R-104 · Long-playing record
Admission Extra
In the PACEX catalogue from day 62 of your tour.
Tracks
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01Admission Extra2:52
[Verse 1] A shilling for the doorway And sixpence for your coat The fellow at the counter Had a pencil and a note He charged us for the table He charged us for the view He said the band was extra And the band said, "So are you" [Chorus] Admission extra Everybody pay There's a little man collecting At the end of every day Admission extra Put your money down If you want to hear us laughing You'll have to come outside now [Verse 2] The singer took his jacket The drummer took his snare The bass man took the pretty girl Who'd paid to sit nowhere We found a patch of pavement With a lamppost for a star And the fellow with the pencil Had to hear us from afar [Chorus] Admission extra Everybody pay There's a little man collecting At the end of every day Admission extra Put your money down If you want to hear us laughing You'll have to come outside now [Bridge] You can sell a ticket You can lock a gate You can own a building But you can't make people wait [Final Chorus] Admission extra That's what he would say But the girl who held the empty hat Gave every coin away Admission extra Nothing doing now If you want to hear us laughing You'll have to come outside now
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02Her Own Front Door3:18
[Verse 1] She carried up a kettle And a suitcase with a tear The woman on the landing Said the stairs were steep round here She put a flower in a milk jar Put a chair against the wall And listened to the silence There was no one left to call [Chorus] Her own front door Her own small key She can let the morning in Whenever it may be She can cry if she wants to She can leave her shoes upon the floor She can open it to someone It's her own front door [Verse 2] Her brother brought a message That her father wouldn't write He said the whole thing looked improper And she'd best come home tonight She made him tea without a saucer He drank it standing up She said, "You're welcome any Sunday" And she took away his cup [Chorus] Her own front door Her own small key She can let the morning in Whenever it may be She can cry if she wants to She can leave her shoes upon the floor She can open it to someone It's her own front door [Bridge] It isn't much to look at There's a crack above the bed But she bought a little yellow paint And did the room instead [Final Chorus] Her own front door Her own small key She can let the morning in Whenever it may be She can laugh if she wants to She can leave her shoes upon the floor She can open it to someone It's her own front door
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03Mr. Nearly3:03
[Verse 1] He nearly joined the navy He nearly drove to Spain He nearly knew a famous girl Who nearly knew his name He nearly bought a nightclub He nearly wrote a play And every time the bill comes round He's nearly on his way [Chorus] Mr. Nearly, come down here There's a little thing to do Nothing for the papers Nothing grand enough for you Mr. Nearly, take your coat off Put your shoulder to the door We could use a little helping And less of nearly than before [Verse 2] The rain came through the ceiling Of the room above the shop We carried all the stock upstairs And tried to make it stop He told us of a flood he'd seen That nearly reached his chin I handed him a bucket He said, "What goes in?" [Bridge] Maybe you've been everywhere Maybe it's all true But you are standing here with us And here has work for you [Verse 3] He took his tie off slowly And he folded up his sleeve For once he didn't tell us He was nearly due to leave [Final Chorus] Mr. Nearly, come down here There's a little thing to do Nothing for the papers Nothing grand enough for you Mr. Nearly, take your coat off Put your shoulder to the door You've been nearly quite a fellow Now you're something a little more
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04Your Sunday Smile3:23
[Verse 1] Your sister praised the curtains My brother poured the wine You said that work was going well I said that you were fine We passed the little sandwiches We listened to the rain And when somebody asked us how We smiled at them again [Chorus] Put your Sunday smile away Everybody's gone You don't have to keep it shining Just because the lamp is on Tell me what I haven't heard Tell me where it hurts Put your Sunday smile away Let me hear you first [Verse 2] You gathered all the glasses I straightened every chair We made a lot of little sounds To fill the empty air You dropped a spoon and left it It lay beside your shoe I never knew a room so small Could keep me far from you [Chorus] Put your Sunday smile away Everybody's gone You don't have to keep it shining Just because the lamp is on Tell me what I haven't heard Tell me where it hurts Put your Sunday smile away Let me hear you first [Bridge] You said, "I thought you'd turn away If I told you I was tired" I said, "I've been afraid to ask" And pulled my chair beside [Final Chorus] Put your Sunday smile away Everybody's gone You don't have to keep it shining Just because the lamp is on Tell me what I haven't heard You can take your time Put your Sunday smile away I'll put away mine
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05The Coatroom Election3:08
