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Don't start me talking
<noinclude>{{Lyrics for|Oliver's Army}}</noinclude>
 
Don't start me talking<br>
I could talk all night
I could talk all night<br>
 
My mind goes sleepwalking<br>
My mind goes sleepwalking
While I'm putting the world to right<br>
 
<br>
While I'm putting the world to right
Called careers information<br>
 
Have you got yourself an occupation?<br>
 
<br>
 
''Chorus:''<br>
Called careers information
Oliver's army is here to stay<br>
 
Oliver's army are on their way<br>
Have you got yourself an occupation?
And I would rather be anywhere else<br>
 
But here today<br>
 
<br>
 
There was a checkpoint Charlie<br>
''Chorus:''
He didn't crack a smile<br>
 
But it's no laughing party<br>
Oliver's army is here to stay
When you've been on the murder mile<br>
 
<br>
Oliver's army are on their way
Only takes one itchy trigger<br>
 
One more widow, one less white nigger<br>
And I would rather be anywhere else
<br>
 
''(Chorus)''<br>
But here today
<br>
 
Hong Kong is up for grabs<br>
 
London is full of Arabs<br>
 
We could be in Palestine<br>
There was a checkpoint Charlie
Overrun by a Chinese line<br>
 
With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne<br>
He didn't crack a smile
<br>
 
But there's no danger<br>
But it's no laughing party
It's a professional career<br>
 
Though it could be arranged<br>
When you've been on the murder mile
With just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear<br>
 
<br>
 
If you're out of luck or out of work<br>
 
We could send you to Johannesburg<br>
Only takes one itchy trigger
<br>
 
''(Chorus)''<br>
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)''

Revision as of 02:25, 29 April 2009

lyrics for
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)