The Eton Rifles (demo) Songtext
von The Jam

Sup up your beer and collect your fags
There′s a row going on down near Slough
Get out your mats and pray to the west
I'll get out mine and I′ll pray for myself
Thought you were smart when you took them on
But you didn't take a peep in their artillery room
All that rugby puts hairs on your chest
What chance do you got against a tie and a crest

Hello-Hurry - what a nice day for the Eaton Rifels, Eton Rifels
Hello-Hurry - I hope rain stops play for the Eton Rifels, Eton Rifles


Thought you were clever when you light the fuese,
Tore donw the house of commons in your band new shoes
Composed a revolutionary symphony,
Then went to bed with a charming young thing

Hello-Hurry - Cheers then, mate. It's the Eton Rifels, Eton Rifels
Hello-Hurry - an extremist scrape with the Eton Rifels, Eton Rifles

What a catalyst you turned out to be:
Loaded the guns, then you run on home for your tea-
Left me standing like a guilty schoolboy...

What a catalyst you turned out to be:
Loaded the guns, then you run on home for your tea-
Left me standing like a guilty schoolboy...

We came out of it naturally the worst:
Beaten and bloody, and I was sick down my shirt.
We were no match for their untamed wit,
Though some of the lads said they′d be back next week.


Hello-Hurry - It′s the price to pay to the Eton Rifels, Eton Rifles
Hello-Hurry - I'd prefer the plague to the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles