The Clash Cheapskates Lyrics
Yessir!
I have been a washer up
And he has been a scrubber up
And I seen him a-picking up
Dog ends in the rain
And he has never read a book
Though I told him to take a look
He lifted his poolhall cue
For another game
But it ain't no modern miracle
That we found the golden rule
What you can't buy you gotta steal
And what you can't steal you better leave
I don't like to hang about
In this lonely room
'Cause London is for going out
And trying to hear the tune
But people come pouncing up to me
They say: "What are you doing here?
You're supposed to be a star
Not a cheapskate bleeding queer!"
Like a load of rats from a sinking ship
You slag us down to save your hip
But don't give me the benefit of your doubt
'Cause I'll bite it off and spit it out!
We're cheapskates
Anything'll do
We're cheapskates
What are we supposed to do?
And we can rock
Hey hey, let's roll!
And we can walk
And do the stroll
We're cheapskates
Anything'll do
We're cheapskates
What are we supposed to do anyhow?
Wow!
And we can walk
OK, we can roll
OK, we can roll
We can do the stroll
We can [...]
We can [...]
Ohhhh!
Just because we're in a group
You all think we're stinking rich
And we all got model girls
Shedding every stitch
And you think the cocaine's flowing like
A river up our noses
And every sea will part for us
Like the red one did for Moses
Well I hope you make it one day
Just like you always said you would some day
And I'll get out my money and make a bet
That I'll be seeing you down the launderette!
We're cheapskates
Anything'll do
We're cheapskates
What are we supposed to do anyhow?
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