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twenty dozen

from red road by bushytunes

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I took a simple repetitive theme, varying the orchestration, dynamics and rhythms. As the music was taking shape, parts of the track seemed to suggest a marching quality, an insistence, a regulated uphill journey, and this made me think of the nursery rhyme, ‘The Grand Old Duke Of York’. This was the starting point for the lyric, which is a modern, harsher update, with shades of ‘Stop The Cavalry’ thrown in for good measure.
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lyrics

Twenty dozen
Twenty dozen

Twenty dozen up the hill
Twenty dozen up the hill

Saddle up and load the guns
Find the enemy, have fun

Twenty dozen up the hill
Twenty dozen more to kill
Twenty dozen up the hill
Twenty dozen more to kill

Wish I was at home in bed
Rather be at home instead

Wish I was at home in bed
Rather be at home instead

Twenty dozen up the hill
Twenty dozen more to kill
Twenty dozen up the hill
Twenty dozen more to kill

Get my fill

More to kill
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from red road, track released September 30, 2013

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