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Tank

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Tank Lyrics

I can sign for one, two
Or three or four
Get three weeks off
In a year or more
Save up and get my very own SLR
Cos I can drive my very own tank
Yes, I can!

Can you see the bullet's
High velocity
It can blow a man's arm off
At the count of three
If I get my hands on one of those
I'm something to watch out for
Cos I can drive my very own tank
Yes, I can!

Don't care whereabouts
They send me now
Send picture postcards
To my old mother and father
So when I get home
They'll have someone to be proud of
Cos I can drive my very own tank
Yes, I can!
Yes, I can maim!

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boss Man On Jul 12, 2005

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Cover art for Tank lyrics by Stranglers, The

by tenace

15y ago

I remember seeing the stranglers at Leicester Uni back in the early 80's, when this song came on all hell broke loose! Great days! Ten

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Cover art for Tank lyrics by Stranglers, The

by mca5517a

19y ago

In ENGLAND you have to give your two years to the military, just like Israel. So even artists like to learn how to be a tank corporeal, then when they get out they can paint or make music. but they ll always have that gunners pside. Semper Fi

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by 5clone 16y ago

National service ended years ago

by Bratt 13y ago

What a load of bol**cks! The UK stopped Conscription over 50 years ago!

by patrickcc8 4y ago

@mca5517a I always read this song as a lesson on the futility of joining an army when a country is not at war … ie all testosterone and no principles

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