Clampdown Lyrics

The song Clampdown is performed by The Clash in the album named Clash on Broadway in the year 2004 .



Jimmy's outside
But you can't take him back in drama of design
They hit him in the back
And see the long arm dropped over the school cuisines
They say I'm now back
Hands facing the crowd as slowly you can click on my

Oh what are we gonna do now?

Taking off his turban they said "Is this man a Jew?"
'Cause working for the clampdown
They put up a poster saying "We earn more than you"
When working for the clampdown

We will teach our twisted speech
To the young believers
We will train our blue-eyed men
To be young believers

The judge said "Five to ten" But I say "Double that again"
I'm not working for the clampdown
No man born with a living soul
Can be working for the clampdown

Kick over the wall 'cause government's to fall
How can you refuse it?
Let fury have the hour anger can be power
Do you know that you can use it?

Voices in your head are calling
Stop wasting your time there's nothing coming
Only a fool would think someone could save you

The men at the factory are all old and cunning
You don't owe nothing boy get runnin'
It's the best years of your life they want to steal

Well you grow up and you calm down
And you're working for the clampdown
You start wearing blue and brown
And working for the clampdown

So you got someone to boss around
It make you feel big now
You drift until you brutalize
You make your first kill now

In these days of evil presidentes
Working for the clampdown
But lately one or two has fully paid their due
For working for the clampdown

Ha get along, get along
Working for the clampdown
Ha get along, get along
Working for the clampdown

Yeah I'm working hard in Harrisburg
Working hard in Petersburg
Working for the clampdown
Working for the clampdown
Ha get along, get along

Begging to be melted down
Get along, get along
Work, work, work, work
And I give away no secrets

Work, work
More work, more work
Work, work
Work, work



The Clash - Clash on Broadway

Jun 2004

  1. Janie Jones (Demo)
  2. Career Opportunities (Demo)
  3. White Riot
  4. 1977
  5. I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
  6. Hate & War
  7. What's My Name
  8. Deny
  9. London's Burning
  10. Protex Blue
  11. Police & Thieves
  12. 48 Hours
  13. Cheat
  14. Garageland
  15. Capital Radio One
  16. Complete Control
  17. Clash City Rockers
  18. City Of The Dead
  19. Jail Guitar Doors
  20. The Prisoner
  21. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
  22. Pressure Drop
  23. 1-2 Crush On You
  24. English Civil War
  25. I Fought The Law (Live)
  26. Safe European Home
  27. Tommy Gun
  28. Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad
  29. Stay Free
  30. One Emotion
  31. Groovy Times
  32. Gates Of The West
  33. Armagideon Time
  34. London Calling
  35. Brand New Cadillac
  36. Rudie Can't Fail
  37. The Guns Of Brixton
  38. Spanish Bombs
  39. Lost In The Supermarket
  40. The Right Profile
  41. The Card Cheat
  42. Death Or Glory
  43. Clampdown
  44. Train In Vain
  45. Bankrobber
  46. Police On My Back
  47. The Magnificent Seven
  48. The Leader
  49. The Call Up
  50. Somebody Got Murdered
  51. Washington Bullets
  52. Broadway
  53. Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice) (Live)
  54. Every Little Bit Hurts
  55. Stop The World
  56. Midnight To Stevens
  57. This Is Radio Clash
  58. Cool Confusion
  59. Red Angel Dragnet
  60. Ghetto Defendant
  61. Rock The Casbah
  62. Should I Stay Or Should I Go
  63. Straight To Hell
  64. The Street Parade

Clampdown