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I went out for a disco dance, in my brand new track suit pants
There I saw a lovely girl called Dora
I put on some funky moves, to those funky disco grooves
In the hopes that thereby I might score her
I didn’t mean to revolt her, dancing there like John Travolta
She just sat there looking rather pensive
She said she couldn’t stand to watch, my descending tracksuit crotch
She just said she thought I was offensive

It caused
Tension, Tension, Tension, Tension, Tension, Tension, Tension, Tension,
Whatever i do seems to create tension
Tension, Tension, Tension, Tension, Tension, Tension, Tension, Tension,
Whatever you do just don’t mention tension

I took Dora to the coffee shop and talked and talked to her non stop
To try to make her think that I was erudite
She said ‘really, you don’t say’ and as I looked the other way she filled my coffee cup full of araldite
I took a sip which was not smart and went to crap on about Descarte when all that came out of my gob was Mmm mmm

I took Dora to the Dapto Dog Track got a bit forward with her on the way back she asked me to pull back up my trousers
I didn’t quite know what to do I bent down for her high heel shoes and stuffed her left shoe chocka full of flowers
She said ‘Freddy, I don’t care, what you do with your foot ware, just don’t stuff my clobber full of flora!’
How was I to expect that she’d be anal in that respect that’s what you get for chasing girls called Dora, you get Tension.

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from Urban Sea Shanties, released September 2, 2020

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Fred Smith Canberra, Australia

“Fred Smith is simply the best folk/country musician working in this country in 2020. Beyond writing some of the finest songs about Australians at war, he has created a repertoire that is wry, literate, witty, powerfully emotional and insightful.”(Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald). ... more

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