Listen to Get Up Off Our Knees by The Housemartins

Get Up Off Our Knees

The Housemartins

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The Housemartins - Get Up Off Our Knees

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Housemartins

The Housemartins

Performer

P.d. Heaton

Vocals

Stan Cullimore

Guitar

Norman Cook

Vocals

Hugh Whitaker

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

P.d. Heaton

Songwriter

Paul Heaton

Composer

Stan Cullimore

Songwriter

Ian Peter Cullimore

Ian Peter Cullimore

Composer

Anthony Matthew Key

Anthony Matthew Key

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

John Williams

Producer

Bodger

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Famines will be famines

Banquets will be banquets

Some spend winter in a palace

Some spend it in blankets

A-don't wag your fingers at them

And turn to walk away

A-don't shoot someone tomorrow

That you can shoot today, you can shoot today

Ha, ha, ha, ha

[Verse 2]

Time to end the prayin'

Listen what they're sayin'

[Verse 3]

(Get up off our knees)

You can wag your fingers till your finger's sore

Shake your head till it shakes no more

(Get up off our knees)

You can wag your fingers till your finger's sore

Shake your head till it shakes no more

(Get up off our knees)

No more, oh-ho

Get up off those knees, mmm

[Verse 4]

Paupers will be paupers

Bankers will be bankers

Some own pennies in a jar

Some own oil tankers

What may sound like tomorrow

Could be ours today

There's no more need for sorrow

If we get off our knees to pray, off our knees to pray

Ha, ha, ha, ha

[Verse 5]

Time to end the prayin'

Listen what they're sayin'

[Verse 6]

(Get up off our knees)

You can wag your fingers till your finger's sore

Shake your head till it shakes no more

(Get up off our knees)

You can wag your fingers till your finger's sore

Shake your head till it shakes no more

(Get up off our knees)

No more, whoa-ho

Get up off those knees, mmm

[Verse 7]

Oh, ooh, yeah

Get up off those knees

Pum, pa

[Verse 8]

Countries will be countries

Borders will be borders

Some have lost their folks at war

Some have given orders

A-don't wag your fingers at them

And turn to walk away

A-don't shoot someone tomorrow

That you can shoot today, you can shoot today

Ha, ha, ha, ha

[Verse 9]

Time to end the prayin'

Listen what they're sayin'

[Verse 10]

(Get up off our knees)

You can wag your fingers till your finger's sore

Shake your head till it shakes no more

(Get up off our knees)

You can wag your fingers till your finger's sore

Shake your head till it shakes no more

(Get up off our knees)

No more, whoa-ho

Get up off our knees

Get up off our knees

Get up off our knees

Written by: Anthony Matthew Key, Ian Peter Cullimore, Paul Heaton