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“This young man, great hope for Great Britain at the Olympic Games…”

Did you know that the odds of winning the great golden egg race?
About 400 trillion to one!
Just to reach that big, bouncy piece of sponge
Numero uno is a miracle testimonial feat,
Arriving chubby checker first, but then flipping back landing on your feet,
One touch kicking off a brand new season, lessons in a lifetime,
But you see it’s alright to make mistakes
If you know that other reasons always expose fakes
And the places you have to go to realise where you’ve been
Just smile and let the good times begin.

Stop feeling sorry, free your mind of worry
Stop your crying now
Stop feeling sorry, there’s more to life than money
So stop your suffering now.

(Nice clean start)

No slave, no master, pull your own strings, tie your own laces
Pack your suitcases for the sunshine beckons
She welcomes you with open arms, show off your charms
Don’t be shy, just give it a try
Cos you have nothing to lose in Toulouse everything to gain
After the rain washes away your dregs of the past
Free at last

Stop feeling sorry, free your mind of worry
Stop your crying now
Stop feeling sorry, there’s more to life than money
So stop your suffering now.

One life, one winner, champion swimmer
One life, one winner, champion swimmer
(Unbeatable, unstoppable, unbelievable, it’s remarkable, it’s truly magnificent
This boy wonder has smashed all the great records of all time
He has reached the impossible, he is a true champion
One life, one winner, champion swimmer)

Stop feeling sorry, free your mind of worry
Stop your crying now
Stop feeling sorry, there’s more to life than money
So stop your suffering now.

7. TIME TRAVEL

If the vision is in the time then surely the mind can travel
Time travel, unravel knots tying you up
In a past backdraft,
Blowing candles out on your bright future

Turn and face the wall, cemented in pain
Gather strength in the foundations of love
Nothing to lose, life is to gain

Find weakness in the hand that laid the brick of hate
Cultivate open space sow fresh seed of hope
In the garden of your conscience wipe the slate clean
And recognise where you’ve been

Chop down the roots of ignorance,
Institutions, nominations of systems
Installed to maim and blind, cripple innocent souls abused formula
Generate create mass genocide in ego visions of power
Evil will not succeed in this time, for truth will split the seed for man denied himself, Twisting his tongue to remain silent, two thousand years undone

credits

from Once Upon a Time in Woodhouse, released May 24, 2022
George Sproule, Vocals
Sam Hobbs, Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer
Mark Creswell, Guitar, Bass
Bob Birch, Hammond/Rhodes

Produced, Mixed and Engineered by Sam Hobbs and Mark Creswell
Lyrics by George Sproule
Music by Sam Hobbs and Mark Creswell

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George & the Champion Swimmers Leeds, UK

A Yorkshire synergy of Eugene McDaniels and Ian Dury. Spoken word with a heady mix of dance, reggae and drum’n’bass.

Blazing individuality and a unique ability to explain, survive, and inform modern British life.

The Rebel Elements Label is proud to present the debut album from George and the Champion Swimmers, ‘Once Upon a Time in Woodhouse’.
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