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The Mortal Coil Shuffle

from Through Your Eyes by Errol Walsh

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Old Hank said it so it’s gotta be true
We’ll never get out this world alive
But it’s not how you view it, it’s the way that you do it
In the end there’s just no way to survive
You can scream you can holler, you can promise every dollar
That you ever stashed away in the bank
But you can’t take it with you that’s a natural fact
Ain’t no percentage in pretending you can
So you might as well spend it cos there’s nowhere to send it
To pick it up on down the line
There’s no getting through it
You just gotta get to it... so put it to the back of your mind

And do the mortal coil shuffle
When the time rolls round
Ain’t no choice about it... no sir...
It’s a dance that we all gotta learn
Well the steps may be tricky.. things could get a little sticky
But there’s only one way that it ends
Goodbye, so long, let’s be moving along
‘Cos we’ve made it to the end of the line

You can curse, you can yell.. you could be going to hell
You could wind up floating round on the breeze.
You could be a ghost... wouldn’t that be the most!
You could haunt anybody you please
So it might be fun... you might even be the one
To end up in the house of blue lights
Yeah... so come on down, don’t be hanging around
Tonight might just be the night

When the mortal coil shuffle
Comes rolling around
Ain’t no choice about it...
It’s a dance that we all gotta learn
Well the steps may be tricky.. things could get a little sticky
But there’s only one way that it ends
Goodbye, so long, let’s be moving along
‘Cos we’ve made it to the end of the line

It’ll bug you if you let it... so you might as well forget it
'Cos you’re gonna have to leave it behind
Throw away your paddle, get back in the saddle
Go out and have a good time
Laugh when it tickles... giggle when it prickles
Take no wooden nickels or dimes
Life’s a one-time shot... like it or not
So you gotta make the best of your time....

Before the mortal coil shuffle
Comes rolling around
Ain’t no choice about it...
It’s a dance that we all gotta learn
Well the steps may be tricky.. things could get a little sticky
But there’s only one way that it ends
Goodbye, so long, let’s be moving along
‘Cos we’ve made it to the end of the line

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from Through Your Eyes, released March 25, 2022
Music & lyrics by Errol Walsh

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Errol Walsh Northern Ireland, UK

Singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland.

His decades-spanning songwriting career is full of care- worn tales of life, love and luck - all delivered with a mellow, lived-in voice.

"This body of work from a true master will long be remembered after much of the imitations have faded into the mists of time" - Niall Toner, RTE Radio One ... more

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