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Quintessentially british track which explores the story or a character that would only exist in Britain and especially London's infamous Soho of yesterday.

lyrics

Here in London
Amongst the lights of Soho
Cuts a figure who
Stands out from the crowd
He may be small but he
Walks ten feet tall
Swishing in and out
Of those working girls

Light of step and touch
The antithesis of butch

He's stepping out
He chats to the rent
To dish the dirt
Feeling twenty-one again
Perched on his stool
At his favourite bar
He plays the part of
A fading star

Wondering where all those years went..
He's the grand old duke of kent

Hair is tinted
And the nails are painted
Known to all, he is, so
Well acquainted
A loose silk scarf is tied
Around his sparrow throat
Nursing gin he bought
With his nine-bob note

Sharp of tongue and mind
But all the same, he's sweet and kind

He's holding court
With the dilly boys
Pointing out the trade
Feeling part of the game
His stories sing
From the days of old
Which stars were naff
And others that were bold

More a lady than a gent
He's the grand old duke of kent

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Soft of voice and heart
He's a riot from the start

He's walking home
On a sailor's arm
He's drunk with love
And he's laying on the charm
Another one-night stand
Or maybe he's one?
It's the finding out
Which is all part of the fun

Come the morning he'll be spent
He's the grand old duke of kent

He's the grand old duke of kent
Or a shady dame from Seville...

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released April 20, 2013
Written and arranged and produced by David Simnel.
Vocals, pianos, glockenspiel, vibes, guitar, percussion, bass, drums, string and brass arrangements by David Simnel.

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David Simnel and the Pimpernels England, UK

Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from the United Kingdom.
I have a passion for mixing up styles, anything from electro to jazz, punk to classical. I see myself as a crooner for the 21st century.

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