Lily The Pink Cifras

Lily The Pink
Recorded by The Scaffold
 
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[Chorus]
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We'll drink a drink, a drink to Lily the Pink, the Pink, the Pink
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The saviour of the human ra-a-ace
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For she invented medicinal compound most efficacious in every case
 
[Verse 1]
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Mr Flears had sticky out ears and it made him awful shy-y-y
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And so they gave him medicinal compound and now he's learning how to fly
 
[Verse 2]
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Brother Tony was known to be boney, he would never eat his me-e-eals
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And so they gave him medicinal compound; now they move him round on wheels
 
[Chorus]
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We'll ... drink a drink, a drink to Lily the Pink, the Pink, the Pink
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The saviour of the human ra-a-ace
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For she invented medicinal compound most efficacious in every case
 
[Verse 3]
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Old Ebeneezer thought he was Julius Caesar and so they put him in a ho-o-ome
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Where they gave him medicinal compound and now he's Emperor of Rome
 
[Verse 4]
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Johnny Hammer had a terrible st-st-st-st-stammer, he could hardly s-s-say a wo-o-ord
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And so they gave him medicinal compound; now he's seen but never heard
 
[Chorus]
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We'll ... ... drink a drink, a drink to Lily the Pink, the Pink, the Pink
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The saviour of the human ra-a-ace
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For she invented medicinal compound most efficacious in every case
 
[Verse 5]
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Auntie Millie ran willy nilly when her legs they did rece-e-ede
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And so they rubbed on medicinal compound; now they call her Millipede
 
[Verse 6]
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Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles and the boys all called her na-a-ames
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But she changed with medicinal compound; now he joins in all their games
 
[Chorus]
C                                                    G
We'll ... ... ... drink a drink, a drink to Lily the Pink, the Pink, the Pink
                         C
The saviour of the human ra-a-ace
          C                G                 G7               C
For she invented medicinal compound most efficacious in every case
 
[Verse 7]
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Lily the Pink she, turned to drink she, filled up with paraffin insi-i-ide
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And despite her medicinal compound sadly Piccalili died
 
[Verse 8] (slow)
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Up to heaven her soul ascended, all the church bells they did ri-i-ing
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She took with her medicinal compound, hark the herald angels sing
 
[Chorus]
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Ooooooh, we'll......... drink a drink, a drink to Lily the Pink, the Pink, the Pink
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The saviour of the human ra-a-ace
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For she invented medicinal compound most efficacious... in every case
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