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Where The Buffalo Roam (BBC Session)

from Versions Of A Life (Recordings 1979​-​81) by Ski Patrol

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Recorded January 19,1981 for BBC Radio 1 John Peel session. 2014 digital transfer and remaster.

lyrics

Pregnant mother
filled with dread
Absent lover caught it
in the head
A telegram on a welcome mat
Solitary coat, unfamiliar hat
Boots by the fire,
shining as new
Brown smokestacks
obscure the view
Ghosts looking for a
permanent home
Wander forever where
the buffalo roam
New skin doesn’t fit too well
Soundless mouths
just can’t tell
Got to be strong,
children’s eyes aglow
Slow motion shot down
the hero’s last show
Lives on forever,
in another land
With interference
on every band
Script requires that
he dies alone
Posted to where
the buffalo roam
Hush children,
your father is sleeping
You’re much too young
for professional weeping
Go and pick some flowers
from the garden or park
Make sure that you’re home
before it gets dark
Halls of marble,
priest’s peppermint breath
An air of dignity,
that’s all that’s left
A transformation with
powder and comb
Sunday’s best where
the buffalo roam
A mad parade of
sound and colour
Strange company
awaits another
Foot falls on a polished stair
Breath catches
an expectant air
Dreams of leaving
a paradise lost
Thoughts of getting by
spare us the cost
Smell of wax and
shining chrome
Driver’s arrived where
the buffalo roam
Where the buffalo roam

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from Versions Of A Life (Recordings 1979​-​81), released April 15, 2014
Written by Ian Lowery and Nick Clift.
Published by Spectacle Music (PRS).

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Ski Patrol London, UK

This set includes the band's first two singles, one of which is the 1980 indie-chart hit 'Agent Orange', previously unreleased mixes of their third single, their BBC Radio 1 John Peel radio session, three unreleased songs from their last studio session, and a brand new 2014 mix of 'Extinguish' by the original engineer Mark Lusardi. All music has been digitally transferred, restored and re-mastered ... more

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