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I woke up, one arm still asleep
They found a body up on Arbroath beach
Seaweed sash all around it
Now it's all they can do not to shout about it

They'll be a plaque
A municipal award
From the bowels of the institution
For how close their storyboard
Is to the final execution

So I'll make a start if you get it out
I've a few ideas; how does this sound:

So let's say crooked militiamen
Were paid by local fishermen
To catch the poachers on their patch
And shoot the pirates BANG!

They said there were signs of fire, fire
They said the beach was covered in shells
From the guns from an army from the south sea isles
Sighted from the docks

Or jaws and tentacles dragged down
A tourist in a lonely town
Too close to hungry waters
Chewing on the chalky rocks

Got drunk, fell off an oil rig
Major Mincemeat's damp but daring diversion
A rambler turned their ankle on a clifftop path
A mafia hit on an innocent person

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from We went to the bottom of the ocean, released August 11, 2010

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The Sound of The Ladies London, UK

The Sound of The Ladies are the indie-schmindie alt. folk stylings of Martin Austwick, except live where it's him plus a bunch of cool musicians. He likes Tom Waits, Elliot Smith, and some other bands and solo musicians.

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