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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pink Floyd
Performer
David Gilmour
Guitar
Richard Wright
Vocals
Nick Mason
Drums
Jon Carin
Vocals
Tim Renwick
Vocals
Guy Pratt
Bass
Scott Page
Saxophone
Margret Taylor
Background Vocals
Rachel Fury
Background Vocals
Durga McBroom
Background Vocals
Gary Wallis
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roger Waters
Songwriter
Richard Wright
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Ezrin
Producer
David Gilmour
Producer
Buford Jones
Mixing Engineer
Larry Wallace
Assistant Engineer
Tristan Powell
Assistant Engineer
David Gleeson
Assistant Engineer
Phil Taylor
Engineer
Keith Smith
Assistant Engineer
Dave Hewitt
Recording Engineer
Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Us and them
And, after all, we're only ordinary men
Me and you
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do
[Verse 2]
"Forward!" he cried from the rear and the front rank died
The General sat, and the lines on the map moved from side to side
[Verse 3]
Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who?
Up and down
And in the end it's only round and round and round
[Verse 4]
"Haven't you heard it's a battle of words?" the poster bearer cried
"Listen, son!" said the man with the gun, "There's room for you inside"
[Verse 5]
Down and out
It can't be helped, but there's a lot of it about
With, without
And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?
[Verse 6]
Out of the way!
It's a busy day
I've got things on my mind
For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died
Written by: Roger Waters