Here Come The People In Grey
Written by: Ray DaviesPublished by: Davray Music Ltd.
Lyrics:
I got a letter this morning with some serious news that's gone and ruined my day,
The borough surveyor's used compulsory purchase to acquire my domain,
They're gonna pull up the floors, they're gonna knock down the walls,
They're gonna dig up the drains.
Here come the people in grey, they're gonna take me away to Lord knows only where,
But I'm so unprepared, I got no time to pack and I got nothing to wear,
Here come the people in grey,
To take me away.
Me and my baby gonna get on a train that's gonna take us away,
We're gonna live in a tent, we're gonna pay no more rent, we're gonna pay no more rates,
We're gonna live in a field, we're gonna buy me gun to keep the policemen away.
I'm gonna pass me a brand new resolution,
I'm gonna fight me a one man revolution, someway,
Gonna beat those people in grey,
But here come the people in grey,
To take me away.
Here come the people in grey,
To take me away.
People in grey have gone and taken away my right to voice my complaint,
Her Majesty's Government have sent me a form, I must complete it today.
But it's making me blue, don't wanna tell all my secrets to
The people in grey.
Gonna pass me a brand new resolution,
Gonna fight me a one man revolution, someway,
Gonna start my rebellion today.
But here come the people in grey,
To take me away.
Oh, Lord, those people in grey,
I gotta get back at those people in grey,
Here come the people in grey,
To take me away.
This song can be found on the following releases:
stereo mix (3:45), recorded Aug-Sep 1971 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, LondonMuswell Hillbillies | 24 Nov, 1971 | USA | RCA Victor LSP 4644 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Muswell Hillbillies | 26 Nov, 1971 | UK | RCA Victor SF 8243 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Muswell Hillbillies | 23 Jan, 1990 | USA | Rhino R2 70934 | CD |
Muswell Hillbillies | 14 Jul, 1998 | USA | Konk/Velvel 63467-79719-2 | CD |
Muswell Hillbillies | 24 Aug, 2004 | USA | Konk/Koch Records VEL-SC-79801 | SACD (hybrid) |
Picture Book | 8 Dec, 2008 | UK | Universal/Sanctuary 5313049 | Multi CD box set |
Muswell Hillbillies | 21 Jun, 2010 | UK | Konk/Koch/Universal Music 2738367 | CD |
Muswell Hillbillies (Deluxe Edition) | 7 Oct 2013 | UK | Sanctuary Records Group/Universal Music 373 493-3 | 2 CD set |
Muswell Hillbillies (Legacy Edition) | 10 Nov 2014 | USA | Sony/RCA/Legacy 88843093772 | CD/DVD set |
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