[Verse 1] They nominated Andrew For the way he wore his tie They nominated Peter For his educated eye They nominated William For his father's motorcar And the woman in the coatroom Asked who'd settle with the bar [Chorus] Who keeps the key? Who pays the man? Who gets the chairs back in the van? Who's still here when you've all gone? Who put the kettle on? Write another name down You can spell it if you try The woman in the coatroom Has been running things all this time [Verse 2] There was talk about a charter There was talk about a crest There was talk about the people Who were suited to the best She came in with the receipts And a ladder for the light And asked which one of them would stay To lock the place tonight [Chorus] Who keeps the key? Who pays the man? Who gets the chairs back in the van? Who's still here when you've all gone? Who put the kettle on? Write another name down You can spell it if you try The woman in the coatroom Has been running things all this time [Bridge] They offered her a silver badge She asked them for a hand There's twenty-seven folding chairs And somewhere they must stand [Final Chorus] Who keeps the key? Who pays the man? Who gets the chairs back in the van? Now we're here when they've all gone We'll put the kettle on Write another name down Let the minutes show it plain The woman in the coatroom Has a perfectly good name
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06Three Floors Up2:49
[Verse 1] Three floors up they're learning How to play the same four bars Every evening after supper They begin their little war Mr. Ellis taps the ceiling With a broom he's worn away Then he sits beside the wireless With the paper from that day [Chorus] Three floors up Somebody's trying Three floors up Somebody's found a tune You can shut your window You can swear you'll move away But three floors up They're going to learn to play [Verse 2] He wrote a careful letter He complained about the hours He said the bass was shaking All the petals from his flowers Then a notice on the staircase Said the boys had found a hall And he ate his supper early And heard nothing through the wall [Chorus] Three floors up Somebody's trying Three floors up Somebody's found a tune You can shut your window You can swear you'll move away But three floors up They're going to learn to play [Bridge] He went there Friday evening Stood a little way behind And when they got the chorus wrong He knew it every time [Final Verse] He sent them up a postcard With a most precise complaint "Your singer needs to breathe there And the drummer shouldn't wait" [Final Chorus] Three floors up Somebody's trying Three floors up Somebody's found a tune You can shut your window You can swear you'll move away But three floors up They're going to learn to play
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07Tell Them Who I Am3:32
[Verse 1] You take my arm on Monday You call me late at night You say you like my foolish grin You say my coat's all right But when we meet your clever friends You let my elbow go You say, "He lives around the way" As if that's all you know [Chorus] Tell them who I am Tell them where I stand I'm the fellow you were kissing With your fingers in my hand I don't need a fine introduction I don't need a diagram If you're going to bring me with you Tell them who I am [Verse 2] I haven't been to college I don't talk about the stage I don't carry clever magazines Folded at a clever page But I can hear you laughing At a joke that's made of me And I can find the front door Without a university [Chorus] Tell them who I am Tell them where I stand I'm the fellow you were kissing With your fingers in my hand I don't need a fine introduction I don't need a diagram If you're going to bring me with you Tell them who I am [Bridge] You caught me in the hallway You said, "Don't make a scene" I said, "I'm not ashamed of us Whatever that may mean" [Final Chorus] Tell them who I am Tell them where I stand I'm the fellow you were kissing With your fingers in my hand You can come and stand beside me You can let them see your man If you're going to bring me with you Tell them who I am
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08Nobody Looks Up3:27
[Verse 1] I paint the names above the shops In blue and bottle green I put a little gold around The names of men I've never seen The people pass beneath my feet With parcels in their arms I know the tops of all their hats I never know their hearts [Chorus] Nobody looks up Nobody has time They can read a stranger's name But they never read mine I make the letters tall enough For everyone to see Nobody looks up At me [Verse 2] I did a baker's window once The year I married May The shop has changed its hands three times The letters stayed that way I bought a bun last Saturday And stood there in the rain The girl behind the counter said "You're blocking up the pane" [Chorus] Nobody looks up Nobody has time They can read a stranger's name But they never read mine I make the letters tall enough For everyone to see Nobody looks up At me [Bridge] A boy below the ladder Asked me how I made the curve I climbed down with the smallest brush And gave him his first word [Final Chorus] Somebody looked up Somebody had time He can paint a crooked letter And I tell him that's all right We'll make the letters tall enough For everyone to see Somebody looked up At me
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09The Borrowed Motorcycle2:16
