The Elephants Graveyard
Did you slip the noose when the beast broke loose
The elephants graveyard ain't the place to be
And white turns black, dies of heart attack
The elephants graveyard needs the change of scene
You got the money, but who needs the tension
And fear's no cheaper on the old age pension
There's just one thing that I forgot to mention
What've you got to lose when you know
That you're guilty 'till proven guilty
Isn't that the law
Guilty 'till proven guilty
That's what we all saw
You do the blue rinse shuffle with the beach boy muscle
The elephant's graveyard ain't the place to be
Waiting all your life for this golf cart life
The elephant's graveyard needs a change of scene
You see the judge and then you check the jury
She does her hair and calls the lawyer cutie
It's Disneyland under martial law
Twitch on the TV and tell me what you saw
They were guilty 'till proven guilty (isn't that the law)
Guilty 'till proven guilty (as though we all saw)
Justice isn't blind
It just looks the other way
Not from want of trying
I have nothing left to say
The sky burns bright, 24 hour night
The elephant's graveyard ain't the place to be
And you don't pay death duties when your on death duty
You came here looking for the peace and quiet
The healthy air and the healthy diet
The sea's so calm but the street's a riot
Taken years off your life when you've no years left to give
Yeah you're
Guilty 'till proven guilty etc.
Shame shame shimmy shame.
Shame shame shimmy shame.
The elephants graveyard ain't the place to be
And white turns black, dies of heart attack
The elephants graveyard needs the change of scene
You got the money, but who needs the tension
And fear's no cheaper on the old age pension
There's just one thing that I forgot to mention
What've you got to lose when you know
That you're guilty 'till proven guilty
Isn't that the law
Guilty 'till proven guilty
That's what we all saw
You do the blue rinse shuffle with the beach boy muscle
The elephant's graveyard ain't the place to be
Waiting all your life for this golf cart life
The elephant's graveyard needs a change of scene
You see the judge and then you check the jury
She does her hair and calls the lawyer cutie
It's Disneyland under martial law
Twitch on the TV and tell me what you saw
They were guilty 'till proven guilty (isn't that the law)
Guilty 'till proven guilty (as though we all saw)
Justice isn't blind
It just looks the other way
Not from want of trying
I have nothing left to say
The sky burns bright, 24 hour night
The elephant's graveyard ain't the place to be
And you don't pay death duties when your on death duty
You came here looking for the peace and quiet
The healthy air and the healthy diet
The sea's so calm but the street's a riot
Taken years off your life when you've no years left to give
Yeah you're
Guilty 'till proven guilty etc.
Shame shame shimmy shame.
Shame shame shimmy shame.
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Geldof
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- She's So Modern
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- There's No Tomorrow Like Today - Single
- There's No Tomorrow Like Today
- Citizens of Boomtown
- Trash Glam Baby
- Live Rats 2013 at the London Roundhouse
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