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Spanishish Lyrics

Hey
You've lost your passporter
Lost in Barcelona
Nowhere to go now
You're a loner

Hey
You don't speak the lingo
Where are you gonna go?
Got no money
No deniro

I hate Spain there's tapas everywhere
What do you mean you don't speak English?
It's an international language
Oh I'll show you mate, I?ll show you how it's done
I don't have a passport
And I don't know how to get back home
I don't know why I'm here

Take me home (repeated)

I want to get out this country
But no one here looks after me
Never again will I go overseas
Get me out
Get me out
Get me outta here

I hate Spain, no one here speaks English
What you talking about? In Spanish
No way, I want some fish and chips bruv
Oi, what you doing?
Oi oi oi, come on, and what about a pint?

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rs200 On Apr 16, 2007

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by jonwood1

19y ago

Haha! I love this song... but I think

I want to get out this country But no one here looks after me

sounds more like

I can't get out of this country But no one to look after me

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by FauxRomantic

16y ago

I love this song, so funny. I think its about the English ignorance to foreign countries and feeling too tied down to the things were used to at home.

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by elevenoclockticktock

16y ago

Maybe he had a bad experience and he was in a really bad mood when he wrote this. You see, I'm Spanish and I can assure you that most people here have a really crappy knowledge of the English language (or no knowledge at all) But we're usually friendly and warm with tourists (hell, a good percentage of our economy depends on them)

But they'd better not play this song when they come to Madrid supporting Editors.

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