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Jack the Lad feat. Ciaran Mac, Tickle and Jo D​`​arc (Produced by DJ Sonny)

from Need the Character (s) by Jackal Trades

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lyrics

so they threw daft jack to the back of the class/
And he didnt understand why the lassies all laughed/
rumour was his dad crashed the mazda mad smashed man/
Tutor blamed the jack-dan he had in his flask./
Jack never had a chance, there was little that he grasped/
Something never added up, he was shit at doin maths/
and the fact jacks folks never did have any cash/
Since his dad lost his job when he hadnt done jack /,
Jacks dad frank drank coz he frankly had cracked-up/
Bankrupt, sacked, sad-act that would act up/
Mad that he'd failed his own family after,
A rapid relapse on the vallies and lagar./
All set for collapse looked at jack as his last port of call, as he asked for the port from the stash.
Pour a glass
when your down slaps come pretty fast,
something happened to Jack when he saw his dad last
(Teacher : Ewan Tickle Mcnicholl)
that jack's in my class and he's a grade a prat
lacks a grasp of maths to even scrape a pass
say he wants to be a rapper but just plays the twat
aye that lads an ad to bring the strap days back
caught him at the school disco badly drunk
when his father picked him up like dad like son
since im a man of principle, why i can't judge him
but my educated guess: he`s tanning valium and
aye his eyes were red, he looked dirty and unshaven
coulda laid into the pair of them the way they were behaving
just made a mental note for what was certain later
a predictable witness in a social work statement
that kind of act's probably what cost him his job
as they exit stage left he shouts 'ya cock fuck off'
guys a mess i suggest: it's his son his loss
no pity for a cast that's just lost the plot
(Chorus: Jo D'arc)
cast a spell the castaway cast away
but the cast in this story won't give him Jack today
they cast down blanked him and walked away
when things are going lovely they follow the honey
all your friends will gather round
when the shit goes down they will not be found
it can take a cast of millions to find a support role
everyone's at the stage where their a star of their own show
(The Father: Mark Mywords McG )
I'm Jack's Dad and Jack's my lad
don`t be mad my Jack ain't all that bad
am glad I gave him the pad that I never had
but it`s sad he transformed to a wee spoiled brat
I worked hard and made that cash
but it was a fad what we had and the market collapsed
now I know that my graft was a waste and a shaft
so when I have a lager it comes attached with a half
when I think back it breaks my heart
I was conned like a sap right from the very start
I followed the rules and made an honest wage
paid my taxes paved my way
to find myself redundant one day
and every vacancy and opportunity had ran away
inefficient politician acting magnificent
Implement cuts then pass the buck to immigrants
I can`t sleep I can`t switch off
I toss and turn and curse that boss
then get a call from the school met a stuck up toff
He called my lad bad i told him to fuck off
i guess I must`ve lost control
But i'de sold my home and joined the dole
heat or eat I just don't know a hungry drunk and winters cold
that night when me and jack got back to the flat
jack poured me a port coz his cider was crap .
and that`s all i remember that and only that
until I woke up to a police chap rat a tat tat
an officer barged in and demanded a chat
it emerged while I slept my car got crashed
without a sign of break in or windows smashed
my better half asked if I thought it was Jack
I said it was me and I told the police that
as they they cuffed and marched from my habitat
waved to the window where jack was sat
he acted confused and never waved back
fade to black apparently nasty accident
manslaughter charge teacher died in an ambulance
so now the jail`s cast stars that jack lad`s dad

credits

from Need the Character (s), released November 5, 2016
Featuring Ciaran Mac, Tickle and Jo D'arc
Produced by DJ Sonny (Perfect Practise)
Additional recording by David Montgomery, Andy Martin and Robbie Gunn

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