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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Australian Crawl
Performer
James Reyne
Vocals
Simon Binks
Electric Guitar
Paul Williams
Bass Guitar
Brad Robinson
Guitar
Bill McDonough
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Reyne
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Briggs
Producer
Ross Cockle
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I wanna tell you 'bout my mountain home
Where all the ladies' names are Joan
Where husband works back late at night
Hopes are up, but trousers down with the hostess on a business flight
[Verse 2]
Taxi in a Mercedes drive
I hope that driver's coming out alive
The garden, it is dorsetted
That lady, she's so corseted
She's got fifteen ways to lead that boy astray
This is one and only
But that lovely, she's so lonely
She pumps him full of breakfast
Then she sends him on his way
[PreChorus]
What a sing-song dance
What a performance
What a cheap tent show
Oh, no-no-no-no-no
[Chorus]
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up, light up, light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up, light up, light up
[Verse 3]
Silently, she opens the drawer
Mother's little helper is coming out for more
Strategically positioned before the midday show
The back is arched, those lips are parched, repeated blow by blow
And later at the party, yeah, all the MP's rave
'Bout the hummers she's been giving, and the money that they save
To her it is skin lotion, him promotion too
That flat in Surfers Paradise with the ocean view
[PreChorus]
What a sing-song dance
What a performance
What a cheap tent show
Oh, no-no-no-no-no
[Chorus]
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up, light up, light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up, light up, light up
[Chorus]
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Boys light up
[Chorus]
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
[Chorus]
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up, light up, light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up, light up, light up
[Chorus]
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up, light up, light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up, light up, light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Then the boys light up
Written by: James Reyne