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Clampdown lyrics
What are we gonna do now?
Taking off his turban, they said, is this man a Jew?
'Cause they're working for the clampdown
They put up a poster saying we earn more than you!
When we're working for the clampdown
We will teach our twisted speech
To the young believers
We will train our blue-eyed men
To be young believers
The judge said five to ten-but I say double that again
I'm not working for the clampdown
No man born with a living soul
Can be working for the clampdown
Kick over the wall 'cause government's to fall
How can you refuse it?
Let fury have the hour, anger can be power
D'you know that you can use it?
The voices in your head are calling
Stop wasting your time, there's nothing coming
Only a fool would think someone could save you
The men at the factory are old and cunning
You don't owe nothing, so boy get runnin'
It's the best years of your life they want to steal
You grow up and you calm down
You're working for the clampdown
You start wearing the blue and brown
You're working for the clampdown
So you got someone to boss around
It makes you feel big now
You drift until you brutalize
You made your first kill now
In these days of evil presidentes
Working for the clampdown
But lately one or two has fully paid their due
For working for the clampdown
But ha! Gitalong! Gitalong!
And I've given away no secrets
Who's barmy now?
Part of these releases
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- Track 9 on London Calling
- 8 Lost In The Supermarket
- 10 The Guns Of Brixton
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- Track 3 on Essential Clash Disc 2
- 2 The Guns Of Brixton
- 4 Rudie Can't Fail
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- Track 12 on Live at Shea Stadium
- 11 Spanish Bombs
- 13 English Civil War
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- Track 18 on Clash on Broadway Disc 2
- 17 Death Or Glory
- 19 Train In Vain
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- Track 7 on Story of the Clash, Vol. 1
- 6 Armagideon Time
- 8 Train In Vain
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- Track 5 on The Singles Disc 10
- 4 Kick It Over
- 6 The Card Cheat
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