Biography:
Fred Wedlock (23 May 1942 – 4 March 2010) was a folk singer best known for his UK hit single, "The Oldest Swinger In Town".
He played the folk circuit for many years, both prior to, and in the wake of, his single chart success. He also presented many programmes on West Country TV.
Wedlocks's albums include The Folker (1971) (notable for the title track parody of "The Boxer" by Simon and Garfunkel), Frolicks (1973), Out of Wedlock (1978), The Oldest Swinger in Town (1981) and Fred Wedlock Live (1982).
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Fred Wedlock-Oldest Swinger In Town (live)
(Capo 2)
C* = x32013
G D G
When you're scoring with a chick in a disco bar,
C Em
Take her home in your hairy little car,
G B7 Em C
Then you find you went to school with her ma and pa,
G D
You're the oldest swinger in town.
G D G
When you won't look in the mirror in the light of day,
C Em
Swear you've dyed it when your hair turns grey,
G B7 Em C
When you zip up your trousers and your belly's in the way,
G D G
You're the oldest swinger in town.
C* G
Here you come and there you go,
A D
White wheels, spots, and a stereo,
G B7 Em C
But the engine is clapped and the driver also,
G D G
You're the oldest swinger in town.
G D G
The barber takes a little less time each week,
C Em
The kids don't understand a word you speak,
G B7 Em C
When you walk into a disco and they offer you a seat,
G D
You're the oldest swinger in town.
G D G
You prefer a pint of mild to Bacardi and Coke,
C Em
The sounds are too loud and there's too much smoke,
G B7 Em C
You'd like another dance, but you're afraid you'll have a stroke,
G D G
You're the oldest swinger in town.
C* G
Here you come with your chest all bare,
A D
A little gold ingot and a lot of gold hair,
G B7 Em C
Like the disco king meets Yogi Bear,
G D G
You're the oldest swinger in town.
G D G
When you're feeling as stiff as a skinhead's boot,
C Em
Rub on Vick's where you used to splash Brute,
G B7 Em C
And the latest punk fashion is your wedding suit,
G D
You're the oldest swinger in town.
G D G
When you have to go shopping for your sex appeal,
C Em
Travolta's shades and nine inch heels,
G B7 Em C
They say a man is just as old as the woman he feels,
G D G
You're the oldest swinger in town.
C* G
Here you come with your lips closed tight,
A D
You never smile, you know it wouldn't look right,
G B7 Em C
Cause your dentures glow in ultraviolet light,
G D
You're the oldest swinger in town.
B7 Em C
oldest swinger in town,
G B7 Em C
And you look so mean because your pants are too tight,
G D
You're the oldest swinger in town.
G B7
And it takes you all night,
Em C
To do what you used to do all night,
G D G
You're the oldest swinger in town.
Figured this one out by ear in honour of me bruvvah Pom! ;)
(Good laugh fer an open mic night)
RIP Fred.
(Capo 2)
C* = x32013
G D G
When you're scoring with a chick in a disco bar,
C Em
Take her home in your hairy little car,
G B7 Em C
Then you find you went to school with her ma and pa,
G D
You're the oldest swinger in town.
G D G
When you won't look in the mirror in the light of day,
C Em
Swear you've dyed it when your hair turns grey,
G B7 Em C
When you zip up your trousers and your belly's in the way,
G D G
You're the oldest swinger in town.
C* G
Here you come and there you go,
A D
White wheels, spots, and a stereo,
G B7 Em C
But the engine is clapped and the driver also,
G D G
You're the oldest swinger in town.
G D G
The barber takes a little less time each week,
C Em
The kids don't understand a word you speak,
G B7 Em C
When you walk into a disco and they offer you a seat,
G D
You're the oldest swinger in town.
G D G
You prefer a pint of mild to Bacardi and Coke,
C Em
The sounds are too loud and there's too much smoke,
G B7 Em C
You'd like another dance, but you're afraid you'll have a stroke,
G D G
You're the oldest swinger in town.
C* G
Here you come with your chest all bare,
A D
A little gold ingot and a lot of gold hair,
G B7 Em C
Like the disco king meets Yogi Bear,
G D G
You're the oldest swinger in town.
G D G
When you're feeling as stiff as a skinhead's boot,
C Em
Rub on Vick's where you used to splash Brute,
G B7 Em C
And the latest punk fashion is your wedding suit,
G D
You're the oldest swinger in town.
G D G
When you have to go shopping for your sex appeal,
C Em
Travolta's shades and nine inch heels,
G B7 Em C
They say a man is just as old as the woman he feels,
G D G
You're the oldest swinger in town.
C* G
Here you come with your lips closed tight,
A D
You never smile, you know it wouldn't look right,
G B7 Em C
Cause your dentures glow in ultraviolet light,
G D
You're the oldest swinger in town.
B7 Em C
oldest swinger in town,
G B7 Em C
And you look so mean because your pants are too tight,
G D
You're the oldest swinger in town.
G B7
And it takes you all night,
Em C
To do what you used to do all night,
G D G
You're the oldest swinger in town.
Figured this one out by ear in honour of me bruvvah Pom! ;)
(Good laugh fer an open mic night)
RIP Fred.
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