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tinam songs

by tinam and gerrybhoy

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LOVE'S ALWAYS A MISUNDERSTANDING BY TINA MARSHALL She'd been planning her wedding for 30 odd years the dress & the shoes & the cake & the tears when her 40s started to loom oh dear she thought ive forgotten a groom! he'd been planning his single life for 30 odd years the tv the sofa the takeaways the beers now that his 40s started to loom all he wanted to do was rent out his spare room so she posted an ad in the paper for free Groom wanted it said but they missed off the G he rang her up said ive got what you need hey come round take a look she thought wow!... she agreed! she liked what she saw he was dark he was slim & she nearly passed out when he said “when d'ya wanna move in?” Loves is always a misunderstanding I thought I was flying but I was crash landing love always gets scrambled in translation I thought I was flying to some hot destination but the guy you thought was the pilot of your dreams cant even fly a bloody kite it seems (c) tina marshall 2011
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bad girl 03:49
Bad Girl I’ve been a bad girl 
I cant seem to to be good,
 I do want you to love me 
I wish that you could,
 so I’m writing a song
 to make you happy,
 full of things you like
 so you’ll sing it with me "Gin in big bottles 
& choclates & fags
 nasty boyfriends& bruises 
jewelry & fashion mags" Now you havent been home 
for a day & I think,
 you dont like my song 
cos theres not enuff drink, 
so I’m changing the chorus 
the bit we both sing, 
for more screaming & drinking
 & swearing & things "Gin in big bottles 
& choclates & fags
 nasty boyfriends & bruises 
jewelry & fashion mags" Mum I know you dont love me
 I’m sure that you tried, 
but the cupboards are empty 
& the goldfish have died, 
I’m putting a fairy 
into my song, 
to magic a happy ending 
from where its gone wrong "Gin in big bottles 
& choclates & fags 
nasty boyfriends & bruises 
jewelry & fashion mags" (c) tina marshall 2012
3.
Mrs Alphabets 26 kids She saw his surname in the phonebook & thought oooh id like to marry Jim I'd be Mrs Alphabet & I could have 26 kids by him she rang him up & asked him out & got him into bed by the time the first one arrived they were already wed Alan brenda charlie dolly ellie frankie gerry holly ian johnny kate & lenny michael nancy ollie penny 16 down just 10 to go her resolve began to grow It wasnt all plain sailing Jim ran out of fizz behind his back she slept with Jack the next 3 were not his Queenie robert susie tom una viv will xena yvonne she only needed just 1 more & she'd have the full score she laid down in the labour ward said thankyou to the gods “Mrs Alphabet, it looks like your all set” & then she produced quads! DAMN! No I'm Mrs Alphabet , 29s no use! she screamed & shouted swore & pouted the gods got the abuse. Jim came in to see her she laid there full of woe “Ive thought it thru & in my view 3 have got to go!" Alan brenda charlie dolly ellie frankie gerry holly ian johnny kate & lenny michael nancy ollie penny 29 must be decreased which 3 do I like the least? (c) tina marshall 2011
4.
the girl whos fingers got stuck in her ears My mind is full of nasty things hiding from the world my mother chased them in there when I was a little girl theyve lived in there so long theyve interbred with my brain cells ii dont know why she left them there cos I'm not a naughty girl I got my index fingers & poked them in my ears to push the nasties out & make my head all clear but the nasties grabbed them tightly wouldnt let me pull them away so dont tell me that im bad cos I cant hear a word you say now mum has to feed me & help me change my clothes mum can you come quickly you need to blow my nose if only you hadnt called me all those awful names mum you are so silly you only got yourself to blame I wish my mind was full of lovely things the loveliest in the world like perfume & expensive clothes makeup, jewellery, pearls I would be so happy if they befriended my brain cells my fingers might slip out & I might be a lovely girl (c) tina marshall 2011
5.
The End of the Rainbow He could only say he loved her on the end of of a phone, distance made him brave he never brought his heart home, at the end of the line then was the best it would be, at the end of the rainbow there’s a pot of cold tea They married for some reason that neither could remember, they'd wanted July but they got grey November, honeymooned in the rain in a fading B&B, at the end of the rainbow there's a pot of cold tea She thought about leaving but it upset her, she knew that she'd never get anything better, now she just lives that he might ring on his phone, & tell her he loves her before he comes home He’s got his soccer she’s got her geegees & booze his team never win her horses always lose He could only say he'd left her, on the end of a phone, distance made him brave he never came home, at the end of the line I'm afraid it was me, at the end of the rainbow there’s a pot of cold tea
6.
my toy phone 02:06
My toy phone God came to my birthday party & he took my mum away I rang him on my new toy phone every single day but he was never in I just wanted to say God your sposed to bring a present not take something away my daddy he met a lady & she took him away I rang him on my toy phone every single day but he was never in I just wanted to say daddy wherever you are i'll never throw my toy phone away © tina marshall 2011
7.
She walked down the aisle with red hair & matches they had one year of fire & 20 years of ashes love was like a wedding present they forgot to open they seemed to have no clue that something was broken so they sat there for years just watching the box not saying a word but she was watching the clocks on their 21st anniversary she got out the matches & burned down the bedroom & laid in the ashes & for a whole year he nursed her & fed her & she saw that he loved her & he saw why he wed her 12 months & she died & he had her cremated & he sat with the urn & the telly & waited & he talked to the urn as they watched the box but this time he kept an eye on the clocks She came with red hair & a box of matches they had 1 year of fire & 20 years of ashes (c) tina marshall 2013

about

"tinam songs" is a collection of songs written by Tina Marshall.

Tina's lyrics are both funny and painfully sad sometimes even at the same time, they are a joy to work with. Bursting with imagination and emotion. I have been lucky enough to be allowed to put a number of these songs to music and had great fun doing so. It was then only natural to bring the songs together, so that they may be heard as a collection.

Some of the songs are written from a female perspective, I have kept true to the lyric as to change the gender would mess up the story and there is always a story. So I just got in touch with "Ma female self" and sang them as written. ha ha.

The album cover is the property of Tina Marshall and is a photo of me when I was fourteen.

Anyway, thanks Tina "yer a national treasure" hope you like.

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released October 12, 2012

All the songs on this album are the work of Marshall and Callaghan.

© 2012 Marshall and Callaghan

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