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Burning houses, some distant screams of pain |
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Burning people, painful and cruelly slain |
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I'm dashing to my chair |
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I have a few fried beans |
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Some scrambled eggs |
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Some bread or toast |
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While I watch far-off people roast |
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It's in the Morning-News |
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I'm trying to find my shoes |
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An airplane crashed |
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Explosion flashed |
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I have to carry out the trash! |
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[Chorus:] |
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Echoes of a distant battle! |
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Echoes of fear! |
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Echoes of a distant battle! |
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Still another beer? |
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Echoes of a distant battle! |
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Echoes! |
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Echoes of a distant battle! |
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Have another beer! |
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I'm on my way to work |
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I watch some well-dressed clerk |
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Being robbed by some |
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Unscrupulous bum |
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But as I'm late I hurry on |
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At noon I'm out to lunch |
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But as a silly bunch |
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Of Punks beats up |
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A nice old chap |
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I got to hurry for my cab |
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[Chorus:] |
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Echoes of a distant battle! |
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Echoes of fear! |
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Echoes of a distant battle! |
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Still another beer? |
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Echoes of a distant battle! |
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Echoes! |
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Echoes of a distant battle! |
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Have another beer! |
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Burning houses, some distant screams of pain |
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Burning people, painful and cruelly slain |
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I cuddle to my couch |
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I nibble some more chips |
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The TV shows |
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Some other's woes |
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But that's the way that this world goes! |
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And so I went to bed |
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I had one final fag |
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The fire-brigade |
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Was much too late |
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The neighbourhood would hesitate |
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[Chorus:] |
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Echoes of a distant battle! |
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Echoes of fear! |
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Echoes of a distant battle! |
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Still another beer? |
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Echoes of a distant battle! |
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Echoes! |
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Echoes of a distant battle! |
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Have another beer! |