Artist: The Who
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Songs:
Dig
Fire
Four Faces
Get Out And Stay Out
Joker James





Dig
Dig, huh, dig
Dig, huh, dig
Dig, huh, dig

We old ones have seen two wars
We old ones have seen two wars

When you're sick and afraid and there's danger around
Take a pick and a spade and cut into the ground - cut into the ground
Away from the light, away from the sound
Make a trap for the beast, dig his burial mound - dig his burial mound

Dig for your life, dig to the death
Dig for salvation till your very last breath
Dig for protection, dig for release
Dig for resurrection, we'll be diggin' for peace

We old ones have seen two wars

When you dream of a laser that sears your soul
Slices like a razor and burns like a coal - and burns like a coal
You can bet you'll forget when the rock starts to roll
And the last meets the least by the watering hole - by the watering hole

Dig it down deep, dig it out wide
Dig it for pleasure, you dig it for pride
Dig it for treasure, dig it for stones
Dig it for the metal and dig it for the bones

Dig it
Dig it down
Dig it, dig it down
Dig, dig down
Down, down, down, down, down, down, down

Dig it down deep, dig it out wide
Dig it for pleasure and dig it for pride
Dig it for treasure, dig it for stones
Dig it for the metal and dig it for the bones
Dig

We old ones have seen two wars
We old ones have seen two wars

Dig it down deep, dig it out wide
Dig it for pleasure, you dig it for pride
Dig it for treasure, dig it for stones
Dig it for the metal and dig it for the bones

Dig for your life, dig to the death
Dig for salvation till your very last breath
Dig for protection, dig for release
Dig for resurrection, and dig it for peace

We old ones have seen two wars
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Fire
Australia, Australia, Australia

Fire, I'll take you to burn
Fire, I'm gonna take you to learn
I'll see you burn

You fought hard and you saved and earned
Now all of it's going to burn
In your mind, your tiny mind
You know you've been completely blind
Don't you dream 
Don't you dream of what you left so far behind

Fire, fire, to destroy all we've done
Fire, to end all we've become
I'll see you burn

You were living your life just like a little girl
Spreading your wings in the middle of this little world
In your mind, your tiny mind
You know you've fallen far behind
Now you're gonna burn

Fire, to destroy all you've done
Fire, to end all you've become

You're gonna burn, ooh, you're gonna burn
You're gonna burn, burn, burn
You're gonna burn

Fire, fire, to destroy all you've done
And we'll all be as one
To destroy all you've done
Fire, fire, to destroy all you've done
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Four Faces
He kicked me out, he kicked me out
He kicked me out, he kicked me out

He must've heard of them, kinda screwed up blend
Split personality
Two sides to fight and argue all night
Over coffee or tea
Well that's okay, I wouldn't mind two-shea
Or even three and that's no joke
But with a four way split the pocket money's hit
And all of me is broke

I've got four heads inside my mind
Four roads I'd like to ride
Four selves I want to find
And I don't know which one is me

I get four papers in the box each day
Four girls ringin' that I want to date
I look in the mirror and I see my face
But I don't know which one is me
I don't know which one is me

He kicked me out, he kicked me out
He kicked me out, he kicked me out

I wake up over here and then I'm over here
I'm tryin' to brush my teeth
It's little things that are hard, like starting up the car
And I'm still underneath
I get along alright, in fact it's fun at night
I get four-dimensional dreams
But I have to think before I take a drink
I get hungover times sixteen

There are four records I want to buy
Four highs I'd like to try
Every letter I get I send four replies
And I don't know which one's for me

I've got four hang-ups I'm tryin' to beat
Four directions and just two feet
I've got a very, very secret identity
And I don't know which one is me

You think it's funny, I can tell
Well, you don't understand too well
I get so lonely and turned around
But I can't let it bring me down

I got four hang-ups I'm tryin' to beat
Four directions and just two feet
Got a very, very secret identity
And I don't know which one is me
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Get Out And Stay Out
Get out and don't come back no more
Get out and don't come back no more
Get out, don't come back
Get out, don't come back
Get out and don't come back no more

Don't come back, don't come back
Don't come back, don't come back
Get out and don't come back, get out and don't come back
Get out and don't come back
Don't come back, don't come back
Don't come back, don't come back
Get out and don't come back, get out and don't come back
Get out and don't come back, get out and don't come back
Get out and don't come back, get out and don't come back
Get out and don't come back, get out and don't come back
Get out and don't come back, get out and don't come back
Get out and don't come back, get out and don't come back
Get out and don't come back, get out and don't come back
Get out and don't come back, get out and don't come back
Don't come back no more, don't come back no more
Don't come back no more, don't come back no more
Get out and don't come back, get out and don't come back
Get out and don't come back, get out and don't come back
Get out and don't come back, get out and don't come back
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Joker James
Joker James, you did it again, caused somebody pain
You lived up to your name, Jimmy - Joker James

Sally was a stamp collector, pretty little girl
One day she dated James, bringing love into her world
A tense romantic moment as they sat down on the couch
The whoopie cushion roared and I'm a afraid it's over now

Joker James, you did it again, caused somebody pain
You lived up to your name, didn't ya - Joker James

Lucy was a cool one, always got her high
Then she dated James and true love took her higher
The Jester had suggested a new way to get stoned
Put itching powder down her neck and now she's all alone

Joker James, you did it again, caused somebody pain
You lived up to your name, didn't you - Joker James

Sense of humor cannot woo her
You just threw another weez her way
Is it pranks won't get you thanks
You just threw another love away

Alice was a different kettle, always wore her smile
Her skin felt like a pedal and laughter all the while
Her sense of humor froze him and deep in love he falls
But when he tries to sign the paper the rubber pencil falls, woo

Joker James, your not to blame, the joke's on you, your blue
It's such a shame but that's the game he's a joker, James

Joker James, you did it again, caused somebody pain
You lived up to your name, Jimmy - Joker James
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