The Kinks - The Singles Collection

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Release date: 01 September 2008

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The Kinks - The Singles Collection Lyrics

The Kinks - Lola Lyrics

I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne
It tastes just like Coca Cola, C-O-L-A cola

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The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon Lyrics

The tax man's taken all my dough
And left me in my stately home
Lazing on a sunny afternoon

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The Kinks - Till The End of The Day Lyrics

Baby, I feel good
From the moment I rise
Feel good from morning

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The Kinks - Tired of Waiting for You Lyrics

So tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
So tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you

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The Kinks - Victoria Lyrics

Long ago, life was clean
Sex was bad and obscene
And the rich were so mean
Stately homes for the Lords

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The Kinks - Wonder Boy Lyrics

Wonder boy, life's just begun
Turn your sorrow into wonder
Dream alone, don't sigh, don't groan
Life is only what you wonder

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The Kinks - You Really Got Me Lyrics

Girl, you really got me goin'
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

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The Kinks - You Still Want Me Lyrics

When you passed me by
You didn't look my way
But one thing I know
Our love is here to stay

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The Kinks - Susannah's Still Alive Lyrics

Oh, Susannah's bedraggled
But she still wears the locket 'round her neck
She's got a picture on the table
Of a man who is young and able

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The Kinks - Well Respected Man Lyrics

'Cause he gets up in the morning and he goes to work at nine
And he comes back home at five-thirty, gets the same train every time
'Cause his world is built 'round punctuality, it never fails

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The Kinks - Set Me Free Lyrics

Set me free, little girl
All you gotta do is set me free, little girl
You know that you can do it if you try
All you gotta do is set me free, free

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The Kinks - See My Friends Lyrics

See my friends, see my friends
Layin' 'cross the river
See my friends, see my friends
Layin' 'cross the river

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The Kinks - Plastic Man Lyrics

A man lives at the corner of the street
And his neighbors think he's helpful and he's sweet
'Cause he never swears and he always shakes you by the hand
But no one knows he really is a plastic man

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The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion Lyrics

They seek him here, they seek him there
His clothes are loud, but never square
It will make or break him so he's got to buy the best
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion

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The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset Lyrics

Dirty old river, must you keep rolling
Flowing into the night
People so busy, make me feel dizzy
Taxi light shines so bright

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The Kinks - All Day & All of The Night Lyrics

And here come The Kinks with, 'All day and all of the night'

I’m not content to be with you in the daytime
Girl I want to be with you all of the time

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The Kinks - Apeman Lyrics

I think I'm sophisticated
'Cause I'm living my life like a good homosapien
But all around me, everybody's multiplying
And they're walking round like flies man

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The Kinks - Autumn Almanac Lyrics

From the dew-soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar
When the dawn begins to crack, it's all part of my autumn almanac
Breeze blows leaves of a musty-colored yellow
So I sweep them in my sack, yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac

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The Kinks - David Watts Lyrics

Fa, fa, fa
Fa, fa, fa

I am a dull and simple lad

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The Kinks - Days Lyrics

Thank you for the days
Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me
I'm thinking of the days
I won't forget a single day, believe me

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The Kinks - Dead End Street Lyrics

There's a crack up in the ceiling
And the kitchen sink is leaking
Out of work and got no money
A Sunday joint of bread and honey

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The Kinks - Death of a Clown Lyrics

My makeup is dry and it clags 'round my chin
I'm drowning my sorrows in whiskey and gin
The lion tamers whip doesn't crack anymore
The lions they won't fight and the tigers won't roar

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The Kinks - Long Tall Sally Lyrics

Gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle John
He says he got the blues but he has a lot of fun

Oh, baby

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The Kinks - Everybody's Gonna Be Happy Lyrics

And I know, and I know
And I know that ev'rybody
And I know that ev'rybody be happy
As happy as you and me

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