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London Calling

London Calling lyrics by Joe Strummer. London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared and battle come down London calling to the underworld Come out...

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London Calling

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London calling to the faraway towns

Now war is declared and battle come down

London calling to the underworld

Come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls

London calling now don't look to us

Phony beatlemania has bitten the dust

London calling see we ain't got no swing

'Cept for the ring of that truncheon thing

The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in

Meltdown expected and the wheat is growing thin

Engines stop running but I have no fear

London is drowning and I live by the river

London calling to the imitation zone

Forget it, brother, you can go it alone

London calling to the zombies of death

Quit holding out and draw another breath

London calling and I don't wanna shout

But while we were talking I saw you nodding out

London calling see we ain't got no highs

Except for that one with the yellowy eyes

The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in

Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin

A nuclear error but I have no fear

London is drowning and I, I live by the river

Now get this

London calling yes I was there too

An' you know what they said? Well some of it was true

London calling at the top of the dial

And after all this, won't you give me a smile?

I never felt so much a'like, a'like, a'like

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