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Strummin'

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Rock

Strummin' was released on January 1, 1978 by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group as a part of the album Rockney

Song Details

Release DateJanuary 1, 1978

LabelWarner Music Group - X5 Music Group

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM133

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Chas & Dave

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Chas Hodges

Composer

Dave Peacock

Composer, Songwriter

Lyrics

Well, when I was just a nibber

About the age of seven

My old father, he brings me home a present

He gets it out the box, and he says to me

"Here you are"

Mother says, "What's that, a banjo?"

He said, "No, it's a guitar"

Just how you held it, I weren't none too sure

I'd only ever seen one on the telly once before

This big long skinny handle

With a lump stuck on the bottom

First I didn't like it, I thought it was rotten

But I didn't want the old man to think

He'd bought me one for nothing

So I taught myself to tune it up

And I just carries on a-strummin'

Well then, for two or three weeks

I sort of sat around and thumped it

But me family never liked it

But I says, "You'll let a lump, Nick"

I used to spend all night long, I did

Just banging out some tune

'Til one of them would say to me

"Take it in the other room"

Then my old brother he say

"I wish you'd shut your noise"

But then again, see, he never was one of the boys

'Cause all he liked was modern jazz

And all that old wallops

He said, "That what you're playing is just a load of"

But I said to him, I said

"If you think I'm stopping now", I said

"You've got another thing coming"

I just copped a deafen

Carried on strummin'

I don't care what other people say

I'll just carry on strummin'

Well then, all the kids at school, you know

They used to gee me up

They'd shout out, "Whoop her Elvis!"

Get us all shook up, see

But I didn't take no notice of 'em

I says, "You can take the mick"

'Cause I was music for me

And me skin was thick

Anyway, I think they were jealous

Just between me and you

'Cause I'd got this little band, you see

Used to earn myself a bob or two

But all they ever thought about

Was different kinds of sports

But me, I weren't athletic

I never was that sort

I thought meself, "Yeah, you can keep your football

And your cricket and your running"

To you lot, I just carried on strummin'

I don't care what other people say

I'll just carry on strummin'

Well in the end, I took my songs up

To this big recording boss

He says, "Let's record that strummin' song

Don't matter what it costs"

He said, "I'll get this drummer down

He an 'op a rocker"

Said, "He comes from Brixton

If Black's knows he's not the"

I says, "Look, I don't care if he's sky blue, pink

From Bangkok or Barnet

If he can play them drums

He can only help me, can't he?"

Well, we finally released it

And d'you know that record was a hit?

And I was as 'appy as a pig in sh...

Listen, I'll tell you something, shall I?

Everyone said what sold it was the drummin'

But I ain't so sure, you know

I think what sold that record

Was my old strummin'

I'll come back

I don't care what other people say

I know I've got some good times comin'

Let 'em keep naggin' away

I'll just carry on strummin'

Trouble with this music game is

It gets you down, you know, if you let it

We play all the good bits

And that drummer's gettin' all the credit

All that bang, bang, bang

Gets you down

I don't know

I've had enough of it

I'm bringing another

Written by: Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock

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