Muswell Kills

Written by: Ray Davies

Published by: DavRay Music Ltd./Sony ATV Music Publishing

Lyrics:

Cause' I'm a Muswell hillbilly boy
But my heart lies in old west Virginia
Wooo!

(Scat Verse)
How're you doin' my blue eyed beauty?
Looks like you're from outta town
Come on Honky hand it over
Let me spread your money 'round
Don't look at me like a wide eyed stranger
Don't shout out or make a sound
I got the gun and you got the dough
That's what makes the money go 'round

They call it payback, country style

(Cause I'm a) Muswell hillbilly boy
Muswell hillbilly boy
Billy boy, Billy boy
Wooo!

You can make this cockney move away from London
Learn a new dance, sing a different song
Make him do-si-do with a different partner
But you can't make him forget where he comes from

Well I've travelled far and wide in this great nation
I've been around the block and paid my dues
Had my ass kicked in on many an occasion
But didn't come all this way to get shot by you

Cause' I'm a Muswell hillbilly boy
But my heart lies in old west Virginia
Though my hills, they're not green, I have seen them in my dreams
Take me back to the black hills that I ain't never seen
Wooo!

(Scat Verse)
Let's have a knees up mother brown
Come on take the zombie down
Kick him in the goolies grab that gun
Give it large, come on my son
Take out vengeance ain't that sweet
Let's have a rumble in the street
Sophistication dies when you unleash the animal inside, yeah

Vengeance, London style - ya know what'a mean?

Muswell hillbilly boy
Muswell hillbilly boy
Billy boy, Billy boy
Wooo!
And you can tell every swingin' dick
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
No way, no fucking way
So behave, don't do it again

This song can be found on the following releases:

stereo mix, with The Jayhawks (3:22), recorded 2016-2018 at Konk Studios, North London

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