ELVIS COSTELLO - Oliver's Army lyrics

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Don't start me talking<br>I could talk all night<br>My mind goes sleepwalking<br>While I'm putting the world to right<br><br>Called careers information<br>Have you got yourself an occupation? <br><br>Oliver's army is here to stay<br>Oliver's army are on their way<br>And I would rather be anywhere else<br>But here today<br><br>There was a checkpoint charlie<br>He didn't crack a smile<br>But it's no laughing party<br>When you've been on the murder mile<br><br>Only takes one itchy trigger<br>One more widow, one less white nigger<br><br>(chorus)<br><br>Hong kong is up for grabs<br>London is full of arabs<br>We could be in palestine<br>Overrun by a chinese line<br>With the boys from the mersey and the thames and the tyne<br><br>But there's no danger<br>It's a professional career<br>Though it could be arranged<br>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><br>(chorus)