Give the People What They Want (alt. version taken from acetate) Songtext
von The Kinks

Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Give the people what they want!

Well, it′s been said before, the world is a stage
A different performance with every age
Open the history book to any old page
Bring on the lions and open the cage

Give the people what they want!
You gotta give the people what they want!
The more they get, the more they need
And every time they get harder and harder to please

The Roman promoters really did things right
They needed a show that would clearly excite
The attendance was sparse so they put on a fight
Threw the Christians to the lions, sold out every night


Give the people what they want!
You gotta give the people what they want!
The more they get, the more they need
And every time they get harder and harder to please

Give 'em lots of sex, perversion and rape
Give ′em lots of violence, and plenty to hate
Give the people what they want
Give the people what they want

Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!

When Oswald shot Kennedy, he was insane
But still we watch the re-runs again and again
We all sit glued while the killer takes aim
"Hey Mom, there goes a piece of the president's brain!"


Give the people what they want!
You gotta give the people what they want!
Blow out your brains, and do it right
Make sure it's prime time and on a Saturday night
You gotta give the people what they want
You gotta give the people what they want
Give the people what they want!
Give the people what they want!
Give the people what they want!