Page type: lyric reference
Artist: PIL
Canonical path: /pil/the-body
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Body
Read The Body lyrics by PIL on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Body
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When you run about
Without precautions
You'll get diseased
And need abortions
And up till now
No vaccination
Can give you back your reputation
We want
We want your body
We want
We want your body
We want
We want your body (repeat)
Cathy go home
Without your daughter
In a welfare state
She'll be well looked after
And it's easy now
This other person
Is off your back not a burden
We want
We want your body
We want
We want your body
We want
We want your body (repeat)
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