Land Shanties is the debut album from The Dandy Highwaymen. This Rococo Punk band has in common with its genre peers like The Upper Crust and Malice Mizer that what defines their place within the genre is their look back to the late 18th century for both visual and content inspiration. Like The Decemberists, they […]
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By The Dandy Highwaymen Welcome to the party!It is such an honor to be performingfor you fine madames et messieurs.You know, we do so enjoy… Entertaining fancy parties in the city – C’est BonBut letting pockets go unpicked would be a pity – C’est BonTo extract a benefactionThere is no better distractionThan to keep the
The Dandy Highwaymen’s Land Shanties lyrics archive: The Periwigwritten by Beau Pummel Twere ‘bout three years ago In the coster market I was down upon my luck Looking for a little racket When I spotted the mark It a right honored sort of prig Twas magistrate, a judge N’his accustomed robe and wig That periwig
The Dandy Highwaymen Land Shanties lyrics archive: Way Hey – We Go AgainTo the tune of “Randy Dandy Oh” – traditional sea shanty Now we are ready to hit the highywayWay hey – we go againDon’t bother the farmers they just carry hayTo be rollicking Dandy Highwaymen Get in fast and get awayWay hey –
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written by Phil Ochs As we did not write these lyrics, we encourage you to go look them up elsewhere 🙂 We didn’t change anything for our version.
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written by Adam and the Antsrecorded by The Dandy Highwaymen on Land Shanties As this song was not written by us, we encourage you to go look the lyrics up yourself 🙂 We have not changed them, except:“Throw your safety overboard and join our insect nation” is “Throw your safety overboard and join rococo nation”
The Dandy Highwaymen’s Land Shanties lyrics archive: The Ballad of the Dandy Highwaymenwritten by The Dandy Highwaymen We are the Dandy Highwaymenand we number only threeBut once before we were many moreas you all soon shall see While waylaying a noble’s coachVance held his pistol up“Stand and Deliver!” he cried outto make the driver stop
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The Dandy Highwaymen’s Land Shanties lyrics archive: A Modest Proposal (No Cake! No Bread!)written by The Dandy Highwaymen Here in the market things are abyssmalThe situation for people is dismalThe price of bread has climbed up far too high Bridge“Let them eat cake” that’s what she saidBut who needs cake when there’s no breadHere’s the
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The Dandy Highwaymen’s Land Shanties lyrics archive: Sovay the Female Highwaymentraditional, arranged by The Dandy Highwaymen Listen & Get Your Copy Sovay Sovay all on a dayShe dressed herself in man’s arrayWith a brace of pistols all by her sideTo meet her true love, to meet her true love, away she did ride As she
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The Dandy Highwaymen’s lyrics archive: Regicide is RoughTo the tune of “On the Mend” by Courtney Dewey At the Bastille without youIsn’t it a shameYou told us you’d protect usWe knew you were rigging the game We shed your blood and we’re new againWe no longer believe that you’re our friendHelp from a guillotine and
