Mark Seymour & The Undertow - Courtroom 32 lyrics

His lordship in the big house Was skimming off the top For years nobody noticed If they did they soon forgot Every stooge who got a cut Was rolling in the stew They took a vow of secrecy In Courtroom 32 It's somewhere down on King William Street The drinking starts at 10 You'll find it hard to separate The women from the men The cronies and the crack heads All the guilt-edged crew Are swapping lovers Down at Courtroom 32 Everyone's a legend They're high above the law Drinking wine from 59 And wrestling on the floor You know I'm not a dancing man But I've mingled with that crew There's no bleeding hearts In Courtroom 32 There was every stooge and sycophant On every stool a liar All the wowsers who ever were Have set themselves on fire Every woman's got a henchman They're marching two by two They'll seal the deal and make a meal of you They freely gouged the public purse All down the wicked years Their lust was never-ending It was bound to end in tears Some flunky did the numbers And his tiny conscience blew Spilt the beans All over Courtroom 32 There were cameras in the doorway Every network on the ground Was sniffin' out corruption And when the gun was found They put it in the victim's hand To save the chosen few They're doin' cartwheels down At Courtroom 32 The ambulance is ready She's waiting in the street The suits are all lined up outside They're voting with their feet The skimpies will be on again They'll tease you black and blue Every crime will be forgotten Down in Courtroom 32 Down upon King William Street There's a lesson to be learned Knowing who your friends are Is wisdom truly earned Be careful looking sideways ‘Cause no one's got a clue They don't do the numbers Down at Courtroom 32