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Verse 1
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In nineteen seventy seven
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I hope I go to heaven
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I been too long on the dole
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And I can't work at all
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Danger stranger
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You better paint your face
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No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones
Verse 2
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In nineteen seventy seven
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Knives in west eleven
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Ain't so lucky to be rich
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Sten guns in Knightsbridge
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Chorus
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Danger stranger
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You better paint your face
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No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones
Verse 3
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In nineteen seventy seven
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You're on the never never
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You think it can't go on forever
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But the papers say it's better
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I don't care
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'Cos I'm not all there
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No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones
Outro
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In nineteen seventy seven,sod the jubilee
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In nineteen seventy eight
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In nineteen seventy nine, stayed in bed
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In nineteen eighty
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In nineteen eighty one,the toilet don't work
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In nineteen eighty two
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In nineteen eighty three,here come the police
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In nineteen eighty four.