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It’s Wednesday night but it’s school holidays
I’ve never felt so free
My brother and I are staying up late
To play a game of monopoly
And I know that he always wins
But I’m feeling lucky this time
Dave prepare to meet FINANCIAL DOOM
Dave’s the top hat and I’m the shoe
We lost the dog piece and wheelbarrow
I roll the dice, a one and two
Pay 60 for whitechapel
I know that I’m on my way
I’m gonna own this monopoly game
Dave rolls 2 threes
And buys a light blue property
He rolls again, 2 ones
And then he buys another one
he rolls a 5, then he buys
Whitehall one of the pink ones
But I don’t care cause it’s my turn now
And it’s only the beginning
Just cause Dave bought 3 properties on his first go
I still have a chance of winning
I roll a 7 and land in jail
Dave gets Trafalgar and Leicester square
But I got one of the train stations
He buys Oxford st and then MAYFAIR!?
But I got another train station
Circling the board
My wishes seem to be ignored
Dave owns everything
Except for Old Kent Road
That baby’s mine!
It might not be much but it’s home
I said where can you go
When times get rough?
Just make your way down to old kent road yeah
Now it's time to make some deals
There's a chance my luck is changing
I've got an orange, red and green
Dave needs those for trading
And if I hold onto these
He can't put hotels on his properties
But he did say he'd give me a train station
And a get out of jail free pass
Dave if you give me the 2 red ones
I'll pay your next income tax
He hands me the cards I need
Now I know I'm gonna succeed
Dave, prepare to meet FINANCIAL DOOM
Dave now has 3 green houses on everything he owns
I can afford to do the same as soon as I pass go
But as I roll the dice my luck has changed
And now I’ve landed on park lane
Oh no, no Dave… I can’t afford to pay you right away
Oh please… I'll sell you the electric company
What else, let me see… I’ll mortgage Trafalgar and Fleet Street
That seems fair… Now we’re square
All I need is one stroke of luck
And then Dave lands on Whitechapel
Things are starting to look up
I'm still in this battle!
I roll the dice and land on Marlborough Street..
Oh no, Dave... I've been trying so hard to save
Oh please... I don't have any more money
You mean you'll forget it, if I give you all 3 red properties
That seems fair... Now we're square
Dave is eating caviar
And I’m stuck with soggy porridge
If I could just get through one turn
Without taking out a mortgage
What started off as good old fun
Has become a fatal conquest
Nothing could turn my luck around now
Not even winning 2nd prize in a beauty contest
I land on chance, then I go to jail
At least I’m safe in here
From that tyrant outside, I don’t have to fear
He can’t hurt me, I’ll stay as long as I can
I roll 2 fours and I’m out of jail
Oh no, no Dave… I landed on Marlborough Street again
I can’t… I don’t have any money in the bank
Oh no Dave… you were my brother...
How could you do this to me?
We’re family….
I think maybe this game is rigged
Cause I can’t control the dice that I roll
If you get a lot of luck at the very start
Then you will succeed
A little bit of luck will set you up
With all that you need
It’s out of your hands
Where your piece might land
The more you have the more you get
The more your wealth thrives
And if all you have is whopping debt
You’re just trying to survive
But thank god real life
isn’t like that
Cause this is just a game
It's totally different to real life
Luck doesn’t play a part in any financial success or stability that you might have...
We've been playing for 18 hours straight
So we'll leave it till tomorrow
But while Dave is sleeping I'll stay up late
And throw this fucking board game out the fucking window
Never look at that shit again
That's how Jude wins a monopoly game
If you don't like the game your in
Just throw that shit out when you don't win
Dave, Monopoly can fuck right off....
Until next school holidays when I forgot how much I hate playing this fucking game... There's only one thing about this game that's any good
And that's Old Kent Road
Where people say what they mean
Might not be too shabby for you city slickers
Come on down to Old Kent Road any time you're feeling low
Any time you're feeling high
Any time you're feeling medium
Old Kent Road, everybody's always welcome down here
credits
from Participation Award,
released April 7, 2022
Music & Lyrics written by Jude Perl
Piano, Vocals & other stuff by Jude Perl
Drums, Guitar and other stuff by Mike Mills
Produced by Mike Mills & Jude Perl
Horn arrangement by Jeremy Diffey
Saxaphones & Flute by Jeremy Diffey
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone & Tuba by Eric Budd
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Mike Mills at Cool New Desk Studios
Brass & Woodwind Instruments recorded by Jeremy Diffey at Grooveboy Studios
Singer-songwriter-comedian Jude Perl has established herself as ‘one of the most genuine, honest feeling performers going
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Unbelievable album. Every song is incredible, and so varied, yet so cohesive. Toehider (Mike Mills) is legit one of the greatest songwriters and musicians I've ever heard. Jude Perl
supported by 4 fans who also own “The Monopoly Song”
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