Heathen Town
Elvis Costello & the Attractions
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We used to call it Sin City Now it's gone way past that. Painting the town And then burning it down. And even that's old hat. Now there' a choir of angles And the fall of Rome Singing "Ave Maria" Or "Home Sweet Home" [Chorus:] It's just a heathen town I hear only evil As my tongue is tightened. I used to be god-fearing Now I'm so frightened 'cause the devil will drag you under By the sharp tailfin Of your checkered cab (?) Now I can't sit down, I'm going overboard In this heathen town. Starts as an a flirtation And ends up as an expensive habit. With one eye on her place in debtor's And the other on a girl Dressed as a rabbit. Now you can live forever In your fits and starts The only stake you cannot raise Is the one driven through your heart. [Chorus] The people all said sit down, Sit down you're rocking the boat. The people all said sit down, Sit down you're rocking the boat. Cause the devil will drag you under By the sharp lapels of your checkered coat. Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down, Sit down you're rocking the boat.
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Written by: ELVIS COSTELLO
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