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Artist: Richard Thompson
Canonical path: /richard-thompson/roll-over-vaughan-williams
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Roll Over Vaughan Williams
Read Roll Over Vaughan Williams lyrics by Richard Thompson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Roll Over Vaughan Williams
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Gentle ladies, gentleman
Waiting 'till the dance begins
Carefully we come to speak
A word for all to hear
If you listen, if you should
We won't be misunderstood
But don't expect the words to ring
Too sweetly on the ear
Live in fear, live in fear
Live in fear
In the gutter, in the street
Off his head or off his feet
Listen to the scratchy voices
Eating at your nerves
Pencils ready, paper dry
Shoot the girls and make 'em cry
Run for cover, things are bad
But now they're getting worse
Live in fear, live in fear
Live in fear, live in fear
Is it painful, is it right?
Does it keep you warm at night?
Fool your friends and fool yourself
The choice is crystal clear
If you break it on your knee
Better men might disagree
Do you laugh or do you stick
Your finger in your ear?
Live in fear, live in fear
Live in fear, live in fear
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Richard Thompson performs "Roll Over Vaughan Williams", and this lyric page sits inside the Richard Thompson catalog on LyroVerse.
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