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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Guitar
Guy Fletcher
Guy Fletcher
Background Vocals
Jim Cox
Jim Cox
Piano
Glenn Worf
Glenn Worf
Bass Guitar
Ian Thomas
Ian Thomas
Drums
Danny Cummings
Danny Cummings
Percussion
Beverley Skeete
Beverley Skeete
Background Vocals
Katie Kissoon
Katie Kissoon
Background Vocals
Lance Ellington
Lance Ellington
Background Vocals
Tom Walsh
Tom Walsh
Trumpet
Nigel Hitchcock
Nigel Hitchcock
Alto Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Producer
Guy Fletcher
Guy Fletcher
Producer
Martin Hollis
Martin Hollis
Assistant Engineer
Rowan McIntosh
Rowan McIntosh
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Andy Cook
Andy Cook
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Jason Elliot
Jason Elliot
Assistant Recording Engineer
Poppy Kavanagh
Poppy Kavanagh
Assistant Recording Engineer
Josh Tyrrell
Josh Tyrrell
Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Flash goes a little hummingbird
A dart and worried thread
At the screen door by his lemon tree
Out here with the quick and the dead
[Verse 2]
Designer blinds above L.A.
Frame the perfect view
It's gonna be another day
Of sun and shameless blue
[Verse 3]
By his cutting block the time has come
For the fruit there by the juicer
He grinds fresh coffee for himself
He's meetin' our producer
[Verse 4]
L.A. Times lies on the stone
Warming there like bread
Hey, what's not to like out here
With the quick and the dead?
[Verse 5]
Good on you son, good on you
The Camden shuffle and the old one-two
Good on you son, good on you
Aha, oh yeah
Good on you son, good on you
The Camden shuffle and the old one-two, yeah
[Verse 6]
Well, you wanna know what happiness is?
In his eye is a hunter's gleam
Something to look forward to
This cat's gonna get the cream
[Verse 7]
Skin of a mango is so smooth
Smoother than the devil
Cut it, slice it, chop it up
To the rhythm of a cockney rebel
[Verse 8]
Back in Blighty there's a flat
On a grimy sink estate
That's why he walked out of that
And went to the Golden State
[Verse 9]
Left the backie and the beer
Where he was born and bred
Now he's cutting it out here
With the quick and the dead
[Verse 10]
Good on you, son, good on you
The Camden shuffle and the old one-two
Good on you son, good on you
Aha, oh yeah
What would you have had him do?
The Camden shuffle and the old one-two, yeah
[Verse 11]
Yeah, good on you son, good on you
The Camden shuffle and the old one-two
Good on you son, good on you
Aha, oh yeah
Good on you son, good on you
The Camden shuffle and the old one-two, yeah
Written by: Mark Knopfler
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