Under the management of Andrew King and Peter Jenner (the original managers of Pink Floyd) Ian Dury and the Blockheads quickly gained a reputation as one of the top live acts of the "New Wave". They built up a dedicated following in the UK and other countries and scored several hit singles, including "What a Waste", "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" (which was a UK number one at the beginning of 1979, selling just short of a million copies), "Reasons to be Cheerful
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
...LULLABY FOR FRANCIS... by Ian Dury & The Blockheads -------------------------.............................
*from 'Do It Yourself' (1979)*
Intro:
EF#mD (x3)
Verse 1:
AEA Go to sleep now, Francis; you've done all you can with the day. EAG#m Safe and sound now; that's a promise, you'll be welcome in the milky way.
Chorus 1:
F#mB7DE Tumble down, tired and true, spirit to restore; a balance is due. ADEA Go to sleep now, Francis, close your eyes.
Verse 2:
AEA Hang your thoughts up, shut the index, it's time to impose a cur-few. EAG#m And you'll get up fresh and ready, with a hundred and one things to do.
Chorus 2:
F#mB7 (n.C) DE Drowsy now; here comes a space, call a halt to the steeple chase. ADEA Go to sleep now, Francis, close your eyes.
Bridge 1:
DEADEA If your life, or some old lover, cause con-cern, or puzzle, or per-turb. DC#7F#m The more you discover; the more you learn. B7DEA Go to sleep now... please do not dis-turb.
Interlude:
AE (x2) A, G#m
Chorus 3:
F#mB7DE Tumble down, tired and true, spirit to restore; a balance is due. ADEA Go to sleep now, Francis, close your eyes.
Coda:
ADEA Go to sleep now, Francis, close your eyes.
ADADEA Go to sleep now, Francis. ADEA Go to sleep.