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Punk-Lyrics.Pdf “God Save the Queen” British National Anthem Don't be told what you want Don't be told what you need God Save the Queen There's no future God save our gracious Queen, No future Long live our noble Queen, No future for you God save the Queen; Send her victorious, God save the queen Happy and glorious, We mean it man Long to reign over us, We love our queen God save the Queen. God saves Oh Lord our God arise, Scatter our enemies, God save the queen And make them fall 'Cause tourists are money Confound their politics And our figurehead Frustrate their knavish tricks, Is not what she seems On Thee our hopes we fix Oh save us all. Oh God save history Thy choicest gifts in store God save your mad parade On her be pleased to pour; Oh Lord God have mercy Long may she reign; All crimes are paid May she defend our laws And ever give us cause Oh when there's no future To sing with heart and voice How can there be sin God save the Queen. We're the flowers Our loved Dominion bless In the dustbin With peace and happiness We're the poison From shore to shore; In your human machine And let our Empire be We're the future United, loyal, free, Your future True to herself and Thee For ever more. God save the queen We mean it man We love our queen “God Save the Queen” (1977) God saves The Sex Pistols God save the queen We mean it man God save the queen There's no future The fascist regime In England's dreaming God save the queen They made you a moron A potential H bomb No future No future God save the queen No future for you She's not a human being (repeat) and There's no future And England's dreaming “Anarchy in the UK” (1977) “London Calling” The Sex Pistols The Clash (1979) Right now ha, ha, ha, ha, ha London calling to the faraway towns I am an anti-Christ Now war is declared and battle come down I am an anarchist London calling to the underworld Don't know what I want Come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls But I know how to get it London calling, now don't look to us I want to destroy the passerby Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust London calling, see we ain't got no swing 'Cause I want to be anarchy Except for the ring of that truncheon thing No dogs body The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in Anarchy for the U.K. Meltdown expected, the wheat is growin' thin It's coming sometime and maybe Engines stop running, but I have no fear I give a wrong time, stop a traffic line 'Cause London is drowning, and I, I live by the river Your future dream has sure been seen through London calling to the imitation zone Forget it, brother, you can go it alone 'Cause I want to be anarchy London calling to the zombies of death In the city Quit holding out and draw another breath London calling and I don't want to shout How many ways to get what you want But when we were talking I saw you nodding out I use the best, I use the rest London calling, see we ain't got no high I use the N.M.E. Except for that one with the yellowy eye I use anarchy The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in 'Cause I want to be anarchy Engines stop running, the wheat is growin' thin Its the only way to be A nuclear era, but I have no fear 'Cause London is drowning, and I, I live by the river Is this the MPLA Or is this the UDA The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in Or is this the IRA Engines stop running, the wheat is growin' thin I thought it was the U.K. A nuclear era, but I have no fear Or just another country 'Cause London is drowning, and I, I live by the river Another council tenancy Now get this I want to be anarchy And I want to be anarchy London calling, yes, I was there, too (Oh what a name) And you know what they said? Well, some of it was true! And I want to be an anarchist London calling at the top of the dial (I get pissed, destroy!) And after all this, won't you give me a smile? I never felt so much alike alike alike “Straight to Hell” (1977) Where pro-caine proves the purest rock man The Clash groove And rat poison If you can play on the fiddle The volatile Molotov says How's about a British jig and reel? Speaking King's English in quotation Straight to hell As railhead towns feel the steel mills rust Water froze Can you really cough it up loud and strong? In the generation The immigrants, they wanna sing all night Clear as winter ice long This is your paradise It could be anywhere Most likely could be any frontier any There ain't no need for ya hemisphere There ain't no need for ya In no-man's-land Go straight to hell, boys, go straight to hell, There ain't no asylum here boys King Solomon he never lived 'round here Wanna join in a chorus Straight to hell, boys Of the Amerasian blues? Go straight to hell, boys When it's Christmas out in Ho Chi Minh Go straight to hell, boys City Go straight to hell, boys Kiddie say papa papa papa papa pappa-san, Oh, papa-san, please take me home take me home See me got Photo photo photograph of you and mamma mamma mamma-san Of you and mamma mamma mamma-san Let me tell you 'bout your blood, bamboo kid It ain't Coca-Cola, it's rice Straight to hell Go straight to hell boys Go straight to hell Go straight to hell boys Oh Papa-san Please take me home Oh Papa-san Everybody, they wanna go home So Mamma-san says You want to play mind-crazed banjo On the druggy-drag ragtime U.S.A.? In Parkland International Ha, junkie-dom U.S.A “Rebel Girl” Bikini Kill That girl thinks she's the queen of the neighborhood She's got the hottest trike in town That girl, she holds her head up so high I think I wanna be her best friend, yeah Rebel girl, rebel girl Rebel girl you are the queen of my world Rebel girl, rebel girl I think I wanna take you home I wanna try on your clothes, uh When she talks, I hear the revolution In her hips, there's revolution When she walks, the revolution's coming In her kiss, I taste the revolution Rebel girl, rebel girl Rebel girl you are the queen of my world Rebel girl, rebel girl I know I wanna take you home I wanna try on your clothes, uh That girl thinks she's the queen of the neighborhood I got news for you, she is! They say she's a dyke, but I know She is my best friend, yeah Rebel girl, rebel girl Rebel girl you are the queen of my world Rebel girl, rebel girl I know I wanna take you home I wanna try on your clothes Love you like a sister always Soul sister, rebel girl Come and be my best friend Will you, rebel girl? I really like you I really wanna be your best friend Be my rebel girl .
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