
Daddy, daddy, hobo, hobo
Daddy, daddy, hobo, hobo
Daddy, daddy, hobo
Hobo, hobo
Daddy, daddy, hobo, hobo
Daddy, daddy, hobo, hobo
Daddy, daddy, hobo

Daddy
Why'd ya do it daddy
Daddy
Why'd ya do it daddy
Daddy
Daddy
Daddy
Why'd ya do it man
Am I gonna be a hobo to, like you

02. DISCO DEVIL MAN

I’m on fire, my brain’s a flame
The fashion victims, they all look the same
He prowls at night, controls the scene
They’re burning neurons down in the final belated scheme

It’s the nightmare of the evil disco devil man
Another victim of the evil disco devil man
Evil disco devil man

You feel it now, that burst of speed
With psycho gidgets on ecstasy

The beat is pounding, it numbs the brain
Oooh burning, twisting, smoking, flashing, the mirrors at your vein

It’s the nightmare of the evil disco devil man
Another victim of the evil disco devil man
Evil disco devil man

Two days later
Who makes addictions
Sucking and drying
Causing and fictions
It’s their brain and it’s their pain
And it’s their pain and it’s their brain

Chemical warfare, declared on youth
From twelve AM till morning light you’ll never know the truth

Cause it’s the nightmare of the evil disco devil man
Another victim of the evil disco devil man
Evil disco devil man
Evil disco devil man
Evil disco devil man
Evil disco devil man
Evil disco devil man

Disco devil man
Get funky now, get funky now, get funky now, we’re funky
Get funky now, we’re funky now, we’re funky now, we’re funky
We’re funky now, we’re fucked up now, we’re funky now, we’re funky
We’re funky now, we’re fucked up now, we’re funky, funky, funky

Evil, evil, evil

03. SPEAK TO ELVIS

Yeah, that’s the way
I’m burnin’ up so turn it up
I need release so turn it up, yeah

Well I love to win yeah, that’s the way I choose
I was born in sin so hate to lose
I lost another job and now I’m on the run
Cause that big boss man with the evil eye he didn’t like my fun
He didn’t like my gun, bang, bang

Well I’m dangerous can you see
I never looked for trouble but old man trouble keeps finding me
Would you tell my baby I’m comin’ on home
Oh when I get out of here would you tell my baby that I’m comin’ on home
Yeah
Comin’ on home, comin’ on home
Comin’ on home, hey

I wanna speak to Elvis
I wanna speak to Elvis
I wanna speak to Elvis
I wanna speak to Elvis
I gotta speak to Elvis
I gotta speak to Elvis
I’d love to speak to Elvis
I wanna speak to Elvis

Speak to the man

Operator give me 12-0-1
I’ve got a bottle of whiskey and a gun
When I’m reaching out, I’m reaching out
There’s a man in the room
He’s gonna bail me out
Cause when we roll those dice
Gotta pay the price
When you roll those dice
You gotta pay the price
Give me one last throw in Las Vegas
Give me one last throw in Las Vegas
Give me one last throw in Las Vegas
Give me one last throw in Las Vegas
Give me one last throw in Las Vegas
Give me one last throw in Las Vegas

I wanna speak to Elvis
I wanna speak to Elvis
I wanna speak to Elvis
I gotta speak to Elvis
I wanna speak to the king
I wanna speak to the king
I wanna speak to the king
Let me speak to the king, yeah

Aaaaw good night Las Vegas

04. TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS AND DANCE

Take off your pants and dance
Take off your skirt and flirt
Take off your shoes lose your blues
Take off your hat and get fat
Take off your pants and dance
Take off your skirt and flirt
Take off your shoes lose your blues
I got a little déjà vu

You dirty little, dirty little thing
Just a dirty little, dirty little thing
Dirty little, dirty little thing
Just a dirty little, dirty little thing

Take off your pants and dance
Take off your skirt and flirt
Take off your socks and rock
That’s a little déjà vu, alright

He likes this one

Now we’re gonna have a little orgy
Now we’re gonna have a little groove
Now we’re gonna have a little orgy
Now we’re gonna have a little screw

Take off your pants and dance
Take off your pants and dance
Take off your pants and dance
Take off your pants and dance

You better get a, better get a move on
You better get a, better get a move on
You better get a, better get a move on
You better get a, better get a move on

Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby

Take off your pants and dance
Take off your skirt and flirt
Take off your socks and rock
Feeling like a déjà vu, alright

You better get a, better get a move on
You better get a, better get a move on
You better get a, better get a move on
You better get a, better get a
Yeah

