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Lyrics
Cheap cut satin and bad perfume
Showtime is almost here
Teased up by a strip cartoon
Laughing up your sleeve
Sniggering in your beer
He'd seen the bottom of a lot of glasses
But he'd never seen love so near
He'd seen love get so expensive
But he'd never seen love so dear
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Now I know that you're all King Horse
Between tenderness and brute force
Now I know that you're all King Horse
Between tenderness and brute force
She can turn upon a sixpence in the mouth and trousers set
Hit the till, ring the bell, never spill a sip
And still she knows the kind of tip that she is gonna get
A lot of loose exchanges, precious little respect
When it's someone else's weekend
That's the best you can expect
(chorus)
So fond of the fabric
So fond of fabrication
From comic books to tragic
Through the heart of complications
Meanwhile back in some secluded spot
He says, "Will you please?" and she says, "Stop"
If I ever lose this good thing that I've got
I never want to hear the song you dedicated tonight
'Cause you see I knew that song so long before we met
That it means much more than it might
(chorus)
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Credits
- Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar
- Steve Nieve - keyboards
- Bruce Thomas - bass
- Pete Thomas - drums
Discography
Albums:
Singles:
Collections:
Soundtracks:
Various Artists collections:
Alternate Versions:
- Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003
- Produced by: Elvis Costello
- Musicians:
- Elvis Costello - vocals, all instruments
- Back Stabbers / King Horse (live at the University of Texas, Austin 1983-09-07)
- Punch The Clock (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003
- Produced by: (none credited)
- Musicians:
- Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar
- Steve Nieve: keyboards
- Bruce Thomas: bass
- Pete Thomas: drums
- The TKO Horns:
- Jim Patterson: trombone
- Jeff Blythe: saxophone
- Paul Speare: saxophone
- Dave Plews: trumpet
Covers
Recorded by:
- none
- This section may be incomplete.
Performed by:
- none
- This section may be incomplete.
Bootlegs
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Chords
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