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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Guitar
John Illsley
John Illsley
Bass Guitar
Pick Withers
Pick Withers
Drums
Roy Bittan
Roy Bittan
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Producer
Jeff Hendrickson
Jeff Hendrickson
Assistant Engineer
JON MATHIAS
JON MATHIAS
Assistant Engineer
Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine
Producer
Shelly Yakus
Shelly Yakus
Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
They're not afraid now
A disco bar in Germany
Les boys are glad to be
Upon parade now
[Verse 2]
Les boys got leather straps
Les boys got SS caps
But they got no gun now
Get dressed up, get a little risqué
Got to do a little S&M these days
It's all in fun now
[Verse 3]
Les boys come on again
For the high class whores
And the businessmen
Who drive in their Mercedes Benz
To a disco bar in old München
[Verse 4]
Well, now they get the jokes that the DJ makes
They get so nervous, and they make mistakes
They're bad for business
Some tourist take a photograph (Take a photograph)
Les boys don't get one laugh
He says they're useless
[Verse 5]
Les boys come on again
For the high class whores
And the businessmen
Who drive in their Mercedes Benz
To a disco bar in old München
[Verse 6]
Late at night, when they've gone away
Les boys dreams of Jean Genet
High heel shoes and a black beret
And the posters on the wall that say
[Verse 7]
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys do cabaret
Written by: Mark Knopfler

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