Socket of Life

by Me & Mr Jones

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A delicate ballad about savouring life to the full... and how to wire a plug.

Don't forget, kids, we recommend that all electrical work should be carried out by a competent registered person, who will issue a Minor Works Certificate. Oh yeah!

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You've gotta stick...uh, stick your finger
You've gotta stick your finger....in the socket of life
You've gotta stick an exquisitely manicured, rubber-gloved finger
in that square pin, or round pin....it’s the socket of life

The yellow and green, well, that’s the earth wire
And that’s the neutral in its blue plastic bed
And the live wire...that’s probably the brown ‘un
unless it's more than fifteen years old, in which case it’s red. Red. RED

Bridge:
It's on the groove that we thrive,
sharper than a Sheffield knife,
and we're keeping the groove alive,
with our fingers in the socket of life

Two hundred and forty volts of delicious AC
50 cycles per second of pure sine wave
Or if you prefer, you can have four hundred
volts of delicious but risky three-phase

You've gotta stick...uh, stick your finger
You've gotta stick your finger....in the socket of life
You've gotta stick an exquisitely manicured, rubber-gloved finger
in that square pin, or round pin....it’s the socket of life

Lyrics and melody: © Jones/Dean/Sweeney/Banks (2016)

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released April 1, 2024
Lyrics and melody: © David Banks / David Ian Jones / Rob Dean / Louise Sweeney (2016)

Cajon: Rob Dean
Vocals: Dave Banks and Louise Sweeney
Harmonica: John Belli
Guitar and bass: Dave Banks

Recorded by Dave Banks at Ashgate Road
Mixed and mastered by Steve Swallow

PRS tunecode 259601GV
ISRC UK-DVB-24-00001
Released by Trousers! recordings as Tro-022
℗ 1st April 2024 by David Banks on behalf of Me & Mr Jones

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Me & Mr Jones Chesterfield, UK

The increasingly innaccurately named "Me and Mr Jones" are Rob, Louise, John, Dave and Mr Jones himself.

We supply a combination of percussion, harmony, "acoustic synthesiser" and guitar. We value great songwriting and have an ear for resurrecting the the occasional long-forgotten classic cover. ... more

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