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BALLAD OF THE ROLLERS (Faulkner) Live in Hawick
The Top Storey stairs were a hell of a sight
As the old Hammond organ creaked flight after flight
They loaded the gear for some fags and for some beer
That old scrawl on the wall says ''The Rollers were here''
They travelled The Road in their beat up old van
There was Nobby Clark singing, The Longmuirs', Big Tam
The new Marshall stacks were a wondrous sight
As the band cut its teeth on a Saturday night
Say what you want without favour or fear
You cannot deny that The Rollers were here
Say what you want without favour or fear
You cannot deny that The Rollers were here
The Loons up in Aberdeen sniggered and sneered
As The Quines all rushed to the stage to be near
From New Cumnock to Sanquhar they clocked up the miles
With there thumbs in the air there was always a smile
Say what you want without favour or fear
You cannot deny that The Rollers were here
When Archie Marr left that's when Eric came in
With his black spikey hair and his wee blue eyed grin
Then Les joined the party - soon Woody would bop
And on most Thursday nights it was Top of The Pops
The session men came - the session men went
But for Fab 208 the boys were heaven sent
At gig after gig all the lassies would scream
As the boys from the flats sang 'it's a teenage dream'
Say what you want without favour or fear
You cannot deny that The Rollers were here
They toured the world in their own private jet
The tills they were ringing from here to Tranent
You could buy Roller suits in their tartan they sang
It'll be on their tomb stones - 'they sang Shang a Lang'
Say what you want without favour or fear
You cannot deny that The Rollers were here
One by one they were losing the plot
The wee green eyed monster was stirring the plot
They made it home to a tax bill - nothing at all
Lambs to the slaughter in Corporate Halls
Say what you want without favour or fear
You cannot deny that The Rollers were here
Say what you want without favour or fear
You cannot deny that The Rollers were here