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Chewing Gum
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
D.P.A. MAC MANUS
D.P.A. MAC MANUS
Vocals
Roger Lewis
Roger Lewis
Baritone Saxophone
Willie Green
Willie Green
Drums
Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot
Guitar
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Horn
Kirk Joseph
Kirk Joseph
Horn
Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench
Keyboards
Michael Blair
Michael Blair
Percussion
Kevin Harris
Kevin Harris
Tenor Saxophone
Efrem P. Towns
Efrem P. Towns
Trumpet
Gregory Davis
Gregory Davis
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
D.P.A. MAC MANUS
D.P.A. MAC MANUS
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Producer
Mike Ross
Mike Ross
Assistant Engineer
Dave Farrell
Dave Farrell
Assistant Engineer
John Grimes
John Grimes
Assistant Engineer
Lance Phillips
Lance Phillips
Assistant Engineer
Stacey Baird
Stacey Baird
Assistant Engineer
Kevin Killen
Kevin Killen
Mixing Engineer
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Producer

Lyrics

With their cardboard hands by their sides Here's a naked man and lady And they're yours to cut out and keep So you can dress them up, maybe And they don't know just who they are Or who they're supposed to be You can make them happy or sad Or assume their identity So here they are in the departure lounge It's the 'Gateway to the East' She is just another mail-order bride She doesn't know he's a kinky beast Now he gives her a picture of Maradona and child She wants to roll and rock As he spills his beer over her Bumps and he grinds, as he repeats, "Bang-Cock" There must be something that is better than this It starts with a slap and ends with a kiss Begins with you bawling and it ends up in tears Oh, my little one, take that chewing gum out of your ears She might as well be in the jungle She might as well be on the moon He's away on a business trip in Dusseldorf But she's becoming immune To the lack of glamor and danger In a West-German city today The nearest she comes to the 'Dynasty' like he promised her Is a Chinese take-away Ah, there must be something that is better than this It starts with a slap and ends up with a kiss Begins with you bawling and it ends up in tears Oh, my little one, take that chewing gum out of your ears Though he only taught her three little words It doesn't matter if they're dirty or clean He can only control what they look like He can never possess what they mean So he wants to whisper in her ear All the shrinking nothingness Something always comes between them I wonder if you can guess There must be something that is better than this It starts with a slap and ends up with a kiss Begins with you bawling and it ends up in tears Oh, my little one, take that chewing gum out of your ears
Writer(s): Elvis Costello Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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