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Christmas Tills Are Ringing

by The South

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Christmas! Who needs it?
The retail conglomerates, thats who!
So in this age of austerity, we bring you,
a seasonal tale of Christmas NOW.'...

CHRISTMAS TILLS ARE RINGING...........

lyrics

Stack the shelves with boughs of holly
Pack the malls with shopping trolleys
Pile ‘em up high, sell ‘em on dear
Christmas comes but once in a year

Christmas tills are ringing
For spoilt little brats that they bring
To grumpy old Santas in cotton wool caves
Elves out in China are working like slaves

The angel investors sing
Greed is good
And cash is king

Bearing gifts they travel afar
Empty wallets and fill up the car
They queue for the checkout
They queue for the lift
Tannoys are pumping out Shaky and Cliff

Christmas tills are ringing
Head of Sales sing Hallelujah
Tis the season or haven’t you heard?
Go axe that tree and I’ll stuff this bird
The angel investors sing
Greed is good
And cash is king

We’re making a list
And checking it twice
Of shit we can shift         
At exorbitant price
Punters are queuing right out through the door
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a bumper Q4

Christmas tills are ringing
We’re cashing up till the January sales
So go get your chestnuts onto the fire
when the credit card bill comes
You’re gonna expire

Hark the angel investors sing 
Greed is good
And cash is king

Christmas tills are ringing
Christmas tills are ringing
Christmas tills are ringing

credits


Music and words - Barton/Grant
Additional music - Price/Birtles/John/Anderson/Nutter/Wheeler/Robinson/Brown
Drums, Bass, Keyboard engineer - Edd Higdon
Additional engineers - Steve Nutter, Gaz Birtles, Phil Barton

Lead vocals/Backing vocals - Alison Wheeler
Vocals/backing vocals - Gaz Birtles
Drums - Dave Anderson
Bass - Steve Nutter
Keyboards - Andy Price
Guitar - Phil Barton
Trumpet - Gareth John
Sax - Su Robinson

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The South Leicester, UK

The South feature former members of The Beautiful South including singer Alison Wheeler and lifelong sax player Gaz Birtles.  Since Dave Hemingway the original singer, left the group at the end of 2016, Gaz has moved across to front the band with Alison and taken on vocal duties. They play the songs made famous by The Beautiful South with the nine piece live band. ... more

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