The Whisky Priests 'The Hard Men' Riverside Festival, Stockton 30.07.98 (15 of 15)

The Whisky Priests performing 'The Hard Men' live at the Riverside Festival, Stockton-on-Tees, England on 30th July 1998 (part 15 of 15).

Gary Miller - Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Mandola
Glenn Miller - Accordion, Backing Vocals
Hugh Bradley - Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Mandola, Whistle, Backing Vocals
Andy Tong - Bass, Backing Vocals
Cozy Dixon - Drums


THE HARD MEN

In the wild bad lands of England where the law is our own
We'll cause such a bloody riot you'll be trembling in your homes
We'll lie in wait to ambush you in an alley that's our lair
Whichever town you go to you will always find us there

We've never tasted whisky just lager and red wine
But by Christ we can't half knock 'em back when it comes to judgement time
We'll take you on at drinking and if you lose we'll skin your hide
Then you'll say we're the hardest gang in town and we'll go home drunk with pride

We'll leave our calling card if you're passing by our way
If you're looking for a fight we can lick you any day
We'll take you for a drink just make sure you can pay
We're the hard men

We know you've worked hard all your life but we couldn't give a damn
Because we're all just lazy bastards as I'm sure you'll understand
And don't you be misled by our deceptive words of grace
Because there's nothing we'd like more than to smash a bottle in your face

We'll leave our calling card if you're passing by our way
If you're looking for a fight we can lick you any day
We'll take you for a drink just make sure you can pay
We're the hard men

There's always at least ten of us just for company you see
The sticks and stones we carry are just our imagery
The long knives in our pockets are just for carving meat
But human flesh is favoured if it's helpless in the street

We're meaner than Clint Eastwood and we're tougher than John Wayne
We hate you if you're better than us we're all the fucking same
We're like an evil disease spreading through the land
We have the Devil in us and his will is our command

We'll leave our calling card if you're passing by our way
If you're looking for a fight we can lick you any day
We'll take you for a drink just make sure you can pay
We're the hard men

(Gary Miller)

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