You better get a, better get a, better get a move on
You better get a, better get a, better get a move on
Alright now
Alright now
Alright now
Alright now
You better get a, better get a, better get a move on
You better get a, better get a, better get a move on
You better get a, better get a, better get a move on
Jabadaba doo dah
Alright now
Alright now
Alright now repeat…

Is everybody naked?
Is everybody naked?
Well-a you better get naked
I want you to strip baby
I want you to strip baby
I want you to strip baby
I want you to strip baby

05. BLUE SURF TRAGEDY

I remember that night
That night we made that sacrifice
We prayed for waves
To wash our sins away
Ooh how the tides they turned
Ooh and tore you from my life
Sometimes I hear your ghostly voice
Echoes on that faithful night
When I lost you in a blue surf tragedy
It was a blue surf tragedy
Just a blue surf tragedy
A blue surf tragedy

Spirit to come, come back
I hear howl, baby

06. STRANGE GROUND

Yeah
Well o-well o-well
There’s something flashing me
Is it a UFO or some kind of Christmas tree?
Is this a spinning room ’cause I’m in outer space?
I gotta get there soon ’cause something’s taking place

I’m walking strange ground
I’m hearing strange sounds
I’ve got my head in the clouds
I’m walking strange ground

It’s like a laser show and it’s happening in my head
Oh, I took a little trip but I should have stayed in bed
Ah, just relax now baby relax and let it flow
Should I laugh or cry gonna let my feelings show

I’m walking strange ground
I’m hearing strange sounds
I’ve got my head in the clouds
I’m walking strange ground

Yeah
Mmmmm

I’m walking strange ground
Yes I’m hearing strange sounds
I’ve got my head in the clouds
I’m walking on strange ground
Strange ground
Strange ground, yeah
Hey, Ho

Mmmmm
Flashback
Strange ground
Strange ground
Strange ground
Strange ground
Strange ground
Yeah
Strange ground

07. LOUIE PUNK FROM HELL

Well, he was thrown out for pissing up against the wall
Down four flights of stairs, but Louie he took the fall
They say he shared a pick with Sid and that was his claim to fame
Well chaos it should have been his middle name

Louie punk from hell
Yeah, Louie punk from hell
Well he’s a punk from hell

Down at the Red Eye I heard he was in total spin
Doing the pogo and whirl to some sick techno thing
Yeah screaming only me mother she loves me, nothing but whores and bores
Well it was full steam ahead tonight for the rebel without a pause

Louie punk from hell
Yeah, Louie punk from hell
Well he’s a punk from fucking hell

Louis’s OD’d now what’s he taking
Will he come ‘round I hope he’s faking
Louis’s OD’d now what’s he taking
Will he come ‘round I know he’s faking

Louie punk from hell
Well Louie punk from hell
Well Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, punk from hell, from hell, from hell
Well Louie punk from hell
Alright

08. SHIT FOR BRAINS

You open up your eyes the pour it in
See life’s a compromise so let’s begin
Well you’ve got the right to fight for a little while
But don’t adjust your hair don’t touch that dial

Now you’ve learned to obey
Let them show you the way
Aaah but you should be ashamed
Cause now you’re shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains

Now you’ve got the licence to stay alive
Following orders with your own sense of style
Just never asking who or asking why
It’s a master plan consume, be silent, die

Now you’ve learned to obey
Now they show you the way
You’ve got your own self to blame
Cause now you’re shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains

Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains

I know what the masters think
And I know why the masters stink
They’ve been living in sheep shit
They’ve been living in sheep dip
It’s just sheep shit
And it’s sheep dip
And I know what the youth think
And I know why the youth stink
They’ve been living in the sheep dip
Sucking up the sheep shit
It’s just sheep dip
Television sheep dip
Radio sheep dip
Magazine sheep dip
Talkback sheep dip
Radio sheep dip
Television sheep dip
It’s just sheep dip

Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains
Shit for brains

09. JOKERS WILD (DRUM SOLO)

Beware the village idiot
Laughs in the face of his death
High and mighty you pity it
You curse him under your breath
The jester wears polyester
He sniggles and giggles and broods
Remember that while you siesta
He’s out changing the rules

Jokers wild
Jokers wild
Jokers wild
Jokers wild

Kings, queens, princes and paupers
They got it all back the front
Who was the fool in tradition
The rider the fox or the hunt
Life is just a riddle
And just as the seesaw rides
The joker he sits in the middle and grins
And takes to either side

