Lyrics Luxembourg - Elvis Costello, The Attractions

Luxembourg

Dressed up like a dog’s dinner
Butter wouldn’t melt on your paws
If this is a dog’s life then you’re the cat’s clothes
They hire out your sons and hire out your daughters
The man from abroad says he’s already bought her
And now you look like a lover but you’re only a tourist
You’re either talking or yawning
You didn’t listen to a thing you heard
Don’t start your morning moaning or you might wake up in Luxembourg
You get up, you get over
You’re worried by her body
She’s worrying about her bodily odor
You pull off the pull over
You say that you love her when you really loathe her
Serves you right now she wants you to feed her and clothe her
You’re either talking or yawning
You didn’t listen to a thing you heard
Don’t start your morning moaning or you might wake up in Luxembourg
Well they’re smiling sweetly while they’re looking daggers
Kick you where it really matters
Send all your friends to Coventry
And look for your name in last night’s obituaries
If you’ve got the Deutschmarks
If you’ve got the Yen, then
You get the shirt off her back and the clock off Big Ben
Somebody’s soft touch struck all these bargains
In the drinking clubs with the council men
Making plans to put lead back in their pencils again
You’re either talking or yawning
You didn’t listen to a thing you heard
Don’t start your morning moaning or you might wake up in Luxembourg
Well
Well well well
Well well well
Well well well
Ooh ooh
Well
I feel well in Luxembourg