This is the third song we wrote, or should I say Ben wrote. As the story goes, Paddy, a young talented musician from Ireland, gets drunk and delves into hallucinogenic drugs followed by adultery before disappearing into thin air. I had nothing to do with this track when we first performed it- Ben told me the chords, and I played something similar on the banjo. When it came to recording it, I decided guitar would be too overpowering over the soft piano and shuffle snare, so instead we added in a cello to break up the monotony of the track.
lyrics
Have you seen our Paddy play guitar,
with a pint of Guiness and a Cuban Cigar?
As he gets on the stage and looks out to the front,
he realises he feels like a bit of a c**t.
Paddy, he was an Irish man.
Slightly religious but he enjoyed a can.
Paddy, he was s**t out of luck.
And when he saw this he said "ah f**k."
Late one night Paddy ate a shroom;
and, with a leprechaun, jumped up to the moon.
While he was up there he saw Agnes he says.
Played her some fiddle and blew her away.
Now they're married with three kids on the moor.
But Paddy had left to have sex with a whore.
Looking back, Agnes would say:
"He was a terrible gobs**e anyway."
Paddy had one final show,
no one to talk to but a potato.
He had to leave, but he had to drink on;
and the next thing we knew,
Paddy was gone...
credits
from Bellends,
released September 17, 2017
Lyrics & Composition: Ben Anderson
