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The Other Ronald True

from We Are All Strange Jane (EP) by The Donutsh

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lyrics

May it please me lud
Members of the jury
I have but a few words to say in my defence
Once I have spoken
I have no doubt
You’ll return a verdict of total innocence
Do I look the kind of man to disregard the law?
Is this any way to treat a hero of the war?

No, I didn’t do
The things you say I do
You have my solemn word
And I wouldn’t lie to you
No, I didn’t do
The things you say I do
That was the other
That was the other Ronald True

Out there in London
Somewhere on those streets
There exists a man, a man who shares my name
As if that weren’t enough
To add to the confusion
This charlatan and I look pretty much the same
That man is out to harm me, or maybe even more
That’s why I carry round this gun, so I can sleep secure

But I didn’t do
The things you say I do
You have my solemn word
And I wouldn't lie to you
No, I didn’t do
The things you say I do
That was the other
That was the other Ronald True

I should take off my hat
To the judge and to the jury
But I can’t take off my hat, I don’t wear one any more
I mean no disrespect
It’s just more than I can stand
For when I wear a hat, it makes my head feel sore
And when my head is sore then the other man breaks free
And that must be avoided, for he has more strength than me

But I didn’t do
The things you say I do
You'd have sympathy for me
If you knew what I'd been through
No, I didn’t do
The things you say I do
That was the other
That was the other Ronald True

The other Ronald True
Is a rascal and a rogue
The other Ronald True is a man who’ll stop at naught
He’s a scoundrel through and through
While I’m innocent and pure
It’s he who should be standing in the dock before this court
And I beg you to believe that it was he, it wasn’t I
Who brutalised that prostitute and left her there to die

No, I didn’t do
The things you say I do
You have my solemn word
And I wouldn’t lie to you
No, I didn’t do
The things you say I do
That was the other, that was the other
No, I didn’t do
The things you say I do
You’d have sympathy for me
If you knew what I’d been through
No, I didn’t do
The things you say I do
That was the other
That was the other Ronald True
The other Ronald True
The other Ronald True
That was the other Ronald True

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from We Are All Strange Jane (EP), released March 21, 2012
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The Donutsh Walthamstow, UK

The result of a dreadful accident in a mad scientist's laboratory, The Donutsh are an indie-punk quintet from London who began gigging in 2011, to an response of general disbelief and terror -- "They sound like Johnny Cash biting off Johnny Rotten's head," said one audience member, a quote which the band pounced upon and have used as their motto ever since. Are you ready for them? No, you're not. ... more

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