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Lucky Jim's Family Album

by Lucky Jim and His Imaginary Friends

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Monkeys in a Zoo 03:32
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Monkeys in a Zoo Mum and Dad I am going back to school Back to school I go Before I run off with my friends There’s something you should know Mum and Dad I love you Even though we’ve been locked up Like monkeys in a zoo Everybody got sent home But not for a Holiday After three days locked inside I tried to run away Mum and Dad I love you Even though we’ve been locked up Like monkeys in a zoo Like monkeys in a zoo With my brother too I love you more than my favourite film More than Frozen 2 We had lots of things to do You tried to make us work We sat down and did our best And then we went berserk Mum and Dad I love you Even though we’ve been locked up Like monkeys in a zoo Like monkeys in a zoo With my brother too I love you more than my favourite film More than Frozen 2 Like monkeys in a zoo With my brother too I love you more than my favourite film More than Frozen 2
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Underwater Vet 02:45
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Underwater Vet Don’t wanna be a doctor Don’t wanna be a nurse Don’t wanna be a writer Always writing verse I’ll tell you what I’ll be Are you ready yet I’ll be an Underwater Vet I’ll take care of the Octopus (repeat) Cause I am an animal doctorpus (repeat) I’ll look after the tiger shark (repeat) He is a pussy cat - scared of the dark (repeat) I’ll put a bandaid on the whale (repeat) If there's an accident with her tail (repeat) I will teach the old dogfish (repeat) I will teach the dogfish tricks (repeat) And if the catfish loses a fin (repeat) I'll glue the fin back on again (repeat) What about the sea anemones? (repeat) They have many many enemies (repeat) I'll look after the tiny Krill (repeat) I'll treat them with a tiny pill (repeat) What if the seahorse pulls up lame? (repeat) they can make an insurance claim (repeat) What if the pufferfish loses its puff (repeat) without any puff he's not tough enough (repeat) What if the brain coral loses it's mind? (repeat) That's another thing that I have to find (repeat) If you a have a goldfish pet (repeat) I will be your underwater vet (repeat)
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Coin Collector 02:24
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COIN COLLECTOR – SONG LYRICS Coin collector, coin collector I collect coins, I’m a coin selector Coin collector, coin collector I can find coins like a metal detector Coin collector, coin collector I keep my coins, I'm the coin protector Coin collector, coin collector I'm not scared of the coin inspector I don’t keep fakes or forgeries Cause all my coins have guarantees I collect with ease, any coin I please From the land of Oz or from overseas I keep them in a folder all safe and sound Six sixpence and one one pound A shilling and a florin and a 38 crown I’m a coin collector of some renown Coin collector, coin collector I collect coins, I’m a coin selector Coin collector, coin collector I can find coins like a metal detector Coin collector, coin collector I keep my coins, I'm the coin protector Coin collector, coin collector I'm not scared of the coin inspector I’m the king of coins, I’m the Ayatollah I know coin facts cause I’m a scholar I find a piece of eight and I cry “Hola!” A hole in the middle – it’s a holey dollar! A 1930 Australian penny They’re worth a lot of money cause there’s not very many You pay half a mil’ for a head and a tail If it’s M66 on the Sheldon scale Coin collector, coin collector I collect coins, I’m a coin selector Coin collector, coin collector I can find coins like a metal detector Coin collector, coin collector I keep my coins, I'm the coin protector Coin collector, coin collector I'm not scared of the coin inspector
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Greek Detective 03:52
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Pencil Lines 03:51
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PENCIL LINES V1. In the Kitchen by the door Pencil lines, on the wall A date, a height, an age, a name, Up and down the old wood frame There’s an uncle – old and tall A crayon mark when you were small There’s a sister, there’s a son Coloured lines they’ve all become Ch. Take your shoes off, stand up tall Keep your heels flat on the floor We’ll put your name up on the wall V2. I walk by this wall of lines I don’t stop – don’t have the time But on the days when I’m feeling blue I’ll think about a line or two In your room, in a drawer I find a pencil to mark the wall I guess the height that you would be I make a line so I can see Ch. Repeat End.
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Little by Little 02:22
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Little by Little V1 What do you do when you feel upset? When Covid 19 makes you worry and fret What do you do when you’re feeling down? And your head keeps spinning around CHORUS Take a minute just to walk outside Take a deep breath And calm your mind You can’t change the world straight away But you can change a little bit everyday V2 What do you do when you get worked up? When you lose your cool? When you blow your top? What do you do when you’ve had enough And you want the bad news to stop? CHORUS V3 What do you do when you don’t understand? The place where you live is like a foreign land What do you do when things go wrong And you feel like you don’t belong? CHORUS CHORUS.
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Lambs in the Springtime 02:29
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Sandy Feet 02:27
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SANDY FEET VERSE 1 In the Aussie summer heat, it gets too hot for my feet So I run along the sand until my feet and the water meet And into the sea I go, where the water ebbs and flows It picks me up and cools me down from my head down to my toes CHORUS Sandy Feet, Sandy Feet Isn’t it a treat to have two Sandy Feet Sandy Feet, Sandy Feet Walking back from the beach, along the streets with Sandy Feet. BRIDGE I don’t use my shoes when I go cruisin’ on the beaches So I leave my socks and sneakers back at home but if I need to hop across some rocks I’ll stop and pop on a pair of crocs because you know I like to roam CHORUS VERSE 2 I try to get to sleep but I have sand between my sheets Almost half the beach - I should have washed my feet So, I try counting sheep, why don’t they call them sheeps? Why are feet not foots? And why don’t boots go on your feets CHORUS, BRIDGE, CHORUS, FINISH.
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BMX Bikes 03:12
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BMX BIKE By Jim Sharrock, Annie Sharrock and Callum Sharrock 26/5/2020 It’s got two wheels and one front brake It shakes the ground just like an earth-quake It can take off fast and roll over bumps It can get a lot of air when it flies over jumps There’s one thing that I really, really like Riding around on my BMX bike (skids. Jumps.) BMX BIKES (skids. Jumps.) BMX BIKES I ride all day and I ride all night When you see me riding it’s a frightening sight I ride in the light and I ride in the dark Then I do some tricks at the big skate park Cause there’s one thing I really, really like Riding around on my BMX bike (skids. Jumps.) BMX BIKES (skids. Jumps.) BMX BIKES I spray the dirt when I skid to a stop I freak out my Nan and I freak out my pop My Mum and Dad say I gotta slow down But I like racing my bike around There’s one thing that I really, really like Riding around on my BMX bike. Look out. (skids. Jumps.) BMX BIKES (skids. Jumps.) BMX BIKES Etc.

