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Down at the Gladstone on Saturday night
- Bash me with that truncheon again
Punk rock dancing and the music's alright
- Bash me with that truncheon again
Eleven o'clock and it's time to go
- Bash me with that truncheon again
Po-lice arrive to end the show
- Bash me with that truncheon again
Oh here we go, here we go, clear the car park
Bash me with that truncheon again
Bash me with that truncheon
In nineteen-eighty-one we knew
- Bash me with that truncheon again
The Springbok tour could not go through
- Bash me with that truncheon again
Helmets on, the wooden shields are large
- Bash me with that truncheon again
All lined up against the baton charge
- Bash me with that truncheon again
Oh here we go, here we go, we're with Biko
Bash me with that truncheon again
Bash me with that truncheon
I'm waiting, I'm waiting, bash me with that truncheon
I'm waiting, I'm waiting, A C A B
Here we go, here we go, clear the dance floor
1981 © The Johnnies - 1982-2021
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Keep On Running
02:43
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You run, you run, you run, you're running from the law,
what for, there's more, much more than before
Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running
Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running
The rich, the poor, all running, from the law,
what for, there's more, in store, more than before
Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running
Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running
There's more in store, dividing the rich and poor,
for sure, the law, keeps score, makes poor
Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running
Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running
But don't you underestimate the system
Don't you underestimate the system
Don't you underestimate the system
Don't you underestimate the system
Why, you ask, don't rulers ever see,
the truth, my friends, their guilt that never ends?
Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running
Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running
But don't you underestimate the system
Don't you underestimate the system
Don't you underestimate the system
Don't you underestimate the system
Why, you ask, don't rulers ever see,
the truth, my friends, their guilt that never ends?
Don't you underestimate the system
Don't you underestimate the system blow
Keep On Running © The Johnnies, 1983-2021
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3. |
Getting Old
01:53
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Bushy eyebrows, nasal hair
Creaking bones, mind's unclear
Doesn't matter.. what you do
No one's got the.. time for you
Doesn't matter what you say, no one listens anyway
You're getting old, here too long
Had your turn so move along
Getting old, drunk in hay
Get your carcass out the way
You're getting old
Getting old
Getting old
Getting old
Dry vagina, clogged up ears
Pee is painful, brain's not there
Meet your maker, misty eyes
Covid's got a.. nice surprise
Doesn't matter what you say, no one listens anyway
You're getting old, here too long
Had your turn so move along
Getting old, drunk in hay
Get your carcass out the way
You're getting old
Getting old
Getting old
Getting old
You're getting old, here too long
Had your turn so move along
Getting old, drunk in hay
Get your carcass out the way
You're getting old
Getting old
Getting Old © Plastic Impact 1979
Rewrite: The Johnnies 1983-2021
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4. |
University
04:08
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5. |
Not For You
02:37
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Govt Don't Care
03:35
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8. |
And You
01:29
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9. |
Who Killed Johnny
01:35
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The Johnnies Christchurch, New Zealand
Formed in January 1982, The Johnnies made their original EP that year and played a final gig in Feb-1984 as the live venue clampdown on punk then was frustrating. Reformed Jan-2019, we now play often - with live studio album '1981' out now. Oi oi!
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