Vinyl Nirvana's Men at Work Lyrics
Be Good Johnny - Down Under - It's a Mistake - Overkill - Who Can It Be Now?
Be Good Johnny
Skip de skip, up the road, off to school we go,
Don't you be a bad boy Johnny, don't you slip up,
Or play the fool
Oh no Ma, Oh no Da, I'll be your golden boy,
I will obey every golden rule
Get told by the teacher, not to daydream,
Told by my mother.
Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good...
Be good... Johnny, Be good, Be good.
Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good...
Be good... Johnny, Be good, Be good.
Are you going to play football this year John?
Nu!
Well you must be going to play cricket this year then are you Johnny?"
Nu! Nu! Nu!
Boy you sure are a funny kid Johnny, but I like you!
So tell me what kind of a boy are you John?
I only like dreaming,
All the day long,
And no-one is screaming
Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good...
Be good... Johnny, Be good, Be good.
Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good...
Be good... Johnny, Be good, Be good.
I only like dreaming,
All the day long,
Where no-one is screaming
Be good, Be good, Be good, Be good, etc.
Johnny...
Down Under
Travelling in a fried-out combie,
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie,
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous,
She took me in and gave me breakfast,
And she said...
"Do you come from a land down-under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder,
You better run, you better take cover."
Buying bread from a man in Brussels,
He was six-foot-four and full of muscles,
I said, "Do you speak my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich,
And he said...
"I come from a land down-under,
Where beer does flow and men chunder,
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder,
You better run, you better take cover."
Lying in a den in Bombay,
With a slack jaw and not much to say,
Said to the man "Are you trying to tempt me?"
Because I come from the land of plenty?
And he said...
"Oh!!!!!!! Do you come from a land down-under?"
Where women glow and men plunder,
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder,
You better run, you better take cover."
Repeat Chorus... fade.
It's a Mistake
Jump down the shelters to get away
The boys are cockin' up their guns
Tell us general, is it party time?
If it is can we all come
Don't think that we don't know
Don't think that we're not trying
Don't think we move too slow
It's no use after crying
Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
After the laughter as died away
And all the boys have had their fun
No surface noise now, not much to say
They've got the bad guys on the run
Don't try to say you're sorry
Don't say he drew his gun
They've gone and grabbed old Ronnie
He's not the only one
Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
Tell us commander, what do you think?
'Cos we know that you love all that power
Is it on then, are we on the brink?
We wish you'd all throw in the towel
We'll not fade out too soon
Not in this finest hour
Whistle your favourite tune
We'll send a card and flower
Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
Overkill
I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know will be alright
Perahaps its just my imagination
Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Alone between the sheets
Only brings exasperation
It's time to walk the streets
Smell the desperation
At least there's pretty lights
And though there's little variation
It nullifies the night
From overkill
Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know will be alright
It's just overkill
Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Who Can It Be Now?
Who can it be knocking at my door?
Go away, don't come 'round here no more.
Can't you see that it's late at night?
I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right.
All I wish is to be alone,
Stay away, don't you invade my home.
Best off if you hang outside,
Don't come in, I'll only run and hide.
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be knocking at my door?
Make no sound, tiptoe across the floor.
If he hears, he'll knock all day,
I'll be trapped and here I'll have to stay.
I've done no harm, I keep to myself,
There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health.
I like it here with my childhood friend,
Here they come those feelings again!
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Is it the man come to take me away?
Why do they follow me?
It's not the future that I can see,
It's just my fantasy.
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
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