The Clash - Working For The Clampdown Lyrics

What are we going to do now?
Taking off his turban, they said is this man a Jew?
Cos they're working for the clampdown,
They put up a poster saying we earn more than you!
When we're working for the clampdown,
We will teach our twisted speech
To the young believers,
We will train our blue-eyed men
To be young believers.

The Judge said five to ten-but I say double that again,
I'm not working for the clampdown,
No man born with a living soul,
Can be working for the clampdown,
Kick over the wall, cause governments to fall
How can you refuse it?
Let fury have the hour, anger can be power
D'you know how you can use it?

The voices in your head are calling
Stop wasting your time, there's nothing coming
Only a fool would think, someone could save you
The men at the factory are old and cunning
You don't owe nothing, so boy get runnin'
It's the best years of your life they want to steal

You grow up and you calm down,
You're working for the clampdown
You start wearing the blue and brown,
You're working for the clampdown
So you got someone to boss around
It makes you feel big now
You drift until you brutalize
You made your first kill now

In these days of evil Presidentes
Working for the clampdown
But lately one or two has fully paid their due
For working for the clampdown
But ha! Gitalong! Gitalong!

And I've given away no secrets.
Who's barmy now?