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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Steve Nieve
Steve Nieve
Keyboards
Bruce Thomas
Bruce Thomas
Bass Guitar
Pete Thomas
Pete Thomas
Drums
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nick Lowe
Nick Lowe
Producer
Roger Bechirian
Roger Bechirian
Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Times are tough for English babies Send the army and the navy Beat up strangers who talk funny Take their greasy foreign money Skin shop, red leather, hot line Be prepared for the engaged sign Bridal books, engagement rings And other wicked little things Standing in your socks and vest Better get it off your chest Every day is just like the rest But Sunday's best Stylish slacks to suit your pocket Back supports and picture lockets Sleepy towns and sleeper trains To the dogs and down the drains Major roads and ladies smalls Hearts of oak and long trunk calls Continental interference At death's door with life insurance Sunday's best, Sunday's finest When your money's in the minus And you suffer from your shyness You can listen to us whiners Don't look now under the bed An arm, a leg and a severed head Read about the private lives The songs of praise, the readers' wives Listen to the decent people Though you treat them just like sheep Put them all in boots and khaki Blame it all upon the darkies
Writer(s): Elvis Costello Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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