Big Gun

from The Lord Mayors Show by Slip-on John

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lyrics

This is a story about a man called Cesar
Who came to work at our office
Like the great man he was tasked as a leader of men
But turned out to be something of a novice
(it goes like this)

La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la

Everybody sing

Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na

You came to us all a senior
Telling us things we know so well
You said that you wanna feature
And tell all the brass to go to hell

You said that you wanna clean up
But I don't think you're gonna lose the smell
Of the air every time your phone rings
In case it's bad news you're far too nice to tell

And wanna be feared
But you haven't got the heart to fight
So you're gonna make war
But you're keeping yourself alive

And you've got your big gun
But you wanna run away and hide
So you're gonna make war
But you're keeping yourself alive
Keeping yourself alive

So you dream you're Al Pacino
But you wanna bring your dreams to life
And this place is New York
And you're keeping yourself alive

Well it's about the worst kind
Of professional genocide
And you're gonna make war
But you're keeping yourself alive

So how we doing so far?
The world of our esteemed captain is completely bizarre
It's a bit like a virtual Churchill but with no cigar
Or Michael Schumaker in a three wheeled car
It's a little bit embarrassing really isn't it?
Makes me wanna play a noisy guitar solo in protest like this
Here we go!

So you dream you're Al Pacino
But you wanna bring your dreams to life
And this place is New York
And you're keeping yourself alive

Well it's about the worst kind
Of professional genocide
And you're gonna make war
But you're keeping yourself alive
Keeping yourself alive