1952 Vincent Black Lightening
Richard Thompson • Key:
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1952 Vincent Black Lightening
Richard Thompson
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Oh says Red Molly to James that's a fine
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motorbike, a girl could feel special on any such
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like
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Says James to Red Molly, my hat's off to
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you
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it's a Vincent Black Lightning, 19
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52
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And I've
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seen you at the corners and
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cafes it
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nd I've seems
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Red hair and black leather, my
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favourite colour
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scheme
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And he
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pulled her on be
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hind and down to Boxhill they did
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nd he ride
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Oh says James to Red Molly, here's a ring for your right
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hand
But I'll tell you in earnest I'm a dangerous
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man
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For I've fought with the law since I was seven
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teen
I robbed many a man to get my Vincent mac
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hine
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Now I'm 21 years, I might
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make 2
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2
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and I don't mind dying, but
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for the love of you
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And If
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fate should break my
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stride
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then I'll give you my Vincent
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to ride
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Come down, come down, Red Molly, called Sergeant Mc
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Rae
For they've taken young James adie for armed robbe
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ry
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Shotgun blast hit his chest, left nothing in
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side
Come down, Red Molly to his dying bed
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side
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When she
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came to the hospital, there
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wasn't much
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left
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He was running out of road, he was
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running out of
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breath
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But he
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smiled to see her
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cry said I'll give you my Vincent to
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ride
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Says James, in my opinion, there's nothing in this
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world beats a 52 Vincent and a red headed
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girl
Now Nortons and Indians and Greeves won't
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do, they don't have a soul like a Vincent
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52
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He
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reached for her hand and he
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slipped her the
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keys
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He said I don't have any further
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use for
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these
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I see angels and ariels in
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leather and
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chrome
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Swooping down from heaven to
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carry me
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home
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He
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gave her one last kiss and
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died and he gave her his Vincent to
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ride.
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