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I was our man in Havana
Before Fidel drew the line
I was a Yukon gold miner
From time to time
A fisher of marlin
Off the Key West coast
Frequently drunk and always
Ready to boast

In Berlin from '83
I helped bring down the wall
I'm always doing something
I'm never standing still
Do you do anything at all?

I brought spices out of China
Travelled the Silk Road
In the Amazon jungles
I discovered a rare toad
I found a pearl so big
It got given a name
I can also do a dance
That brings down the rain

I was riding the rods
Before I could crawl
I'm always doing something
I'm never standing still
Do you do anything at all?

If I'm lying may I be struck down
With some terrible disease

Have you seen my paddle steamer
Roped up in the docks?
Have you seen my Swiss wife?
Her father's very big in clocks
Have I told you about the North Pole?
I'll tell you in a while
After showing you my diamond
And thousand carat smile

In Berlin from '83
I helped bring down the wall
I'm always doing something
I'm never standing still
Do you do anything at all?
I'm always doing something
I'm never standing still
Do you do anything at all?

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from Something New From The Base Of Old, released April 2, 2021
Words and Music: Michael Davies and Paul Ivor Jones

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Jumbotown is the acoustic singer songwriting duo of Mike Davies and Paul Ivor Jones

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