elvis costello
olivers army
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 nigger   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