Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Joe Jackson
Canonical path: /joe-jackson/cancer
Related lyric paths: 6
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Cancer
Read Cancer lyrics by Joe Jackson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Cancer
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Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer
Don't touch that dial
Don't try to smile
Just take this pill
It's in your file
Don't work hard
Don't play hard
Don't plan for the graveyard
Remember -
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer
Don't work by night
Don't play by day
You'll feel all right
But you will pay
No caffeine
No protein
No booze or
Nicotine
Remember -
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