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Don't start me talking | <noinclude>{{Lyrics for|Oliver's Army}}</noinclude> | ||
I could talk all night | Don't start me talking<br> | ||
My mind goes sleepwalking | I could talk all night<br> | ||
While I'm putting the world to right | My mind goes sleepwalking<br> | ||
While I'm putting the world to right<br> | |||
Called careers information | <br> | ||
Have you got yourself an occupation? | Called careers information<br> | ||
Have you got yourself an occupation?<br> | |||
Oliver's army is here to stay | <br> | ||
Oliver's army are on their way | ''Chorus:''<br> | ||
And I would rather be anywhere else | Oliver's army is here to stay<br> | ||
But here today | Oliver's army are on their way<br> | ||
And I would rather be anywhere else<br> | |||
There was a checkpoint Charlie | But here today<br> | ||
He didn't crack a smile | <br> | ||
But it's no laughing party | There was a checkpoint Charlie<br> | ||
When you've been on the murder mile | He didn't crack a smile<br> | ||
But it's no laughing party<br> | |||
Only takes one itchy trigger | When you've been on the murder mile<br> | ||
One more widow, one less white nigger | <br> | ||
Only takes one itchy trigger<br> | |||
(Chorus) | One more widow, one less white nigger<br> | ||
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Hong Kong is up for grabs | ''(Chorus)''<br> | ||
London is full of Arabs | <br> | ||
We could be in Palestine | Hong Kong is up for grabs<br> | ||
Overrun by a Chinese line | London is full of Arabs<br> | ||
With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne | We could be in Palestine<br> | ||
Overrun by a Chinese line<br> | |||
But there's no danger | With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne<br> | ||
It's a professional career | <br> | ||
Though it could be arranged | But there's no danger<br> | ||
With just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear | It's a professional career<br> | ||
Though it could be arranged<br> | |||
If you're out of luck or out of work | With just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear<br> | ||
We could send you to Johannesburg | <br> | ||
If you're out of luck or out of work<br> | |||
(Chorus) | We could send you to Johannesburg<br> | ||
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''(Chorus)''<br> | |||
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====Alternate lyrics from 2020 live performances==== | |||
''(replacing "Checkpoint Charlie" verse)''<br> | |||
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They say the times are changing<br> | |||
And peace on earth has come to pass<br> | |||
Although the war is raging<br> | |||
They say each war will be the last<br> | |||
Send the boys back to Enniskillen<br> | |||
'Cause a robot army does all the killing<br> | |||
And the BBC will beg you to forgive us<br> | |||
Choose a word or two and cut them out with scissors<br> | |||
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====Alternate lyrics from 2023-2024 live performances==== | |||
''(replacing "Checkpoint Charlie" verse)''<br> | |||
<br> | |||
The times are changing<br> | |||
And peace on earth has come to pass<br> | |||
Although the war is raging<br> | |||
They say each war will be the last<br> | |||
Send you overseas to the lands we plundered<br> | |||
'Til you came back home found yourself outnumbered<br> | |||
Gun running with a legal tender<br> | |||
Sing the soldier's song scream no surrender<br> | |||
One man's freedom is another man's terror<br> | |||
The red badge of courage the cowards white feather<br> | |||
Another statistic in the margin for error<br> | |||
One more widow another pallbearer<br> | |||
Latest revision as of 02:23, 13 April 2024
Oliver's Army
Don't start me talking
I could talk all night
My mind goes sleepwalking
While I'm putting the world to right
Called careers information
Have you got yourself an occupation?
Chorus:
Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today
There was a checkpoint Charlie
He didn't crack a smile
But it's no laughing party
When you've been on the murder mile
Only takes one itchy trigger
One more widow, one less white nigger
(Chorus)
Hong Kong is up for grabs
London is full of Arabs
We could be in Palestine
Overrun by a Chinese line
With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne
But there's no danger
It's a professional career
Though it could be arranged
With just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear
If you're out of luck or out of work
We could send you to Johannesburg
(Chorus)
Alternate lyrics from 2020 live performances
(replacing "Checkpoint Charlie" verse)
They say the times are changing
And peace on earth has come to pass
Although the war is raging
They say each war will be the last
Send the boys back to Enniskillen
'Cause a robot army does all the killing
And the BBC will beg you to forgive us
Choose a word or two and cut them out with scissors
Alternate lyrics from 2023-2024 live performances
(replacing "Checkpoint Charlie" verse)
The times are changing
And peace on earth has come to pass
Although the war is raging
They say each war will be the last
Send you overseas to the lands we plundered
'Til you came back home found yourself outnumbered
Gun running with a legal tender
Sing the soldier's song scream no surrender
One man's freedom is another man's terror
The red badge of courage the cowards white feather
Another statistic in the margin for error
One more widow another pallbearer
