Chemistry Class

Lyrics

She throws back her hair and she shows you her mouth

The breath that I waste trying to ruin your life

Beauty's on a budget but you take it on the chin

'Cause you have to do your duty taking orders from the kingpin

Chorus:

You've got a chemistry class, I want a piece of your mind

You don't know what you started when you mixed it up with mine

Are you ready for the final solution? Oh Oh

They chopped you up in butcher's school

Threw you out of the academy of garbage

You'll be a joker all your life

A student at the comedy college

People pleasing people pleasing people like you

You've been around so long but you still don't know what to do

(Chorus)

Sparks are flying from electrical pylons

Snakes and ladders running up and down her nylons

Ready to experiment, you're ready to be burned

If it wasn't for some accidents then some would never ever learn

(Chorus)

Credits

• Written by: Elvis Costello
• Produced by: Nick Lowe
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Discography

Albums:

• Armed Forces, 1979
• Armed Forces (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1993
• Armed Forces (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2002

Singles:

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Collections:

• 2½ Years, 1993
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Alternate Versions:

• Chemistry Class (live solo at Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C. 1978-02-28)

Armed Forces (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2002

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Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Covers

Recorded by:

• none
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Performed by:

• none
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Bootlegs

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