Five get over excited         (1986)     (video)

 

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    Fun, fun, fun ! fun, fun, fun ! fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun.

 

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1.    James Dean posters on their wall, (Five killed in a car-crash)

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    what a sad little end to it all. (Five killed in a car-crash)

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    Last seen having lots of fun, (Five dumped in a river)

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     barefoot and on the run. (Five dumped in a river)

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    I am ‘Mad from Scandinavia’,

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    I want a guy in the London area,

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    he must be crazy and Sagittarius,

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    cause I am Leo and I‘m hilarious.

 

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Which gives me fun, fun, fun ! (Jeremy) Fun, fun, fun ! (Fifi)

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Fun, fun, fun ! (Jeremy) fun, fun, fun.

 

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2.     Last seen drinking daddy‘s own beer, (Five poisoned over dinner)

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    singing Abba‘s “Mamma mia“. (Five poisoned over dinner)

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    Drop dead watching thunderbirds fly, (Five get over excited)

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     poster on their wall says “why“. (Five get over excited)

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    I am Guy from Camden Town,

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    my hair is curly but I gel it down,

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    my clothes are black but my bread is brown,

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    I‘m really in to early Motown.

 

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Which gives me fun, fun, fun ! (Jeremy) Fun, fun, fun ! (Fifi)

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Fun, fun, fun ! (Jeremy) fun, fun, fun.

 

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+   Feigning concern, a conservative pastime

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    makes you feel doubtful right from the start.

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    The expression she pulls is exactly like last time,

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    you‘ve got to conclude she just hasn‘t a heart.

 

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Fun, fun, fun ! (Jeremy) Fun, fun, fun ! (Fifi)

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Fun, fun, fun ! (Jeremy) fun, fun, fun.

 

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (The Housemartins)