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Lucky Jim’s Family Album

Hello and welcome!

I’m Lucky Jim and this is my new album. It’s not a CD or a record or a cassette tape or just a colouring book, it’s actually 2 things in 1. It’s a collection of songs that you can listen to here on Bandcamp AND it’s a colouring book. This is the first part of the release and the colouring book will be launched soon.

The original songs and tunes on this album were made during the Covid 19 lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. Remember that? Toilet paper shortages, homeschool, and you couldn’t visit your friends or family. Even though it was difficult it gave me a lot of time to write and make music. I interviewed kids in my neighbourhood and asked them what kind of songs they would like me to write. With the help of Josie, Tanami, Josh, Liam and Banjo I wrote 5 new songs about subjects that interested them at the time (You’ll learn more about these 5 incredible kids later). Then I got my ‘Imaginary Friends’ a great band to play and record them with me.

One of the tunes on the album, Lambs in the Springtime, is dedicated to my Dad, Alan Sharrock. The song Sandy Feet is dedicated to my Mum, Sandy Sharrock. And the song Pencil Lines is for my family at home – Annie, Lily and Callum. The tune Greek Detective is for my favourite dog of all time, Hannah.
I asked my friend, Ed Radclyffe, to draw a colouring in picture for every song and tune on the Album. It means you can enjoy colouring as you listen to the music.

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released November 30, 2022

Credits
This album was recorded by Craig Greening at the ANU School of Music and by Tony Hunter at The Home of Tone. Additional recording by Matty Nightingale at Nightingale Studios and by Lucky Jim in The Yurt.
Music mixed by Matty Nightingale at Nightingale Studios
Music mastered by Kimmo Vennonen at KV Productions
Artwork created by Ed Radclyffe
Layout and Graphic Design by Gillian Cosgrove at gillography
Web design by Fiona Edge at Design Edge
The Imaginary Friends
Dan Kempers – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Simon Milman – electric bass, upright bass
Ben Foster – keys
Matthew Lustri – electric guitars
Special Guests
Jenny Sawer, Craig Greening, Tony Hunter, The Scullin Gang (featuring Josie Freeman, Beau Brindley, Banjo Brindley, Liam Oakleigh, George Houen, and Edwin Goodrick), Valdis, Matthew Nightingale, Jacqui Bradley, Gillian Cosgrove, Skye Oakleigh, and Alison Oakleigh

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Lucky Jim and his Imaginary Friends Canberra, Australia

Hi, my name is Jim Sharrock (aka Lucky Jim). I’m a Canberra-based musician and teacher. I write and perform family music and I have a fun new album: ‘There’s something stinky in the fridge and other family favourites’. The album is recorded and ready to release and you can have a listen here. ... more

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