[Verse 1] I borrowed Billy's motorcycle Borrowed Billy's gloves Borrowed Billy's easy way Of saying things to girls he loves I polished every bit of chrome And practised looking bored Then I stalled it twice outside her gate And twice outside her door [Chorus] All that thunder All that shining steel All that trouble Just to tell you how I feel You can hear me coming From a quarter mile away But when I get beside you There's nothing I can say [Verse 2] She came down with a shopping bag And looked me in the eye She said, "I know that's Billy's bike He took me out in July" I said it wasn't what she thought She said, "I know it's not The bus is coming round the bend Now hurry up, it's hot" [Chorus] All that thunder All that shining steel All that trouble Just to tell you how I feel You can hear me coming From a quarter mile away But when I get beside you There's nothing I can say [Bridge] I left it leaning by the wall And paid two little fares She took the seat beside me And we went to buy some pears [Final Chorus] All that thunder All that shining steel All that trouble Just to tell you how I feel I didn't need the engine I didn't need the chrome She held my hand at every stop The whole way home
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10A Place Beside the Drums3:16
[Verse 1] You came to every practice You helped us carry in You waited for the last chord Then you helped us out again I thought you liked the company I thought you liked the sound I never asked what kept you there When nobody was round [Chorus] There's a place beside the drums There's a voice we haven't heard There's a song you keep inside you You can give us the first word You don't have to hold the doorway You don't have to watch us go There's a place beside the drums If you'd only let us know [Verse 2] I found you in the back room With a cheap guitar and string You put it down so quickly Like the playing was a sin You said you'd only borrowed it You said you'd meant no harm Then you played a little turn of notes That ran along my arm [Chorus] There's a place beside the drums There's a voice we haven't heard There's a song you keep inside you You can give us the first word You don't have to hold the doorway You don't have to watch us go There's a place beside the drums If you'd only let us know [Bridge] All the while I called you faithful All the while I called you kind You were carrying our equipment With a tune upon your mind [Final Chorus] There's a place beside the drums There's a voice we haven't heard There's a song you keep inside you You can give us the first word We can learn to play it softly We can follow where it goes There's a place beside the drums Now everybody knows
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11When the Floor Gives Way3:37
[Verse 1] They gave you back your photograph They gave you half a week They said there'd been a change of plans And nothing left to speak You took the long way round the shops You wore your collar high You stopped outside my doorway Like you meant to pass it by [Chorus] When the floor gives way You don't have to fall alone When the floor gives way You can find me at home I can't put the building back I can't make the bosses pay But I can stand beside you When the floor gives way [Verse 2] You counted out your silver On the table by the bread You said you'd been a fool to trust The things the foreman said I put the kettle on again I put your money back We sat until the room grew cold And watched the windows black [Chorus] When the floor gives way You don't have to fall alone When the floor gives way You can find me at home I can't put the building back I can't make the bosses pay But I can stand beside you When the floor gives way [Bridge] Tomorrow we'll go looking Tonight we'll get some sleep There's a blanket in the cupboard And a promise I can keep [Final Chorus] When the floor gives way You don't have to fall alone When the floor gives way You can find me at home I can't put the building back I can't make the bosses pay But I can stand beside you When the floor gives way
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12Leave the Door on the Latch2:56
[Verse 1] We said some things on Thursday That we cannot take away I walked around the market Thinking what I ought to say I bought enough for supper Though I knew I'd eat alone And put the spare plate on the shelf Beside the telephone [Chorus] Leave the door on the latch Leave a little light You don't have to tell me Who's been wrong or right If the last bus passes If the rain comes through Leave the door on the latch There's a place for you [Verse 2] I heard your footsteps stopping On the pavement after ten I waited for the front step Then you walked away again I called you from the window You looked older in the street I said, "I've made too much again And there's something left to eat" [Chorus] Leave the door on the latch Leave a little light You don't have to tell me Who's been wrong or right If the last bus passes If the rain comes through Leave the door on the latch There's a place for you [Bridge] No music from the neighbours No television show You asked me for the mustard And I passed it very slow [Final Chorus] Leave the door on the latch Leave a little light We can talk tomorrow We can eat tonight If the last bus passes If the rain comes through Leave the door on the latch There's a place for you
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