Big Sister

Lyrics

Sheep to the slaughter

Oh, this must be love

All your sons and daughters in a stranglehold with a kid glove

Eyes like saucers; oh, you think she's a dish

She is the blue chip that belongs to the big fish

Big sister will be watching over you

Sister see, sister do

She's got to save me

She's got you playing Russian Roulette

Sport of kings, the old queen's heart

The prince of darkness stole some tart

It's in the papers, it's in the charts

It's in the stop press before it all starts

With a hammer and a slap and tickle under grisly garments

With all the style and finesse of the purchase of armaments

Compassion went out of fashion, that's all your concern meant

Sweat it out for thirty seconds on home improvements

Big sister will be watching over you

Sister see, sister do

She's got to save me

She's got you playing Russian Roulette

She's got to save me

She's got you playing Russian Roulette

Credits

• Written by: Elvis Costello
• Produced by: Nick Lowe, in association with Roger Bechirian, assisted by Neil King
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Discography

Albums:

• Trust, Rykodisc, 1994
• Trust (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2003
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Singles:

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Soundtracks:

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Various Artists collections:

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Covers

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Performed by:

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Bootlegs

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