Less Than Zero (Dallas Version)

Lyrics

Jenny takes her clothes off in succession

While her husband rides a bumper in the President's procession

She sees him on the screen as she looks up from giving head

When he's had enough of that her lover throws her on the bed

To teach her she's alive and suddenly he's dead

Turn up the TV

No one listening will suspect

Even your mother won't detect it

No your father won't know

They think that I've got no respect

But everything means less than zero

Hey, ooh hey, hey, ooh hey

Calling Mister Oswald, calling anyone at the scene

If you were taking home movies there's a chance you might have seen him

They've got a thousand variations, every witness in a file

Jenny puts on some coffee and she comes back with a smile

She says, "I hear that South America is coming into style"

Turn up the TV

No one listening will suspect

Even your mother won't detect it

No your father won't know

They think that I've got no respect

But everything means less than zero

Hey, ooh hey, hey, ooh hey

A pistol was still smoking, a man lay on the floor

Mister Oswald thought he had an understanding with the law

She's got rubies on her fingers, Jenny turns and looks away

Her mind upon a basement out of the USA

She says, "Let's talk about the future now we've put the past away"

Turn up the TV

No one listening will suspect

Even your mother won't detect it

No your father won't know

They think that I've got no respect

But everything means less than zero

Hey, ooh hey, hey, ooh hey

Credits

• Written by: Elvis Costello
• Recorded live at the El Mocambo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1978-03-06
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar

Steve Nieve - piano, organ

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Discography

Albums:

• Live At The El Mocambo, 1978 (Canadian promo)
• Live At The El Mocambo, Rykodisc/Demon, 1993
• My Aim Is True (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2001
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Singles:

• none

Collections:

• 2½ Years, 1993

Alternate Versions:

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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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