The Shropshire Ukulele Massive in Lockdown in Shrewsbury UK but still making music! Many of our members are in lockdown and isolating at home but we still managed, by the wonders of modern technology, to get together via video and record this version of 'It's All Going to Pot' by Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard, (words adjusted somewhat by Dave Cowton)
We thought that the words were very apt due to the current world crisis due to Corona virus ...
We would like to thank our friends from other Ukulele groups who joined us for this collaboration -

Mike Hoskin who moved to Gloucestershire from Shrewsbury in August 1983 and now plays regularly with ‘UkeStroud’ and ‘Stanley Strummers’

Ernie Halls who also moved from Shropshire and was part of KLUC then formed Broadland Ukes and now lives in Norfolk

Steve Bullock from Harrogate Spa Town Ukes.

Peter Jones who plays ukulele with Cleveland Ukes in Guisborough, N. Yorks

Dave Tootell - one of the leaders of "The UkeLeylanders", a performance group started 4 years ago by Leyland U3A.

David McClean, apparently the only ukulele player in Newtown, Powys (his own words).

Bruce Wykes whom we met at Shrewkfest 2019 when he played a set live for us and who stays in touch!

Peter Busby of Faringdon Strummers

Judith Abbott
Tom Clark
David Kelly

Big thanks once again to Carl Hoover a school teacher from Miami, Florida, USA

As always a big thank you to our friend Stuart McColl who also moved from Shrewsbury some time ago and now lives and performs in Portugal.

And finally a big welcome to Walter Schreiber from Germany who whenever he is touring in the UK always calls in to see us.

If you would like to take part in our next collaboration project please let us know ...
Why not play along with this and see if we can get as many people as possible joining in:

IT’S ALL GOING TO POT

[G] [G] [G] [G]

CHORUS:
WELL, [G] IT’S ALL GOING TO POT
WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR [D] NOT
BEST I CAN TELL, THE WORLD’S GONE TO HELL
AND WE’RE SURE GONNA MISS IT A [G] LOT
ALL THE MINISTERS, HEAVY BROWED AND SINISTER
SAYIN' WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN-[C]-NOT
GOTTA [D] FIND ME A THRILL
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR PILLS, FRIEND
'CAUSE IT’S ALL GOING TO [G] POT

[G] THAT CACKLE-BOBBLE-HEAD-IN-A-BOX
MUST THINK I'M DUMB AS A [D] ROCK
READIN' DAILY NEWS WHILE I'M KICKIN' OFF MY SHOES
AND IT'S SCARIN' ME OUTTA MY [G] SOCKS

[G] THAT STRAW-HAIRED STRANGER I'M NOT
BUT BUDDY, LET ME TELL YOU [D] WHAT
IF YA ASK BO-JO, HE'LL SAY LET'S GO, FRIENDS,
IT'S ALL GOIN' TO [G] POT

CHORUS

WELL I [G] THOUGHT ALL WAS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD
THEN COVID CAME AND EVERYTHING [D] SWIRLED
IT ALL GOT LOCKED UP, WE ALL STOCKED UP
NOW ALL THE BATTLE FLAGS ARE UN-[G]-FURLED

IT [G] SEEMS WE'RE ALL LOSING THE PLOT
STAYIN' HOME WATCHING THE [D] ROT
FOLLOWING THE SCIENTISTS, POLITICS AND RIOTING
IT'S ALL GOIN' TO [G] POT

CHORUS

Harmonica Instrumental

NOW [G] LOCK-DOWN'S NO LONGER A RULE
KIDS CAN GO BACK TO [D] SCHOOL
BEACHES ARE ALL OPEN NOW, PARKS AND WALKS ARE SWOLLEN NOW
EVERYONE CAN JUMP IN THE [G] POOL

[G] TOURISTS ARE ALL VERY BRAVE
NONE OF THEM FEAR A SECOND [D] WAVE
LOCALS ARE NOT SO SURE, THINKING THAT THEY'RE PREMATURE
WE REALLY WISH THAT THEY WOULD BE-[G]-HAVE

CHORUS

GOTTA [D] FIND ME A THRILL
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR PILLS, FRIEND
'CAUSE IT’S ALL GOING TO [G] POT [D/] [G/]

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The Shropshire Ukulele Massive
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The Brickaleles
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Chili Monster website: http://www.shroprock.co.uk/ChiliMonsterMainPage.html

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