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Greetings From Shitsville Lyrics
The paper's hanging off the walls, there's 'roaches dancing in the halls
You still pay a fortune and crawl down Misery Street
The euthanasia dream brigade are melting in the Hampstead shade
The zombies of life they parade down Misery Street
So come on over with something to do baby, I need the company
Greetings now from Shitsville, North West Three
Why do we stay here, God only knows - it's not the scenery
Greetings now from Shitsville, North West Three
Greetings now from Shitsville, London
And all my neighbours disappear the second that I get too near
I stick out like elephant ears on Misery Street
It gets so hard to sleep at night, the left of me the drunks still fight
While sirens scream off to the right down Misery Street
So come on over with something to do baby, I need the company
Greetings now from Shitsville, North West Three
Why do we stay here, God only knows - it's not the scenery
Greetings now from Shitsville, North West Three
Greetings now from Shitsville, London
The heating's set to sauna and the carpet's getting thin
My vacuum cleaner's blowing out instead of sucking in
I drink myself to coma so that sleep escapes the din
And start this shit all over again...
So now I got a brand new day
To tackle in the same old way
The ducking and diving of bills that arrive
In their seemingly hundreds to pay, so
So come on over with something to do baby, I need the company
Greetings now from Shitsville, North West Three
Why do we stay here, God only knows - it's not the scenery
Greetings now from Shitsville, North West Three
Greetings now from Shitsville, London
Greetings now from Shitsville, London
Greetings now from Shitsville, London
You still pay a fortune and crawl down Misery Street
The euthanasia dream brigade are melting in the Hampstead shade
The zombies of life they parade down Misery Street
Greetings now from Shitsville, North West Three
Why do we stay here, God only knows - it's not the scenery
Greetings now from Shitsville, North West Three
Greetings now from Shitsville, London
I stick out like elephant ears on Misery Street
It gets so hard to sleep at night, the left of me the drunks still fight
While sirens scream off to the right down Misery Street
Greetings now from Shitsville, North West Three
Why do we stay here, God only knows - it's not the scenery
Greetings now from Shitsville, North West Three
Greetings now from Shitsville, London
My vacuum cleaner's blowing out instead of sucking in
I drink myself to coma so that sleep escapes the din
And start this shit all over again...
To tackle in the same old way
The ducking and diving of bills that arrive
In their seemingly hundreds to pay, so
Greetings now from Shitsville, North West Three
Why do we stay here, God only knows - it's not the scenery
Greetings now from Shitsville, North West Three
Greetings now from Shitsville, London
Greetings now from Shitsville, London
Greetings now from Shitsville, London
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How can no-one have commented on this yet? So, for any non-Brits out there, if your image of Britain is taken entirely from films like 'Bridget Jones' Diary', 'Love Actually' et al, this is a much more realistic depiction. And only Ginger could write a line like 'I stick out like elephant ears on misery street'...
^ completely true! This song is a perfect depiction of the not-so romantic side of life in merry old England- specifically London, that you won't see in films starring Hugh Grant. Great stuff
i don't think there are really any hidden meanings with this song. ginger says it all pretty concisely!
Probs about bein on the dole in london.
Yep, just about Ginger's reflections on London. Apparently the idea for the song came to him when he saw a cockroach in his flat, and he reckoned it did a little dance...Ginger is a legend!