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From the musical A Tour of the Ruins
Book, Music & Lyrics by Michael Ogborn

lyrics

Sometimes it don’t seem strange,
Some things are meant to change.
Still it’s a cryin’ shame,
How things are not the same.

Let’s go back to the red brick tappy,
The red brick tappy back home.
That old familiar tappy,
Where my blue collar pappy,
Would get a lotta happy,
And come home scrappy.
The draught was cold,
And the food was crappy,
But he never put a dent in his chrome,
After sippin’ the sap,
From the tip of the tap,
At the red brick tappy back home.

The side door sign at the red brick tappy
Meant the ladies had a place of their own,
To sit and sip a high ball,
Catch a local fly ball,
Or bounce a flirty eyeball,
Through a dart hole in the dry wall.
The smoke was thick,
And the oak was sticky,
Where everybody carried a comb.
Whether pullin’ a leg,
Or peelin’ an egg,
In the red brick tappy back home.

Sometimes it don’t seem strange,
Some things are meant to change.
Still it’s a cryin’ shame,
How things are not the same.

The shoes were sharp,
And the shine was snappy
Where the owner always answered the phone
With conviction and heft,
He's repeat "he just left"
The red brick tappy back home
The red brick tappy back home.

Sometimes it don’t seem strange,
Some things are meant to change.
Still it’s a cryin’ shame,
How things are not the same.

credits

from Hidden in Plain View, released June 12, 2019
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Cambridge Sound Studios.
Philadelphia, PA.

Keyboards & Vocals: Michael Ogborn
Drums: Todd Mecaughey
Additional Vocals: Joilet F. Harris

Leydensong Music Co. BMI
All Rights Reserved

BLUE PARROT RECORDS

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This site is a platform for the work of American Musical Theatre Composer/playwright Michael Ogborn. Currently living in Philadelphia and working in New York City, Ogborn has had over 25 musicals and pantos produced
to date. New recordings are added regularly.

"Enjoy the variety and please visit my website at www.michaelogborn.com for archival photos and show information.Thank you very much!" ... more

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