A Politician and a Gangster

from Swamp Box by Coroner for the Police

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A Poltician and a Gangster took this city from the ground
Old Nucky he was smiling as he turned this town around
Why be at the top when you know you're holding all the strings
People looking up will meet your stare to see what you may bring

Corruption need not control a man
Corruption need not corrupt a man
Corruption need not control a man
Corruption

Scent of money on the boardwalk, keeping wet when all is dry
Fistful of dollars for a hard-luck story, law turns a green blind eye
Run what is to be run, quiet life is comin' on
In the end it was a girl who took to stop his ruling - not a gun

Corruption need not control a man
Corruption need not corrupt a man
Corruption need not control a man
Corruption

A poor promise from a pauper, four years paid to settle down
A racketeer keeps hold of nothing, cept a tiny piece of his old town
Fightin only gets you fighting, there's a bigger game to play
There's a whole lot of shady colour to a Politician and a Gangster way

Corruption need not control a man
Corruption need not corrupt a man
Corruption need not control a man
Corruption

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from Swamp Box, released May 10, 2012

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Coroner for the Police Manchester, UK

Sounds like Al Capone jamming with The Raconteurs, Black Keys & QOTSA. Mobster rock.

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