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Henry Sisley - The Royal Oak Hotel

from More People Have Songs by Various Artists

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I wrote this song thinking about my favorite watering hole, The Standard, in Orange, NSW. “The Standard” is a terrible name for a song, so I named it after The Royal Oak Hotel, Sydney, which is where I learnt to drink.
- Michael Sisley

lyrics

I have to close one eye to read the label on the drink
I’m having trouble walking and I’m spewing in the sink
I can’t go to bed yet cause I’m on the ran-tan
There’s a scotch at the bar and a beer in my hand

So here’s to the drink me boys, here’s to that nip of pure
Here’s to the barmaid, and here’s to the brewer
And here’s to the girls we’ve had and lost along the way
Here’s to tonight and here’s to the next day

Well the girls they are all dancing and the locals all complain
About the new folk at the pub or about the lack of rain
Well there’s a pretty thing at the bar but she’ll have none of me
So I’ll go and have a smoke and wish this beer was free

And good health to the publican, may he never close his doors
For while the amber’s flowing we will always drink more
But when the bottle’s dry and the taps are pouring foam
I’ll get another for the road and then I’ll head on home

Well the sunlight, she trickles in: the morn, she comes so fast
I’ve woken up in a daze, a hand still on the glass
Around me lie the casualties of this drunken night
The women and the men who joined me on this boozy plight

credits

from More People Have Songs, released August 10, 2020
written & sung by Henry Sisley
with: Kathy & Matthew Clarke, Chris Clarke, Dallas de Brabander, Ruby Foster, Patrick Harte, Miguel Heatwole, Pete Jenner,
Tom MacDonald, Chris Maltby, Sophie Moore & Claire Stoneman

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Miguel Heatwole Sydney, Australia

Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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