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Artist: John Martyn
Canonical path: /john-martyn/sergeant-sergeant
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Sergeant Sergeant
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Sergeant Sergeant
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Oh sergeant, dear Sergeant
Tell me if you can
Who is this someone else
Is it some kinda other man?
You’re gonna have to tell me
Who’s that man?
Sergeant, sergeant
You’re gonna have to tell me
Who is that man?
Good friend John says he’s gone
And he’s never gonna come back
Says he’s somebody else now
Don’t know who
But he’s on the right track
Sergeant, sergeant
Gonna have to tell me
Tell me who he is
Just a little confused
I love the forces
Très bien the law is
Tell me Sir, come on
My friend Harry
I call him George or Larry as I do
He talked to me the other day
Having trouble with the Mrs
But he’s sure he’s gonna go away
I told him tell her he was somebody else
Tell her he was somebody else
Tell her straight
Told her he was going away
Sergeant, sergeant
The matter is urgent
Sergeant tell me who the poor man is
I'm gonna have to tell you
Sergeant, sergeant
Sergeant, sergeant
Oh sergeant, sergeant
Dear sergeant tucked into bed
My frien Joe with the turned up toe
He was talking to my dear friend Reg
Not giving nothing
But caught them a rucking
The conversation
Never heard a word that was said, I said
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else please please
Tell him I'm somebody else, sergeant, sergeant
Sergeant, sergeant
Confide in me
Confide in me
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I am somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else
Ah sweet sergeant
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else
You Tell him I'm somebody else
Sergeant, sergeant
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else
Tell him I'm somebody else
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