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Four firemen scrambled aboard their engine
and raced five miles,
blue and amber lights flashing
Emergency call from the army
But a surprise...
was waiting when they got there
The bathroom of the sergeant's mess
was covered with water (covered with water)
Their orders were to mop it up
and put it in order (put it in order)
The friends of the army fire brigade
came out in sympathy
We didn't join to mop the floors
or right the IMP...
[coughing]
They still had to do their jobs
and throw the book at you
You can't believe it's true
On questioned why they refused to do it,
they each replied,
"This is how I see it."
The first one to answer was Henry
"I could work." The others felt the same way
They all agreed it wasn't fair
We shouldn't be made to (shouldn't be made to)
It really is the principle
We should remain true to (should remain true to)
They fought through two world wars, you see,
with hand and tooth and fist
Now William said he'd never stand
for treatment such as this...
They still had to lose their jobs
and now they've been suspended
(The story isn't ended) The story isn't ended
Four Firemen by Dantalion's chariot (chariot rising, tenth planet 1995)

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MI DAI INFORMAZ SU QUESTI TOMI?
Dantalian's Chariot
COLIN ALLEN drms A
PAT DONALDSON bs A
ZOOT MONEY keyb'ds, vcls A
ANDY SUMMERS gtr A
ALBUM:
(A) CHARIOT RISING (Tenth Planet TP 015) 1995
NB: (1) Limited edition of 1,000 numbered, also available on CD with an
extra track (Wooden Hill WHCD 005) 1997.
45:
The Madman Running Through The Fields/The Sun Came Bursting Through My Cloud
(Columbia DB 8260) 1967
When Money broke up The Big Roll Band, he formed this suitably named
psychedelic outfit who performed frequently at London's Middle Earth and UFO
clubs. They were certainly a talented outfit. Andy Summers, of course, later
played with The Police, and Colin Allen went on to play with John Mayall and
Stone The Crows. They recorded just one single for Columbia, The Madman
Running Through The Fields. Penned by Money and Andy Summers it was perhaps
one of the finest pieces of psychedelia recorded in the UK, this single is
now very sought-after. The song was later covered by Eric Burdon and The
Animals (with a line-up including Zoot Money and Andy Summers) on their Love
Is album and is also on Transition (Direction 863231) 1968 by Zoot Money.
The 45's flip side was a Tony Colton/Ray Smith ballad with appealing vocals.
Dantalion's Chariot's live appearances were amazing. They took to the stage
in white robes and had what was generally regarded as the best light show in
town. The only problem was this ensured they made heavy financial loses with
every appearance. They also appeared in 'Pop Down', a Fred Marshall film
about the excesses of Swingin' London seen through the eyes of two visitors
from outer space named Sagittarius and Aries. The film, by all accounts, was
appalling but it did feature music from Blossom Toes and an embryonic Idle
Race as well.
Rumours of an unreleased Dantalion's Chariot album were untrue, but in 1995
David Wells' Tenth Planet label pieced together an album of previously
unreleased material by the band, plus both sides of their 45. Soma, which
appeared in two parts, one on each side of the album, with Andy Summers (who
co-wrote it with his tutor Narzir Jarazbhoy) on sitar, was a fine
Eastern-sounding remnant from 1967. Fourpenny Bus Ride and, to a lesser
degree, Four Firemen were reasonable examples of whimsical psychedelic pop,
but of the previously unissued material the jarring World War Three and
jazz-tinged High Flying Bird (not the popular US West Coast standard,
although it is an ode to the beautiful people of San Francisco), both
Money/Summers collaborations, are the high points. By contrast Coffee Song
and Recapture The Thrill were inconsequential mainstream recordings.
However, overall this album is recommended.
Compilation coverage has included:- The Madman Running Through The Fields on
Chocolate Soup For Diabetics, Vol. 1, Rubble Vol. 8: All The Colours Of
Darkness (LP) and Rubble Vol. 5 (CD).
- Vernon Joynson (ripped from Borderline Books)