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The Ballad Of Milwaukee Phil

from Bakelite 78- It's A Sin by Bakelite 78

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Bakelite 78 performed a residency at a popular west side dive called "The 'Famous' Pizza Lounge", where the elderly proprietor told Robert Rial many stories about the mob. One story prompted Rial to write "The Ballad Of Milwaukee Phil", about a mob hitman named Felix Alderisio. It features a Walter Winchell style monologue by Rial detailing Alderisio's story. The facts in the monologue are sketchy, (such as the part about Felix allegedly being assassinated by the Feds), but several details are of import. The white capped traffic cop who busted Phil during a hit, for instance. Traffic cops were not on the payroll of the mob as the normal police force were, so this particular officer did not know to steer clear of the block where Alderisio's crew was 'working' that day. Alderisio was cleared of these charges and was not incarcerated until later, under RICO Act related crimes.

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Oh, sorrow!
You shouldn'ta borrowed.
Milwaukee Phil is coming tomorrow.
Oh, sorrow.
You shouldn'ta borrowed.
Milwaukee Phil is coming for ya.

Too many bets down at the neighorhood bar--
Now you're hogtied in the trunk of that Cadillac car.
Too many bets down at the neighborhood bar--
Now you're going for a ride- and it won't be far.

Oh, sorrow!
You shouldn'ta borrowed.
Milwaukee Phil is coming for you.
Oh, sin!
Your horse didn't win- again.
Milwaukee Phil and
a bat upside the shin!

Too many bets down at The Hiawatha--
You're hogtied in the trunk,
Detective's wipin' a swath o'
Blood from off your forehead for
a piece of evidence-
Goddamn, old Felix is cold...

(Throughout the 1950's and '60's, Felix Alderisio operated as the Mob's foremost hitman in the Chicago arena. Following a brief stint as mob boss in the late '60's, Alderisio was caught red handed during a hit, by a white-capped traffic cop, and taken into custody. Shortly following his incarceration, Alderisio died mysteriously of an apparent heart attack. A picture of perfect health before his arrest, it is speculated by mob enthusiasts and syndicate historians alike, that Felix "Milwaukee Phil" Alderisio died at the hands of federal hitmen working within the penal system. To this day, the location of Milwaukee Phil's millions remains a mystery.)

Oh, sorrow!
You shouldn'ta borrowed.
Milwaukee Phil is coming for you.
Oh, sorrow!
You shouldn'ta borrowed.
Milwaukee Phil is coming tomorrow.
Oh, sorrow!
You shouldn'ta borrowed.
Milwaukee Phil is coming for ya.
Oh, sin!
Your horse didn't win, again.
Milwaukee Phil and a bat upside the--
Oh, sorrow!
You shouldn'ta borrowed.
Milwaukee Phil is coming for you.

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from Bakelite 78- It's A Sin, released January 27, 2006

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Bakelite 78 Seattle, Washington

Bakelite 78 performed a mix of swing, blues, proto-country, cabaret, and rock as well as originals in these styles. The original Bakelite 78 performed in Chicago from 2003-2008. In 2009, Robert Rial moved to Seattle. The Seattle line-up of Bakelite 78 released a full length, "What The Moon Has Done", in 2012, and two EP's, "Five Hits From Heck" & "Farewell to the Emerald City", in 2016 and 2019. ... more

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