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Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
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Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
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Lyrics

Sheep to the slaughter
Oh, this must be love
All your sons and daughters in a strangle hold with a kid glove
Eyes like saucers; oh, you think she's a dish
She is the blue chip that belongs to the big fish
Big sister will be watching over you
Sister see, sister do
She's got a safe bet
She's got you playing Russian Roulette
Sport of kings, the old queen's heart
The prince of darkness stole some tart
It's in the papers, it's in the charts
It's in the stop press before it all starts
With a hammer and a slap and tickle in inquisitive garments
With all the style and finesse of the purchase of armaments
Compassion went out of fashion, that's all your concerned with
Sweat it out for thirty seconds on all the prudeness
Big sister will be watching over you
Sister see, sister do
She's got a safe bet, she's got you playing Russian Roulette [x2]
Written by: Elvis Costello
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