‘Stand, The (Live KBFH)’ [3:23] (MacDonald/Peters/Sharp), The Alarm
Lead Vocals:Mike Peters
Lyrics
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"Come on down & make the stand" Oh I have been out searching With the black book in my hand And I've looked between the lines that lie on the pages that I tread I met the walking dude,religious, in his wom down cowboy boots And he walked liked no man on earth I swear he had no name (had no name) I swear he had no name Come on down & meet your maker Come on down & make the stand Come on down, come on down, Come on down, we'll make the stand. As I crawled beneath the searchlights Looking through the floorboards of this life I met Doctor Strangeloves cousin He bore the marks of time "Hey! Trashcan where you going boy Your eyes are feet apart Is that the end you're carrying Shall I play the funeral march (play the march) Play the funeral march" Come on down & meet your maker Come on down & make the stand Come on down, come on down, Come on down And we'll make the stand. Come on down & meet your maker Come on down & make the stand Come on down, come on down, Come on down, we'll make the stand. When I looked out the window On the hardship that had struck I saw the seven phials open The plague claimed man and son Hats bowed down in grace A simple wooden cross, It had no epitaph engraved It had no epitaph engraved. Come on down & meet your maker Come on down & make the stand Come on down, come on down, Come on And make the stand Come on down & meet your maker Come on down & make the stand Come on down, come on down, Come on Come on, ,Come on,Come on Come on,Come on,Come on, Come on And we'll make the stand And make the stand Come roll out the red carpet come bugler sound the horn the hero is returning you've got to welcome him to his home Don't say I didn't wam you this prophecy is coming true I can hear cavalry thundering Riding over the hill Riding over the hill Come on down & meet your maker Come on down & make the stand Come on down, come on down, Come on & make the stand. Come on down & meet your maker Come on down & make the stand Come on down, come on down, Come on down, we'll make the stand. (repeat) Come on AND WE'LL MAKE THE STAND
Notes
:Recorded June 27th, 1983 at The Metre, Boston, MA, USA.
Originally broadcast on “King Biscuit’s Flower Hour” on WBCN Radio, Boston
Mike Peters Notes
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Dave Sharp Notes
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Eddie MacDonald Notes
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Nigel Twist Notes
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