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Song «What A Waste» von Ian Dury And The Blockheads.
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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1978 04 14 (Single)
Label: Stiff BUY 027
Songwriter Ian Dury & Chaz Jankel & Roderick Martin Melvin
Produktion: Prince Charming
Genre: Alternativerock - Reggaerock, Alternativerock - Poprock
Annotationen
– zur Flipside: Wake Up And Make Love With Me
Personen und Querverweise
Ian Dury And The Blockheads
Ian Dury
Chaz Jankel
Roderick Martin Melvin
Prince Charming
Lyrics
[Verse 1] I could be the driver in an articulated lorry I could be a poet, I wouldn't need to worry I could be the teacher in a classroom full of scholars I could be the sergeant in a squadron full of wallies [Refrain] What a waste! What a waste! What a waste! What a waste! Because I tried to play the fool in a six-piece band First-night nerves every one-night stand I should be glad to be so inclined What a waste! What a waste! But the world don't mind [Verse 2] I could be a lawyer with stratagems and ruses I could be a doctor with poultices and bruises I could be a writer with a growing reputation I could be the ticket-man at Fulham Broadway station [Refrain] [Verse 3] I could be the catalyst that sparks the revolution I could be an inmate in a long-term institution I could lead to wide extremes, I could do or die I could yawn and be withdrawn and watch them gallop by [Refrain] [Refrain variation] Chose to play the fool in a six-piece band First-night nerves every one-night stand I should be glad to be so inclined What a waste! What a waste! But the world don't mind What a waste! What a waste! But the world don't mind [Repeat]