Protection Racket

Song Protection Racket
Artist Fionn Regan
Album The Shadow Of An Empire

Lyrics

[00:04.98] Be quiet Katie, there is someone at the hatch
[00:09.84] You curse the darkness I'll strike a match
[00:13.74] Undoing the latch I tripped on the scales and fell
[00:18.18] Just as someone hit the reception bell
[00:22.23] The ghost of that injury still remains
[00:26.58] My ankle starts to swell just before it rains
[00:31.02] Leaders of nations, wild Alsatians
[00:35.37] Crumbling foundations, I've lost my patience
[00:44.43] Lets raise our glasses to Mr Onassis
[00:48.99] Protection racket (Hand over the packet)
[00:53.70] Rome needs cement (in this event)
[00:57.42] Go over to the till, Katie (The national)
[01:02.46] Pay this man his rent
[01:07.32] It's a standard procedure
[01:12.12] I forgot to mention that grandmas pension
[01:16.56] Will ease the rent book tension
[01:18.63] A little birdie told me you've been siphoning the poor box
[01:23.19] I heard the knitting circle discussing Chubb Locks
[01:29.55] With no sign of a promotion I've lost my self respect
[01:35.37] You see I built this heap from scratch when I was poor
[01:40.50] Now they're asking me to hoover the floor
[01:44.16] Splash some water over me slap round the face
[01:48.87] Did I miss a meeting I don't recognise the place
[01:53.28] The plug in the socket burns a hole in the pocket
[02:02.82] Lets raise our glasses to Mr Onassis
[02:07.32] Protection racket (Hand over the packet)
[02:12.21] Rome needs cement (in this event)
[02:15.96] Go over to the till, Katie (The national)
[02:21.18] Pay this man his rent to prevent incident
[02:26.19] It's a standard procedure