The Boomtown Rats — The Elephants Graveyard

Ooh, did you slip the noose when the beast broke loose? The elephants graveyard ain't the place to be And white turns black, dies of heart attack The elephants graveyard needs a change of scene You got the money, but who needs the tension And fear's no cheaper on the old age pension There's just one thing that I forgot to mention What've you got to lose when you know That you're guilty till proven guilty Isn't that the law? Guilty till proven guilty That's what we all saw Ooh, you do the Blue Ridge shuffle with the beach-boy muscle The elephant's graveyard ain't the place to be Waiting all your life for the golf-cart life The elephant's graveyard needs a change of scene You see the judge and then you check the jury She does her hair and calls the lawyer Cutie It's Disneyland under martial law Twitch on the TV, tell me what you saw They were guilty till proven guilty Isn't that the law? Guilty till proven guilty That's what we all saw Justice isn't blind It just looks the other way Not from want of trying I have nothing left to say (Ho) Sky burns white, twnty-four-hour night The elephant's graveyard ain't the place to be But you don't pay dead jurors when you're on the jury The elephant's graveyard needs a change of scene You came here lookin' for the peace and quiet The healthy air and the healthy diet The sea's so calm but the street's a riot Taken years off your life when you've no years left to give Yeah, they're Guilty till proven guilty Isn't that the law? Guilty till proven guilty That's what we all saw That's what we saw That's what we saw That's what we saw Shame shame, shimmy shame Shame shame, shimmy shame Shame shame, shimmy shame Shame shame, shimmy shame Shame shame, shimmy shame Shame shame, shimmy shame Shame shame, shimmy shame Shame shame, shimmy shame Shame shame, shimmy shame Shame shame, shimmy shame