Money & Corruption / I Am Your Man The Kinks

They fill our heads with promises And bamboozle us with facts, Then they put on false sincerity Then they laugh behind our backs. 1st Chorus Money and Corruption Are ruining the land Crooked politicians

Money and Corruption / I Am Your Man The Kinks

Then they laugh behind our backs Money and Corruption Are ruining the land Crooked politicians Betray the working man Pocketing the profits And treating us like sheep And we're tired of hearing promises

Powerman [demo version] Kinks

I know a man he's a powerful man He's got the people in his power In the palm of his hand He started at the bottom and he worked his way up Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top

Powerman Kinks

I know a man he's a powerful man He's got the people in his power In the palm of his hand He started at the bottom and he worked his way up Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top

Money Talks The Kinks

Money can't breathe and money can't see, But when I pull out a fiver people listen to me. Money can't run and money can't walk, But when I write out a cheque I swear to God I hear money talk.

Apeman [demo version] Kinks

in their cages in the zoo man 'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an ape man I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over-population

Apeman Kinks

in their cages in the zoo man 'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an ape man I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over-population

Powerman The Kinks

I know a man, he's a powerful man He's got the people in his power In the palm of his hand.

Get Back in the Line Kinks

Facing the world ain't easy when there isn't anything going Standing at the corner waiting watching time go by Will I go to work today or shall I bide my time 'Cos when I see that union man walking

Dear Margaret The Kinks

to the rich Intending to control All the money money money Is that all you live for You're a model and example Of a greed that will destroy Dear Margaret I beg of you Don't you like Rock 'n'

Artificial Man The Kinks

Black and the Mad Scientist sing: Flash: I can't believe it's happening I just want to stay the way that I am. I don't want to live a lie in an artificial world.

The Moneygoround Kinks

Robert owes half to Grenville Who in turn gave half to Larry Who adored my instrumentals And so he gave half to a foreign publisher She took half the money that was earned in some far distant land

A Long Way from Home Kinks

You've come a long way from the runny-nosed and scruffy kid I knew You had such good ways I can remember the little things that always made you smile They made you happy Now you think you're wiser

Lola Kinks

Lola Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man Oh my Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola Well we drank champagne and danced all night Under

Apeman The Kinks

in their cages in the zoo man 'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an ape man I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over-population

Denmark Street Kinks

Down the way from the Tottenham Court Road Just round the corner from old Soho There's a place where the publishers go If you don't know which way to go Just open your ears and follow your nose

In A Foreign Land The Kinks

It was a matter of fact that when I paid all my tax I held my world in the palm of my hand And all of my debts were causing me to defect To a land of bananas and sand So I ran, yes I ran, yes I ran

Rats Kinks

I was lost just wandering round downtown Many people pushing me around Hate spreads just like infection Those rats jumping on and off my back Fat black rats holding me down I see rats in every direction

Not Far Away The Kinks

Live all your life according to a plan. Live by the rules the best way you can. So the system that fed you and bred you can throw you away, And it's not far away, Not far away. Oh, oh.

Mr. Big Man The Kinks

I remember when you started out, You were the best friend I ever knew. I tried to meet you when you had your success, But you had better things to do.

Surviving The Kinks

Look at us here today Lots of talking with nothing to say And if I seem somewhat afraid I'm surviving, that's all I am I'm surviving to be a better man I'm surviving, that's my plan Just surviving

Corruption Rancid

No God, no truce A fire from the sky rains brimstone from above A whole world implosion got too close to the sun A vein from a power struggle explode into a bloody mess Rupturing the nation's core blushing

King Kong The Kinks

I'm King Kong and I'm ten feet long, Got a big six gun and everybody is scared. I'm King Kong, got a hydrogen bomb, I can blow up your houses so you better beware.

Father Christmas The Kinks

When I was small I believed in Santa Clause Though I knew it was my dad And I would hang up my stocking at Christmas Open my presents and I'd be glad But the last time I played Father Christmas

Do You Remember Walter? Kinks

Walter, remember when the world was young And all the girls knew Walter's name Walter, isn't it a shame the way our little world has changed Do you remember Walter playing cricket in the thunder

Get Back In Line The Kinks

Facing the world ain't easy when there isn't anything going Standing at the corner waiting watching time go by Will I go to work today or shall I bide my time 'Cos when I see that union man walking

Strangers Kinks

Where are you going I don't mind I've killed my world and I've killed my time So where do I go what do I see I see many people coming after me So where are you going to I don't mind If I live too

Education The Kinks

Thank the day when that primitive man Learned to talk with his brothers And live off the land.

