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Sad End (Rodney's Song)

from Took A Shine by dwarf band

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Travel Asia in the 80s and you were sure to run into the brash Aussie scammer, somewhere along your and his road (they were all men). Many came from quite well-off backgrounds - bogans hadn't really discovered travel yet (if you count out Bali). The Vietnam war had given many others a taste of R&R and the bleakness of that war sent many looking for the tropical oblivion they had sampled. Rodney was probably a pretty good guy, but naive and bound to end up in strife, not reading the tea leaves

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SAD END (Song for Rodney)

Rodney was a rustic who had come from a farm
He went to boarding school where he'd come to no harm
Rodney was expelled, he didn't make the grade
This was the first error Rodney made

Rodney's number came up in the national draft
They sent him overseas to a total bloodbath
Rodney hadn't asked about the price he'd pay
This was the next error Rodney made

Rodney didn't come home (come home)
Rodney didn't come home
Rodney didn't come home (come home)
Rodney wasn't ready to die
He found a new ally
Rodney split for Chiang Mai

The buddha sticks, trips and rocks
The good-time King, Penang, Bangkok
His every vice and wish bizarre
Rodney thanked his lucky star

Rodney had a system that would never fail
Couriers of Rodney never went to gaol
Rodney didn't notice the long, thin blade
This was the last error Rodney made

Rodney didn't come home (come home)
Rodney didn't come home
Rodney didn't come home (come home)
He didn't come home again
Rodney met a sad end
Rodney didn't come home (come home)
Rodney didn't come home
Rodney didn't come home (come home)
He didn't come home again
Rodney met a sad end
Rodney didn't come home (come home)

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from Took A Shine, released November 1, 1996

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