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Ken Badger: ‘Tokyo’ had nowhere to go.

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(Hey Ho) Goin’ To Tokyo Ken Badger

Goin’ down by the river
I’m goin’ to shed a tear
Then I’m goin’ to hop a Japanese freighter
And float right on out of here
Going to find me a new home
With something that’ll tie me down
Lord knows it’s not the healthiest thing
To be runnin’ around and around and around

Though I’m not exactly sure
The kind of thing I’m gettin’ into
It’s up and down and back and forth
On that you can depend

Hey Ho To-To-Tokyo
Ain’t got no place better to go

They say everyone should have something to do
to occupy their time
To keep their minds and bodies free
Of things that don’t jive and don’t rhyme
Well I tried doin’ this and I tried doin’ that
And I tried to walk a straight line
But when the wind starts shifting
My mind starts drifting
To some other space in some other time

And even if I had 100,00 2nd second chances
I’d still be looking for a different set of circumstances

Hey Ho To-To-Tokyo
Ain’t got no place better to go

This North American city is dragging me
Round on the end of its tail
It’s tryin’ to lose me and it’s
Tryin’ to confuse me
I’m doing my best just to stay out of jail
Maybe i’ll form a union for vagrants
Perhaps achieve international fame
Meanwhile for my enjoyment
I’ll just save my unemployment
For some rainy Fujiyama day

Hey Tiger Lily save some free time for me
I like ketchup on my rice and hot sake with my tea

Hey Ho To-To-Tokyo
Ain’t got no place better to go

credits

from New Part In Town, releases May 7, 2024
Written by Ken Badger

Ken Badger /Guitar, Vocal
Andy Meyers /Bass, Background Vocal
Mike Cusheon /Drums, Background Vocal

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Dream Tower Records Toronto, Ontario

Vintage/current music by Toronto protopunk legends The Scenics & related projects.

“It wasn't so much that The Scenics were ahead of their time in 1977, it's more that almost everybody else didn't even know what time it was.
New York had Talking Heads, and England was blessed with XTC, but here was their equal in Toronto...”
Bob Mersereau, author "the Top 100 Canadian Albums" ... more

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