Well there never was a girl like Lily
She was a pretty little heartbreak machine
She had a way to part a fool and his money
She was a lucky little gambler’s dream
And she’d promise up the world and whatever
She could get a man to do anything
And by the morning he’s be cleaned out and crawling on his knees
But every night you’d hear some poor fool sing
He said “I may not be a rich man baby
But I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do
I’m gonna take you out tonight in the city
I’m gonna spend all of my money on you”
She’d take a seat up at the bar around seven
And wait for some poor sucker stumbling by
And then she’d pull him in and drag him on under
Then she’s drown him in those big dark eyes
And with the moonlight breaking through a little crack in the sky
Well he was broken and the damage was done
He’d give up everything he had for a love that could never be
He’d be screaming at the top of his lungs
He said “I may not be a rich man baby
But I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do
I’m gonna take you out tonight in the city
I’m gonna spend all of my money on you”
One day there came into town some kind of big shot man
All full of swagger like some Hollywood scene
I tried to tell him stay away from Miss Lily
That woman’s trouble if you know what I mean
Well he just laughed and said “I think I can take care of myself”
I said “well don’t pretend you haven’t been warned”
They found him walking in the morning by the side of the road
Yeah he was naked as the day he was born
He said “I may not be a rich man baby
But I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do
I’m gonna take you out tonight in the city
I’m gonna spend all of my money on you”
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John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
Alex Siegel makes light, gorgeous indie pop with cloudlike melodies & radiant instrumentation, presented in both studio & live versions. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 6, 2021
supported by 13 fans who also own “The Ballad of Miss Lily (Live in Manchester)”
Sweet to the soul. This skillful, passionate set of songs causes the fluttering of wings along with the tranquilness of a heart at peace.
An album to learn from. lightsound77