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The Libertines – Mocking Bird (2002) | Track profile | Dork

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The Libertines
Up the Bracket
Mocking Bird

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Mocking Bird

Release date: 14th October 2002

From Up the Bracket

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About This Track

"Mocking Bird" is a track by The Libertines, from the album Up the Bracket, released 14th October 2002. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 16 articles about The Libertines.

About the Artist

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Lyrics

Mocking Bird

I won me a mocking bird a mocking bird a mocking bird

I won me a mocking bird when I gambled all night long

Mocking bird was squawking bird squawking bird was squawking bird

Mocking bird was squawking bird squawking all night long

Let me tell you I tried for the money I just wasn't able

Two more drinks and then I slipped under the table

Watch me slide

And she mocked me all night long

Drinks served by a Chinese girl Chinese girl Chinese girl

Drinks served by a Chinese girl Chinese all night long

Let me tell you she said

"You can look my boy" said "you can't touch

You got a jack a five and a couple of threes

I got the royal flush"

She mocked me all night long

I won me a mocking bird a mocking bird a mocking bird

I won me a mocking bird when I gambled all night long

Mocking bird was squawking bird squawking bird was squawking bird

Mocking bird was squawking bird squawking all night long

I tried for the money I just wasn't able

Two more drinks and then I slipped under the table

Watch me slide she mocked me all night long

She mocked me all night long

I tried for the money I just wasn't able

Had two more drinks and then I slipped under the table

Watch me slide

And she mocked me all night long

Yeah she mocked me all night long

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Up the Bracket

2002

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Album

14th October 2002

Release year

2002

1Vertigo
2:38
2Death On the Stairs
3:24
3Horrorshow
2:35
4Time for Heroes
2:40
5Boys In the Band
3:42
6Radio America
3:45
7Up the Bracket
2:39
8Tell the King
3:24
9The Boy Looked at Johnny
2:38
10Begging
3:20
11The Good Old Days
3:00
12I Get Along
2:53
—Mayday
—Mocking Bird

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Carl Barât, Pete Doherty
Producer: Mick Jones