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