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Grandpa was a gambler

from Raw FAWM Demos 2024 by Roger Hammond

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Grandpa was a gambler,
Betting on the horses
Made a bet each day
He went to the race-track
Or down to the betshop
It was an addiction
Although he called it fun

He died penniless,
Funding his obsession
Aiming for the win
Wasn’t ‘bout the money
Although it would’ve helped
He called it his hobby
It drained him of his pay

He had a system
A foolproof way
But it didn’t work
Like all the other systems, there ever have been

He died in another world,
Back in seventy two
A long while ago
Back then things were different
People didn’t know
About the addiction
His friends were like it too

He was a character
Loved by all his family
His friends all loved him too
They held nothing against him
Lost his wife at fifty
He was always jolly
He made life a party

He was a worker
Came from poverty
The temptation of a better life
Drew him in, pulled him under

He had a system
A foolproof way
But it didn’t work
Like all the other systems, there ever have been

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from Raw FAWM Demos 2024, released March 1, 2024

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Roger Hammond Amsterdam, Netherlands

Based near Amsterdam. I write, play guitar, sing and record. I try to write interesting lyrics and occasionally I think they are. A lot of the songs end up with a calm sound and emphasize the vocals and acoustic guitar. My early influences were Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Jethro Tull, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Chopin, The Beatles, Elvis Costello, Otis Redding and a ton more along the way ... more

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