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The Assassin

from A Little Bit Crazy by Vinny's Last Ride

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Up tempo jazzy rock song about a hit man. Great sax and vocals.

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THE ASSASSIN

The assassin is in town
You know he will not fail
There's no use in running around
He'll follow your every trail
You'd better say your prayers
And kiss yourself goodbye
He's itching for the kill
And ten thousand dollar bills

CHORUS:
You're money for the hit man
Money for the hit man
Just money for the hit man
The assassin is in town

You thought you had it made
'Till you gave yourself away
The debt you haven't paid
Is payable today
His sites are in focus
His finger's on the trigger
He's got you in his eye

CHORUS

He's got your screaming, "murder!"
but nobody's gonna hear
You can't run on any further
He caught you in the clear
When he takes out a contract
He always gets his man
If you wear the kiss of death
You're money for the hit man

A rich man, a poor man
A pimp or a king
The assassin guns 'em down
From London and Paris
To the USA
The Assassin gets around

CHORUS

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from A Little Bit Crazy, released March 3, 2016
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Words & Music by Leon Portelance
Vocals: Sean "Julio" Vance
Harmony Vocals: Byron Gunderon, Dave's daughter
Piano & Rhodes: Leon Portelance
Guitar: Art Nesbit-Jones
Sax: Ross Barrett
Trumpets: Steve Yogi
Bass: Dave Quarterman
Drums: Ian Armour

Produced by Leon Portelance
Recording Engineer: Keith Stein, Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, BC Canada
Mixing Engineer: Leon Portelance, Songbird Productions, Sonora, CA USA
Re-Mixing Engineer: Isha Erskine, Los Angeles, CA USA
Mixing Engineer: Adam Nunn, Abbey Road Studios, London, England
Copyright © 1979 & 2011, Leon Portelance, Kaatza Music (SOCAN)

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Vinny's Last Ride Nanaimo, British Columbia

In 1964, a young Leon Portelance and Sean Vance saw something amazing on the Ed Sullivan Show: The Beatles. They were amazing! And all those girls screaming for them. The two lads knew then what they wanted to be when they grew up. They bugged their parents for guitars and by 1969 had hooked up with Byron Gunderson to form a rock band. They have played together off and on ever since. ... more

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