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Red Light Shakedown

from Lamp by The Gentlemen's Anti-Temperance League

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You head south at seventeen
to where thirty-five turns to eighty-three

Buy yourself some mezcal and some mescaline
wash it down with candy listerine

down at waters of the Rio Grande
lay down on your back til you got cash in your hands

Make a couple friends and you find a spot
Well, the money's good and your belly’s taut

Then the sickness comes and you’re feeling hot
You know what this means more often than not

You run straight to the doctors in your hour of need
“Flush it out boys, I got a mouth to feed!”

I sold my soul to the devil
the devil pays his dues
but there ain’t nobody in the devil, babe
nobody but me and you
nobody but me and you

Now the red light ain’t a bad facade
but its hard to hide your flaws from the bourgeoises

An’ life ain’t freer, you wish you knew before
when seventeen turns to fifty four

So say your prayers to the ceo
and hope he takes pity and he lets you go

I sold my soul to the devil
the devil pays his dues
but there ain’t nobody in the devil, babe
nobody but me and you
nobody but me and you

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from Lamp, released September 12, 2014

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The Gentlemen's Anti-Temperance League Minneapolis, Minnesota

A string quartet playing swing and gypsy jazz influenced pop songs. Coming soon to a bar near you.

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