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Our semi-Dickensian Christmas No. 1 (in Libya).

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PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT

I’ve a wife, an ex-wife,
A mistress and a brat
SHUT YOUR TRAP
PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT
I’m down to the Tuscany villa
The country pile and Chelsea flat
SHUT YOUR TRAP
PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT

Pranged the yacht in the harbour
While docking at Cap Ferrat
SHUT YOUR TRAP
PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT
From Glastonbury to Glyndebourne
One’s always where it’s at
SHUT YOUR TRAP
PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT

PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT
PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT
DO YOU THINK I LIKE DOING THIS
YOU COSY, DOZY PRAT?
I’M DOWN ON MY UPPERS
CAN’T BUY A CUPPA, THAT’S A FACT
SO WHIP OUT YOUR WALLET
AND PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT

I played squash with David Gilmour
And he kindly signed my Strat
SHUT YOUR TRAP
PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT
In the Royal Enclosure at Ascot
The corgi got a pat
SHUT YOUR TRAP
PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT

PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT
PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT
ARE YOU DEAF AS A POST
OR BLIND AS A BAT?
THERE’S A LITTLE GREEN-EYED IDOL
BUT NO-ONE CARES FOR THAT
FOR THE GOOD OF MY HEALTH, SHARE YOUR WEALTH
AND PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT

Sorry, I don’t carry cash
Accept PayPal? Oh drat!
SHUT YOUR TRAP
PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT
Could I have a receipt
So I can claim it back on VAT?
SHUT YOUR TRAP
PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT

PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT
PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT
ARE YOU DEAF AS A POST
OR BLIND AS A BAT?
THERE’S A LITTLE GREEN-EYED IDOL
BUT NO-ONE CARES FOR THAT
FOR THE GOOD OF MY HEALTH, SHARE YOUR WEALTH
AND PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT

PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT
PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT
DO YOU THINK I LIKE DOING THIS
YOU COSY, DOZY PRAT?
I’M DOWN ON MY UPPERS
CAN’T BUY A CUPPA, THAT’S A FACT
SO WHIP OUT YOUR WALLET
AND PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT

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from CAR​-​TOONS!, released December 3, 2016
Doug Murphy: viola, 'cellos, tuba, piano, trumpets, trombones
Paul Hamilton: timpani, tambourine, maracas, rizo, duck call, kazoo, biscuit tin (empty), voices

Recorded by Doug, mixed by Paul (in a bucket with a big stick), and mastered by Si Beex

Written and produced by Hamilton + Murphy

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