Marty loved the sound of the stolen mandolin.
Somebody took it on a dare in the night time.
Run up to the radio, calling out to the wind.
Now, bring it, bring it back at least an hour before flight time.
It was a souvenir, but it was a right arm missing.
Swap a woodwork rhythm for a humbucking top line.
Big Riff, rough boy, wants to be a singer in a band.
A little slow in the brain box, but he had a quick right hand.
Run left, run right everywhere he look
nobody watching, no, but that was all he took last night.
Running on the power of a stolen mandolin.
Steal a little inspiration. Steal a little muscle.
Will he wake in the morning, wondering was it really worth it?
So make a little deal, Yeah, make a little hustle.
Ringing on the radio, got a proposition for those English boys.
I'll make the sing song you can make the background noise.
One, two, three, four one bar and in.
Give you back the mando, if you'll let this singer sing tonight.
Running on the power of a stolen mandolin.
Steal a little inspiration. Steal a little muscle.
Will he wake in the morning, wondering was it really worth it?
So make a little deal, Yeah, make a little hustle.
Marty loved the sound of the stolen mandolin.
Big Riff took it on a dare in the night time.
Now it's four o'clock, and we're waiting at the sound check.
Looking for a face staring in from the sunshine.
We got two strong lawmen from the sheriff's office.
They're going to lift Big Riff before he plays the first line.
Big Riff, rough boy, wants to be a singer in a band.
Yeah, help him on the stage now, put that microphone in his hand.
Think hard, think right nothing in his mind
So Riff did a runner, but he left the mandolin behind.
Marty loved the sound of his mandolin.
Running on the power of a stolen mandolin.
Steal a little inspiration. Steal a little muscle.
So make a little deal, Yeah, make a little hustle.
The lyrics BIG RIFF AND MANDO of JETHRO TULL is also present in the album Rock island (1989)
Jethro Tull è un gruppo musicale britannico formatosi nel 1967. Fondato dal multi-strumentista Ian Anderson, noto per il suo uso distintivo del flauto tra i generi rock, la band ha raggiunto fama internazionale negli anni '70 con un sound che fonde elementi di blues, folk e progressive rock. Il loro stile musicale è caratterizzato da arrangiamenti complessi, testi poetici e l'uso innovativo del flauto come strumento principale. Tra le canzoni più famose ci sono "Aqualung", "Thick as a Brick" e "Locomotive Breath". L'album "Thick as a Brick", un concept album di finzione pubblicato nel 1972, è considerato uno dei capolavori del progressive rock. Jethro Tull ha vinto un Grammy Award per il miglior album rock strumentale nel 1970 con l'album "Stand Up". La band continua ad esibirsi e registrare musica fino ai giorni nostri.
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