Tonart: E major
Verse 1
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I come from a village called Raine,
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next to a town called Braintree.
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Near the city of Colchester,
in the middle of the Essex County.
A semi -detached house,
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with three cars on the drive.
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Mum used to work at a swimming pool,
and dad at a building site.
My brother used to sell a little bit of hash,
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but never enough to get caught
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He used to rag it round the town at night
in a Mark II Ford Escort
Six years of Notley High School,
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It's not the greatest education,
but it's good enough for me
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And on sunny Sunday afternoons,
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we'd go down to South End
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Pizza pans, playground,
it was cool back then
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We'd all walk down the seafront
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to the pier for fish and chips
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I used to hang around in arcades
playing Mortal Kombat
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So I'd sing a song for Southend
on Radio 2
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I think they want me to
make fun of it
but I can only tell the truth
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So if you've never been to Essex,
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don't be so quick to knock it
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Cos the reality TV show
don't know everything
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about it
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Well, we've all heard jokes
about Essex girls
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and how people think they're easy
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Loud mouth, blonde and stupid,
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with a baby in the belly
Back in Brankshire College,
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I was in love with a girl called Claire
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A smart little vegetarian,
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as pretty as the flower in her hair
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On sunny Sunday afternoons,
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we'd go down to South End
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We bunk the train to the seaside
to hang out with our friend
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s
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The rollercoaster's tiny,
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it's not like Alton Towers
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But with the right one sitting next to you,
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you go round and round for hours
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So I'll sing a song for Southend
on Radio 2
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I mean they want me to
make fun of it,
but I can only tell the truth
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So if you've never been to Essex,
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don't be so quick to knock it
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Cos the reality TV show
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don't know everything about it
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Bm
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And in my line of work,
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I visit lots of different places
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I iron out the clichés,
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try to understand the creases
It's good to have some character,
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it makes you who you are
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And I'd rather be from Essex
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than from Buckinghamshire you
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