Olivers Army

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Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk/New Wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a "pop encyclopaedia", able to "reinvent the past in his own image". more »


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1985
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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? 

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 n*gger 

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 

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

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Written by: Elvis Costello

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