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Mr Potter Of Creep St

from Only Two Can Play by Doug Murphy/Paul Hamilton

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The ectoplasm of Peter Gunn drips from the PVC furnishings of The Cramps' inner-city mansion.

lyrics

MR POTTER OF CREEP ST.

Every Friday, 11.17, you can set your alarm
When Mr Potter is thrown out of The Queen's Arms
After ten pints and juggling the landlady's chihuahuas
Loses his balance on the kerb, squashing his bananas.
Lives round the corner on the first floor of 5 Creep Street
Only one visitor been across the threshold - Plumber Pete
To repair a boiler in '94 - in the merry month of May
He says he saw Mrs Potter that crisp and chilly day.
- He couldn't give an accurate description but no-one's seen her since
Although on the landing there's the scent of lavender and mince.

The word is Mr Potter's home is one ruled by iron-glove tyranny
And the neighbours whisper he made his pot with thin-grin villainy
Even the mites and earwigs slink about on tip-toe
Do the bathroom and kitchen taps dare to drip? No.
Even when he's out, Mrs Potter doesn't make a sound
The reason why is , despite her size, her feet don't touch the ground
No passer-by in Creep St. has ever seen her face
Poking through the curtain of tobacco-stained lace.
- Downstairs say when music's heard, fit for a rigadoon
Only one pair of feet is heard on the ceiling of their front room.

Mr Potter Saturday snoozes during the Gold Cup fixtures
As Mrs P walks through the wall to straighten all the pictures
And though the dinner table is only set for one
Mrs Potter is beside him to pass the time and parmesan.
Quinquagenarian, yes, but Mr and Mrs Potter still share the same bed
But there's no indentation on her pillow of her head
They're the half-living proof that true love is immortal
Mr Potter never speaks of it but we think he really ought to.
- He can see right through her and she can read his mind
They've got the best of both worlds; the real and undefined
Despite Mrs P passing on it was merely physically
Mr Potter never gave up the ghost; he still loves her spiritually.

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from Only Two Can Play, track released July 4, 2011
Doug - guitars, bass; Paul - drums, vocal.

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