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Dry July

from Pumpkins by Robbie Ellis

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lyrics

I have given myself a challenge to not have a drink for the month of July.
Though I know it is bon for my constitution, the stress and the strain make me cry.
They have led me to fashion this most Belgian waltz to inform you of how mad I am.
I’m so angry that I want to smash this piano in the manner of Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Oh aï aï aï aï étc.

Well at first it was fine to avoid buying alcohol when at the supermarché,
But being offered a drink at a dinner party has a much greater difficulté.
I feel awkward and strange when I order a Coke or a lemon & lime at a bar,
But the worst is [seven custom syllables] sober, so everyone chante avec moi!

Oh aï aï aï aï étc.

Maybe, just maybe, I’m doing myself a good deed.
Maybe, just maybe, not having a drink is valide.
I’m more energetic, I’m much more alert,
I’m far less pathetic, my head doesn’t hurt.
I think I now get it, I am a convert!
This life change is just what I need.

But then I crack. I remember what fun
I derived from a bière or a bottle of vin.
I see no earthly way to fight my DNA.
At the end of the day, je suis néozélandais!

Oh aï aï aï aï étc.

credits

from Pumpkins, released April 2, 2018
Robbie Ellis · vocals, piano, keyboards, bass guitar, double bass
Anthony Ferner · flute
Yvette Audain · clarinet, alto saxophone
Thomas Eves · trumpet
Chris Petch · trombone
Sarah McCracken · violin
Jiwon Lee · violin
Pippa Mills · viola
Naomi Hnat · cello
Tom Harris · accordion
Jono Sawyer · drum kit
Kira Josephson, Charlotte Elsie Crone, Brendon Bennetts and Kris Finnerty · crowd vocals

Music, lyrics and arrangement © Robbie Ellis (APRA) 2014-2018

Engineered by Michael Bell and Thom O’Connor at Orange Studios, Christchurch, except:
- Drum kit engineered by Louis Bernstone at Ellamy Studios, Auckland.
Edited by Michael Bell and Robbie Ellis.
Mixed by Thom O’Connor.
Mastered by Peter Rattray.

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Chicago-based New Zealander Robbie Ellis makes comedy songs. He also composes concert music; is a music director for improv and sketch; and presents classical music radio.

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