Jazz Butcher

Chickentown

Jazz Butcher


Acres of park 
Drunk in the dark 
This is just fantastic it's a British institution 
What a fabulous place what a planning revolution 
It's a small town 
The library is open late the church has a steeple 
Open up the doors let's introduce you to the people 
There's nothing much to talk about 
There's nothing on T.V. 
Civic pride is scarey, civic pride is scaring me 
In a small town 

Where people look surprised because the weather's bad again 
In a small town 

Yeah the paper say there's far too much going on 
So they give the police machineguns 'coz they say they should be strong 
But the police protect the villians 'coz the villians know the law 
I'm going to hole up in my livingroom and lean against the door 
In a small town 

Chickentown manoevures keep the punters on their toes 
In a small town 

The busses don't run after half-past ten 
The bars are full of psychopathic german-shepard men 
I see budgies in the gutter with a wing or two torn off, 
While their owner does the corner supermarket shuffle, 
Coughing up the consequence of smoking 40 grotty fags a day 
Doesn't like 'em, can't afford them, but he does it anyway 
Living in development corporation town 
Where they don't bang you up they just slap you down 
If the banks don't get you, then the back-bars will 
And when it's eaten you up it's gonna be here still 
In a small town 

Where everybody's much the same as everybody else 
In a small town 
You oughtta get out more it would be better for your health 
In a small town 
Empty fertiliser bags at Billing Aquadrome 
In a small town 
Welcome to the muppet ranch you have a lovely home 
In a small town 
Yes you really have a very very very very very lovely home 
In a small town 
What was that they promised you? You'd have a lovely home? 
In a small town 
Welcome to the muppet ranch you have a lovely home