Richard Thompson OBE (born 3 April 1949, Notting Hill, London) is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist. Highly regarded for his guitar techniques, Thompson was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991. Similarly, his songwriting has earned him an Ivor Novello Award and, in 2006, a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio. Thompson made his debut as a recording artist as a member of Fairport Convention in September 1967.
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F#m Now Hobnail Kelly and the Beefcake kid DABmF#m Just rolled into town from the land of sown-up faces EBEA Looking for a woman who can punch and kick and bite F#m Slide on down to the Egypt room DABmF#m Find the only woman who’s holding all the aces EBEA The Princess is dancing at the Egypt Room tonight
BF#mB Don’t be late, don’t be late, Don’t be late
She’s a nightclub floozy, nothing but a tramp But she moves like a snake and she shimmies like a fish in the ocean She can fool with a man ‘till he doesn’t know wrong from right She’s got diamonds flashing, ruby rings She sparkles like the Nile when she does her original motion The Princess is dancing at the Egypt Room tonight
Now don’t be late, ah don’t be late, oh don’t be late
The man with the cane and Italian shoes He walks like a lion looking for a lonely Christian He peeps at the Princess and his bloodshot eyes open wide He says, meet me, princess, after the show I’m a gambling man and I think I like your system I’ll see you at the back of the Egypt Room tonight
Now don’t be late, ah don’t be late, oh don’t be late