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uncle queen and he's playing the tuba

from leg pull by bushytunes

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Yes, it’s my Uncle Queen again. You know the one: the Queen of England, the bloke talking utter bollocks down the pub? That one.

This grungy, bumpily distorted song is notable for the tuba solo, played by Uncle Queen. Indeed, the entire lyric celebrates Uncle Queen’s tuba playing, and the much underrated Gerard Hoffnung, a genius who died too young.

Now - dance round and sing ‘A-rooba! A-rooba!’
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lyrics

Haaaaaaa...!

In this universe of possibilities
There are some things I thought
I’d wouldn’t see
Things that are really fantastic, like

Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba yeah it’s
Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba and it’s
Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba so we
All dance round and sing ‘A-rooba! A-rooba!’

Haaaaaaa...!

In this universe of possibilities
There are some things I thought
I’d wouldn’t see
Things that are really fantastic, like

Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba yeah it’s
Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba and it’s
Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba so we
All dance round and sing ‘A-rooba! A-rooba!’

(chat about this and that)

Well that was
Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba yeah it’s
Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba and it’s
Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba so we
All dance round and sing ‘A-rooba! A-rooba!’

Haaaaaaa...! Playing the tuba and it’s
Haaaaaaa...! Playing the tuba and it’s
Haaaaaaa...! Playing the tuba and it’s
Haaaaaaa...! Playing the tuba and it’s

Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba yeah
Like a good man, yeah, not as
Good as Gerard Hoffnung, who was
Also very funny, and largely ignored
Which is a bloody shame because he’s
Bloody fantastic

Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba yeah it’s
Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba and it’s
Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba so we
All dance round and sing ‘A-rooba! A-rooba!’

Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba yeah it’s
Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba and it’s
Uncle Queen and he’s playing the tuba so we
All dance round and sing ‘A-rooba! A-rooba!’
.

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from leg pull, track released July 8, 2013

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