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Locked Inside A Sweetshop by Wattle & Daub

A fantastic new recording of this slice of Balkan Folklore.  Featuring the massed ranks of special guest axe men Guitardis, who play us out with a twenty riff salute.


Surrounded by creepy creatures

Like bears and mice and snakes

Dummies, watches and necklaces

And other such fingered fakes


CHORUS

It’s getting dark, very quickly

And I’m locked inside a sweet shop

And I’m feeling sickly


Hundreds and thousands of

Sugar-coated shimmering shapes

Enough fizzy pop to make

At least a hundred lakes


CHORUS


So, be careful what you wish for

‘Cause it just might come true

And sometimes you can bite off

More than you can chew


Marshmallow pillows

On an ice-cream wafer bed

Wrappers and bags for blankets

And a midnight feast in my head


CHORUS


False teeth, eye-bulbs, lips and hearts

Suddenly seem quite gory

And Love Hearts are no substitute

For my usual bedtime story


CHORUS


So, be careful what you wish for

‘Cause it just might come true

And sometimes you can bite off

More than you can chew