The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death-The Housemartins

[00:00.000] 作词 : Cullimore, Heaton [00:21.31]They smiled so much and waved their flags [00:26.40]As she saluted to the military band [00:31.63]Most of the people failed to see [00:36.57]She had a broken bottle in the other hand [00:42.37] [00:42.89]And she took them by surprise [00:44.98]When she took them by the throat [00:47.75]And said 'My friend, you're not allowed to vote' [00:52.16] [00:52.55]But they shook it all off [00:55.45]With a nervous laugh and cough [00:58.12]'Next time,' she said, 'I'll let those people choke' [01:05.72] [01:06.14]The people who grinned themselves to death [01:08.70]Smiled so much, they failed to take a breath [01:11.20]And even when their kids were starving [01:13.63]They all thought the queen was charming [01:16.25](x2) [01:27.11] [01:36.33]She polished all upon the wall [01:41.09]And ran her hands right through her hair [01:46.47]So if the lady took the time to call [01:51.30]All the houses on the street would not compare [01:56.87] [01:57.26]And she thought it really funny [01:59.71]That she hadn't any money [02:02.22]But those she looked up to, they had, ooh [02:07.29] [02:07.60]But they shook it all off [02:10.06]With a nervous laugh and cough [02:12.57]And when they took her riches, it was sad [02:19.83] [02:20.46]The people who grinned themselves to death [02:23.54]Smiled so much, they failed to take a breath [02:25.73]And even when their kids were starving [02:28.19]They all thought the queen was charming [02:30.98](x2)