Animals In The Zoo The Kinks

You're just an animal in the zoo Sittin' round feeling persecuted and abused You're locked up and I'm on the loose But I can't quite tell who's looking at who 'Cause I'm an animal, too But you're

Move Over The Kinks

Can't you hear what I say, Move over, Move over. Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. Move over, Yeah, yeah, yeah.

(A) Face In The Crowd The Kinks

I've got to stop faking it, I've got to start facing it, I'm going to take my final bow Then I'm going to take my place in the crowd.

It's Alright (Don't Think About It) The Kinks

They want your mind and your body But they don't understand And don't care much about it Gotta work for your country Society's built on concrete and money If this room was to vanish And the toys of man

Too Serious The Kinks

How much more do we need, Money, power and greed, Possessions steal your soul, ooh. Why are we so blind, An arrogant, thoughtless kind, We use our bodies and waste our time, ooh.

CORRUPTION Iggy And The Stooges

from the drip drip drip of the teardrops to the chink chink chink of the cash to the end end end of the friendships to the wack wack wack of the bash corruption corruption corruption rules my soul corruption

Money Alborosie

di sista and di sista rob di sons So what a bomb mi inna this ya Gideon So what a bomb mi inna this ya Gideon Money, money, money, people Is the root of all evil Fyah Babylon Money, money, money, tell

Monica Kinks

Under a lamp light Monica stands at midnight And every guy think he can buy her love But money can't buy sweet lovin' from Monica Morning to moonshine Monica knows every line Don't ever propose

Long Distance The Kinks

together In that hot Australia weather Three days to kill and my per diem's getting low 'Cause I spent all my money calling long distance Calling long distance, such a long way from home Am I

Once A Thief The Kinks

for a man with my history Once a thief Always a suspect Once a liar Never be believed Will they ever forget that I was once a thief?

Sitting By The Riverside Kinks

Just sitting down by the riverside Spreading my arms to the open wide Now I am free and the world's at my feet I can close my eyes Oh Love, keep me warm keep me satisfied Please keep me calm

Things Are Getting Better (Bonus Track) Kinks

Well I worked for a week and I got no pay. (Things getting better.) Well my baby's coming back home to stay (Things getting better.)

Waterloo Sunset Kinks

Dirty old river, must you keep rolling Flowing into the night People so busy, make me feel dizzy Taxi light shines so bright But I don\'t feel afraid As long as I gaze at Waterloo sunset I am

Wicked Annabella Kinks

In a dark and misty house Where no Christian man has been Wicked Annabella mixes a brew That no one's ever seen Relatives have passed her by Too scared to even say hello She's in perpetual midnight

David Watts (Live In New York, 1980) The Kinks

Fafafafafafafafa Fafafafafafafafa I am a dull and simple lad Can not tell water from champagne And I have never met the queen And I wish I could have all that he has got I wish I could be like David Watts

Elevator Man The Kinks

I'm the elevator man, I take people up and down all day, Some get out others stay, Some get off some go all the way.

Lola The Kinks

Lola, lo lo lo Lola Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand Why she walks like a woman and talks like a man Oh my Lola, lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo Lola Well, we drank champagne and danced all night

Full Moon The Kinks

Pay no attention if I crawl across the room. It's just another full moon. Don't be afraid of me when I'm walking in my sleep. Don't get alarmed, dear, when I start to crawl and creep.

I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain Kinks

been driving on Bald Mountain Well I've been driving on Bald Mountain Well I've been driving on Bald Mountain But I've done my time, you know I've done my time Well look here buddy, where'd you get your

20th Century Man The Kinks

Ain't got no ambition, I'm just disillusioned I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna be here.

How Are You The Kinks

I can't be sure Well, anyway, you must have heard about the Troubles that I had, but somehow I got through I always managed to... and by the way How are you? How is your life? How is it going?

Scum Of The Earth The Kinks

Flash: They call me the scum of the earth. They say I'm the scab of the nation. But deep inside I'm only human. Just an ordinary man. With ordinary plans.