The Prisoner Lyrics

The Prisoner lyrics

(strummer/jones)

 

 The prisoner meets the muppet hi-fi

 North of watford junction

 We get in but we don't have fun

 An' we leave before the truncheons

 So it's back to watch the day to day

 Saga of working people

 Hanging out the washing and clipping coupons

 And generally being decent

 

 Johnny too bad meets johnny be good

 In the charing cross road

 That's the only thing that happened today

 Says the west end jungle code

 And all the germans and all the french

 Jam themselves down the tube

 And re-enact the second world war

 While the rude boys get rude!

 

 And i look to my left

 And i look to my right

 And i'm looking for a man

 I'm looking for a sign

 I don't wanna be the prisoner

 

 The prisoner lives in camden town

 Selling revolution

 The prisoner loads his tracking arm up

 With self-disillusion

 Your mother does the washing up

 Your old man digs the garden

 You're only free to dodge the cops

 An' bunk the train to stardom