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PERFORMING ARTISTS
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COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Colin Newman
Colin Newman
Composer
Graham Lewis
Graham Lewis
Lyrics
Bruce Gilbert
Bruce Gilbert
Composer
Robert Gotobed
Robert Gotobed
Composer
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Mike Thorne
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Denis Blackham
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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Our own correspondent is sorry to tell
Of an uneasy time
That all is not well
[Verse 2]
On the borders there's movement
In the hills there is trouble
Food is short
Crime is double
[Verse 3]
Prices have risen since the government fell
Casualties increase as the enemy shell
The climate's unhealthy
Flies and rats thrive
And sooner or later the end will arrive
[Verse 4]
This is your correspondent
Running out of tape
Gunfire's increasing
Looting
Burning
Rape (Rape, rape, rape, rape)
(Rape, rape, rape, rape)
(Rape, rape, rape, rape)
Rape! (Rape, rape, rape, rape)
(Rape, rape, rape, rape)
(Rape, rape, rape, rape)
(Rape, rape, rape, rape)
(Rape, rape, rape, rape)
Written by: Bruce Gilbert, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Robert Gotobed

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