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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer
Guitar
Mick Jones
Mick Jones
Guitar
Norman Watt-Roy
Norman Watt-Roy
Bass Guitar
Topper Headon
Topper Headon
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mick Jones
Mick Jones
Songwriter
Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Clash
The Clash
Producer
Bill Price
Bill Price
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Charlie don't surf and we think he should
Charlie don't surf and we know that it ain't no good
Charlie don't surf for his hamburger mama
Charlie's gonna be a napalm star
[Verse 2]
Everybody wants to rule the world
It must be something we get from birth
One truth is we never learn
Satellites will make space burn
[Verse 3]
We've been told to keep the strangers out
We don't like 'em starting to hang around
We don't like 'em over town
Across the world we're gonna blow 'em down
[Verse 4]
Charlie don't surf and we think he should
Charlie don't surf and we know that it ain't no good
Charlie don't surf for his hamburger mama
Charlie's gonna be a napalm star
[Verse 5]
Reign of the superpowers must be over
So many armies can't free the earth
Soon the rock will roll over
Africa is choking on their Coca-Cola
It's a one-way street in a one-horse town
One-way people startin' to brag around
You can laugh, put 'em down
These one-way people gonna mow us down 'cause
[Verse 6]
Charlie don't surf and we think he should
Charlie don't surf and we know that it ain't no good
Charlie don't surf for his hamburger mama
Charlie's gonna be a napalm star
[Verse 7]
Charlie don't surf, he'll never learn
Charlie don't surf though he's got a gun
Charlie don't surf, we think that he should
Charlie don't surf (We really think that he should)
Charlie don't surf
Charlie don't surf
[Verse 8]
Charlie don't surf and we think he should
Charlie don't surf and we know that it ain't no good
Charlie don't surf for his hamburger mama
Charlie don't surf
Charlie don't surf and we think he should
Charlie don't surf and we know that it ain't no good
Charlie don't surf for his hamburger mama
Charlie don't surf
Written by: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon

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