I thought I would go to the sea and shrink down very tiny
And slide inside the telephone wire that runs under the briny
Till I found there is a way of crawling to the U.S.A.
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Saw it late one night on a secret channel
It's farther on along the tunnel
It's way beyond the final station
That's the one they never mention
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
You don't have to pay them that much
You had better bring your lunch
It's undercover, around the houses
Up your skirt and down your trousers
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
She said, "I catch you taking liberties and they do not impress me
Attach me to your credit card and then you can undress me
Everybody is on their knees except the Russians and the Chinese
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
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Crawling To The USA |
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Written by | Elvis Costello |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
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Produced by | Nick Lowe |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums |
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Recorded | December 1978, Waterloo Studios, Sydney, Australia |
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Released | October 1979 |
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Albums | This Year's Model (Rykodisc/Demon reissue), 1993 This Year's Model (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2002 This Year's Model: Deluxe Edition, 2008 |
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Collections | Taking Liberties, 1980 Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers, 1980 2½ Years, 1993 In Motion Pictures, 2012 |
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Soundtracks | Americathon, 1979 |
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Length | 2:52 |
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Chords
Transcribed by Marika Whaley. Thanks to Bill Nemec for his suggestion on the opening chords.
Opening chords: G (two beats) G7 (four beats)
C Am C F C
I thought I would go to the sea and shrink down very tiny
C Am C F C
And slide inside the telephone wire that runs under the briny
F Bb F Bb G
Till I found there is a way of crawling to the U.S.A.
C Bb C
You had better not go too far
F Bb F
There's one way out, there's only one way
C Bb C
Leave your mother and your father
F Bb G
Crawling to the U.S.A.
C Am
Saw it late one night on a secret channel
C Am
(Crawling to the U.S.A.)
C Am
It's farther on along the tunnel
C Am
(Crawling to the U.S.A.)
F Bb F
It's way beyond the final station
F Bb
That's the one they never mention
(same as above)
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
(same as "Saw it late one night..." above)
You don't have to pay them that much
You had better bring your lunch
It's undercover, around the houses
Up your skirt and down your trousers
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
(same as first verse above)
She said, "I catch you taking liberties and they do not impress me
Attach me to your credit card and then you can undress me
Everybody is on their knees except the Russians and the Chinese
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
fade out
C Am
Crawling to the U.S.A.
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