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Duke of New York

by Damn Fine

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Thomas Shand What makes this such a great song, besides that fact it's a really well written catchy tune, is that it's so relateable. We've all been there once.
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Duke Of New York

I wake up in the same bed I did the week before
Make the same smooth exit for which I’m known and deplored
Take the stairs, check my pocket book, decode my rendezvous
Draw an end from my jacket, blow some smoke and get the blues

I twitch like a junkie as I leave and meet the cold
Set the subway in my sights as I mingle with the proles
Swipe my ticket ‘til it buzzes, jump the gate and go downtown
Take my seat, drain my hip flask, wear my headache like a crown

I’m outside your apartment
But the man on the door says I’ve come here unannounced
What a cheek! Does he know, I’m a man of many merits?
Does he know that you’re waiting on my call?

I clasp my hands like a pious man as he reasons with the church
Make my honest excuses as I leave to make my business lunch
Shake my head, break a rule, and sample my supply
Watch the changing of the guards, try my charms on the next guy

I’m outside your apartment
But the man on the door says I’ve come here unannounced
What a cheek! Does he know, I’m a man of many merits?
Does he know that you’re waiting on my call?

But despite all my flaws, all the late night collect calls
I’m still the same guy you can turn to any time
So I’ve passed out on your floor, herded lovers to your door,
Since when was living lively such a crime?

I’m outside your apartment
But the man on the door says I’ve come here unannounced
What a cheek! Does he know, I’m a man of many merits?
Does he know that you’re waiting on my call?

Does he know that you’re waiting on my call?

Does he know that I'm waiting on your call?

credits

released March 15, 2016
Vocals- Allan Myers
Guitar and Backing Vocals- Will Garrard
Backing Vocals- Sophie Cockerham
Bass- Patrick Mackridge
Drums- Simon Gore

Recorded and Engineered by Robert Whitely at Whitewood Studios
Mastered by Pete Maher
Artwork by Roman Meisenberg and Dakota Scholz.

Music and Lyrics by Will Garrard

Many thanks to Michael Edward and Tom Shand for their perpetual sage advice, and to Philip Dunn for being a mysterious musical guru and sounding board. Thanks to Roman and Dakota for their cover image wizardry, and to Dakota again for telling the story that inspired this song and providing the guitar to write it on.

Finally, thank you for listening!

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