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The Final Parade (feat. Aimee Interrupter, Tim Timebomb, Angelo Moore & Stranger Cole)

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Ted Hutt

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

He let the merry go round

Way more than you ever should

He was there when they tore it all down

When nobody thought that they would

[Verse 2]

He let the musical cheers

Fade away and disappear

They went on for so many years

We were much happier there

[Verse 3]

And he still hears the noise from the brigade

So he's not going to take his place in the final parade

[Verse 4]

She thanked each lady and gent

For all the time that they spent

She watched as each one of them went

And that's when they tore down the tent

[Verse 5]

She wasn't sorry or sad

Stoic, heroic or brave

But there was one question she had

What could she salvage or save?

[Verse 6]

She still hears the noise from the brigade

So she's not going to take her place in the final parade

And he still hears all the noise from the brigade

So you're not going to see his face in the final parade

[Verse 7]

He let it slow to a stop

Then let it grind to a halt

He felt that the bottom would drop

To be fair to him that's not his fault

[Verse 8]

Let's let the merry go round

Let's hear the musical cheers

Let's get it back up off the ground

Even if no one still cares

[Verse 9]

And he still hears the noise from the brigade

So he's not going to take his place in the final parade

And he still hears all the noise from the brigade

So he's not going to take his place

No, he's not going to take his place

And you're not going to see his face in the final parade

[Verse 10]

We can't afford to be ignored

Next stop is Freedom Street

Hit the town and burn it to the ground

To the rocksteady beat

[Verse 11]

The church was hoping that the midnight mass

Was packed from the front to the back

West Coast, USA

We know where it's at

[Verse 12]

We play around with our punk rock reggae sound

'Cause sometimes dancing is all you've got

[Verse 13]

We were crankin'

We were skankin'

We were crankin' and we were skankin'

All over the world

[Verse 14]

He was billy-clubbed the night that we were dubbed

The Lords of Central Square

(Central Square)

He just snapped and then the cuffs were snapped

That's how it's done down there

(Done down there)

We can't confirm and can't deny

What happened after that

Hell no (After that)

But before you check your watch check out the thermostat

[Verse 15]

We play around (We play around)

With our punk rock reggae sound (Punk rock reggae)

'Cause sometimes dancing is all you've got

(It's all I got, it's all I got in the world)

[Verse 16]

We were crankin' (We were crankin')

We were skankin' (We were skankin')

We were crankin' and we were skankin'

All over the world (All over the world)

[Verse 17]

We were crankin'

We were skankin'

We were crankin' and we were skankin'

All over the world

[Verse 18]

Revolutionary war

Out on the street and on the dance floor

The night they closed down The Old Bear

The Middle East is close to there

[Verse 19]

We can't afford to be ignored

Next stop is Freedom Street

Hit the town and burn it to the ground

To the rocksteady beat

[Verse 20]

The church was hoping that the midnight mass

Was packed from the front to the back

And the East Coast, USA

Was waving that Union Jack

[Verse 21]

We play around with our punk rock reggae sound

'Cause sometimes dancing is all you've got

[Verse 22]

We were crankin' (We were crankin')

We were skankin' (We were skankin')

We were crankin' and we were skankin'

All over the world

[Verse 23]

We were crankin'

We were skankin'

We were crankin' and we were skankin'

All over the world

[Verse 24]

We were crankin'

We were skankin'

We were crankin' and we were skankin'

All over the world

[Verse 25]

We play around with our punk rock reggae sound

'Cause sometimes dancing is all you've got

[Verse 26]

We were crankin'

We were skankin'

We were crankin' and we were skankin'

All over the world

[Verse 27]

We were crankin'

We were skankin'

We were crankin' and we were skankin'

All over the world

Written by: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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