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Petty Theft
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Petty Theft was released on April 21, 2012 by The Dread Crew of Oddwood as a part of the album Heavy Mahogany
April 21, 2012
LabelThe Dread Crew of Oddwood
LanguageEnglish
BPM181
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

It all started on a summer night
At a shady seaside saloon
A man walked in and sat down at our table
And he told us the story that was the basis of this tune
Now, we'd never seen his face before
But since he just came to port
We decided that we should hear him out
He seemed a trustworthy sort
Well, the governor's gold was being moved, you see
And it was loaded on his ship
The man only wanted a small cut for his trouble
He said "Just a little bit"
Well, needless to say, we graciously agreed
We were looking for trouble as usual
We decided when we'd go and where we'd meet
The job's execution would be beautiful
Let's rock!
Well, there we were at the edge of the docks
Waiting for the guard to turn around
We saw our chance, then made our move
All without making the slightest sound
We slyly left the plank, then down into the hold
We tore that place apart, but not one coin of gold
We looked at one another, we all thought the same thing
How could this have happened, what were we to do?
Somebody talked, who found out?
Who was it? Who? You?
"There's nothing here, we've been sold out"
"Something's dreadfully wrong"
"The men at the bar, they've busted the bid"
"And blame you, you brought us along"
"Will everyone please just settle down?"
"Settle down? We've been betrayed"
"Well, we got in so we could get away
For a group like us, it should be child's play"
We scurried 'round the room, no other way out
We heard the footsteps coming, the guards began to shout
Our heads began to swim, what were we to do?
How could we have been trapped by these blundering baboons?
"We need to form a plan right now"
"Right now?"
"If not now, soon"
Then bang, bang, bang, a knock comes to the door
One voice, two voice, three voice, four
"Wait, wait, I hear a fifth
And they have something to say"
How could this have happened, it must be foul play
They said "All of you, put your weapons down
You're outnumbered, you haven't got a chance, stand down"
At that moment, we formed a little plot
All it took was an eyebrow, a wink, and a shared thought
And we said "We're the Dread Crew of Oddwood
Who stands against us?
Tonight we teach you a lesson
Tonight we spill your guts
We don't care if you don't believe us
But this is how it all went down
We slayed those pompous sons of whores
And sacked their fucking town"
"If you hold your tongues, you'll get to keep them in your throats
And if you try to fight, you'll be murdered on this boat
And when we're through with you, we'll fucking ravage all your lands
We'll beat your bloody corpses with your children's severed hands"
We stomped off to our places, all around the room
They looked at one another, oblivious to their doom
We all looked at each other, we then began to shout
They mustered up their arms, they thought they had a chance
One, two, three, four
Time to fucking dance
We hacked and slashed, fought our way back home
Never found the treasure, but their blood's as good as gold
We burned the dead men's carcasses and made out with their wives
And to this very day, that was the best damn day of our lives
Written by: Rouba Juba
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