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Graham Greene

John Cale
2017-06-272:37 minSynced lyrics

"Graham Greene" is a song by John Cale, released in 2017 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:37 long and contains 33 lines and 204 words.

Lyrics

0:08You're having tea with Graham Greene
0:12In a colored costume of your choice
0:16And you'll be held in high esteem
0:20If you're seen in between
0:25Stiffly holding umbrellas
0:28Catching the fellows making the toast
0:32To the civil servant Carruthers
0:36Making the others worser than most
0:40You're making small talk now with the Queen
0:44And the elegant ladies in waiting
0:48You're very nervous they can all tell
0:52Pretty well they can tell
0:56So save yourselves for the hounds of hell
1:00They can have you all to themselves
1:04Since the fashion now is to give away
1:08All the things you love so well
1:12Welcome back to Chipping and Sodbury
1:16You can have another chance
1:21It must all seem like second nature
1:25Chopping down the people where they stand
1:41According to the latest score
1:44Mr Enoch Powell is a falling star
1:48So in future please bear in mind
1:52Don't see clear don't see far
1:56When the average social director
2:00Mistook a passenger for the conductor
2:04So shocking see the old Church of E
2:08Looking down on you and me
2:12Welcome back to Chipping and Sodbury
2:17You can have another chance
2:21It must all seem like second nature
2:25Chopping down the people where they stand
2:37Ah ah ah
You're having tea with Graham Greene
In a colored costume of your choice
And you'll be held in high esteem
If you're seen in between
Stiffly holding umbrellas
Catching the fellows making the toast
To the civil servant Carruthers
Making the others worser than most
You're making small talk now with the Queen
And the elegant ladies in waiting
You're very nervous they can all tell
Pretty well they can tell
So save yourselves for the hounds of hell
They can have you all to themselves
Since the fashion now is to give away
All the things you love so well
Welcome back to Chipping and Sodbury
You can have another chance
It must all seem like second nature
Chopping down the people where they stand
According to the latest score
Mr  Enoch Powell is a falling star
So in future please bear in mind
Don't see clear don't see far
When the average social director
Mistook a passenger for the conductor
So shocking see the old Church of E
Looking down on you and me
Welcome back to Chipping and Sodbury
You can have another chance
It must all seem like second nature
Chopping down the people where they stand
Ah ah ah

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