Jokers wild
Jokers wild
Jokers wild
Jokers wild, wild, wild
Wild

Jokers wild
Jokers wild
Jokers wild
Jokers wild

Beware the village idiot
He laughs in the face of death
High and mighty you pity it
Curse him under your breath
The jester wears polyester
Sniggles and giggles and drools
Remember that while you siesta my friend
He’s out breaking the rules

Jokers wild
Jokers wild
Jokers wild
Jokers wild, wild, wild
Jokers wild
Jokers wild
Jokers wild
Jokers wild, wild, wild

Jokers wild
Alright

10. 27 OPERATIONS

Destiny
You thought you’d changed it
You didn’t like your face
So you rearranged it
Well isn’t she pretty
But only on the outside
The tell-tale scars
They’re on the inside

27 operations on her lips and nose
27 operations on her lips and nose
27 operations on her lips and nose
27 operations

Vanity
It is your occupation
The mirror tricked you
Into augmentation
Where and who are you
And now where have you gone
Oh, I call it a mystery
I can’t see your smile no more

27 operations on your face
Isn’t that some kind of disgrace
Cause I don’t even recognize you anymore
Nobody can recognize you anymore
I don’t even recognize you anymore
I don’t even recognize you

Destiny
You thought you’d changed it
You didn’t like your face
So you had to rearrange it
Surgery
Is your salvation
You drastic plastic spastic
A Frankenstein creation

27 operations on her lips and nose
27 operations on her lips and nose
27 operations on her lips and nose
27 I don’t even recognize you
27 operations

11. SCHOOL YARD

Hey, hey
Remind me of the ol’ school yard
Take me back there
Back to the ol’ school yard
Nothin’s changed

My gang hates your gang, baby
I know you think you’re crazy
School yard
School yard
Well I meet you and I’ll beat you up
The school yard

Now my daddy says your daddy is lazy
And our house, it’s bigger, baby
School yard
School yard
Well I know that you think you’re so tough
School yard
So I’ll meet you and I’ll beat you up
School yard

Play the blues
Mmm it’s nice
I want you to boogie now
Mmm boogie children

Well I heard that your girl is sleazy
With big thighs and meat pies she’s easy
School yard
School yard
I’ll watch her while she struts her stuff
School yard
I wanna get down and eat her up
School yard
School yard
School yard
School yard
School yard
School yard

Oooh one and one makes two
And two and two makes four
Your daughter’s big enough now baby
For both of us no more
School yard
School yard
School yard
School yard
School yard
School yard

Well alright
Well alright
Well alright
Well alright

School yard
School yard
Yard, school yard
School yard
School yard

Like a dang ol’ school yard

12. RIVERS RUN DRY

I was arrested
Stripped naked
Confessed to a beautiful dream
My occupation
Was in question
Since I’m no longer part of the scene

My river has run dry
Frustrated and uninspired
My river has run dry
Just living till the day I die

Old feelings start to strain
Oh show me the sweet bird of youth
I got a riddle to untangle
Is fiction just to face the truth

My river has run dry
Frustrated and uninspired
My river has run dry
Just living till the day I die

Mmm sweet water
Black rain
You saved me from a fate worse than death
Bled my heart out, from my veins
And I’ll kiss you with my last breath
I’ll kiss you with my last breath
I’ll kiss you with my last breath
I’ll kiss you with my last breath
Kiss you with my last breath

My river has run dry
Frustrated and uninspired
My river has run dry
Just living till the day I die
My river has run dry
Frustrated and uninspired
My river’s run dry
Just living till the day I die
Oh yeah

Released: 2011

OK… the thing is with this album, we did not set out to record this album with the same intention as the 1st three. This album, we wanted to record with no commercial pressure what so ever, also, at the time we wanted to record as a 3 piece and live in the studio, this is what your hearing. The band playing live! Jeff’s singing and playing at the same time, it’s magnificent, cause this is what we sounded like on stage!!! Especially when we came back from the States as a 3 piece. This is why I love the album so much. No harmonies, no over dubs, just raw singing & playing, 1st & 2nd takes ONLY… No big production number on this. It can’t really be compared to our other albums, they cost so much money to make. Jeff & I were over the preciousness of it all. Don’t get me wrong, I love all the other albums too, in their full blown glory, but all I can say is, thank Fuck, this one exists in its pure form. That’s why for me “The Hobo Album” rocks, by a Mile!!! Now available in the store.

Produced by Clifford Hoad. Recorded at Terry Stevens Studio One Sound Explosion in the wintersun of 1997.

Jeffrey Hoad: Vocals, Guitar
Clifford Hoad: Drums, Vocals
Dean Turner: Bass

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