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Turpentine



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Mick writes:

This track was released earlier as 'Gasolene'. I was basically being lazy, borrowing the lyric from another song. However the track seemed to be popular so I thought I should at least give it a proper name.

Fortunately somebody conveniently named Turpentine with the same number of syllables as Gasolene.. job done! And I think it was worth it - it's a good track which rocks along something in the vein of The Stone's 'Midnight Rambler'. Track three on the new album 'The Blues, Man, Rides Again!' releasing 27 October.

Original artwork by Mariia Swan.































































Mick Clarke - Turpentine Mick Clarke - The Blues, Man, Rides Again! Well I ordered whisky - they gave me turpentine
yeah I just wanted a whisky - they gave me turpentine
thought I'd seen - just 'bout all - customers laid out in the hall
yeah look like whisky - smell like turpentine

I asked for shelter - somewhere to lay my head
yeah gimme some shelter - I'm just lookin for a bed
told me lay down on the mat - cockroaches down there big as cats
cos I asked for shelter - just to lay down my head

I asked for water somewhere to wash my face
well I just asked for water - somewhere to wash my face
took me down to the bus station - said alright - you got running water its open all night
I asked for water - just to wash my face

Well I thought I'd seen - everything - this place threw in the kitchen sink
just wanted a whisky - gave me turpentine