The Magnificent Seven Lyrics

[Verse 2]
Workin' for a rise, better my station
Take my baby to Sophistication

She's seen the ads, she thinks it's nice
Better work hard, I seen the price
Never mind that, it's time for the bus
We got to work, and you're one of us
Clocks go slow in a place of work
Minutes drag and the hours jerk
Yeah, wave bye-bye
"When can I tell 'em wot I do?
In a second, maaan, a'right Chuck!"

Wave bub-bub-bub-bye to the boss
It's our profit, it's his loss

But anyway, the lunch bell ring
Take one hour, and do your... thang!

Cheeseboiger!

What do we have for entertainment?
Cops kickin' gypsies on the pavement

Now the news, a'snap to attention
The lunar landing of the dentist convention
Italian mobster shoots a lobster
Seafood restaurant gets outta hand
A car in the fridge, a fridge in the car?
Like cowboys do, in TV land
[Chorus]
You lot! What?
Don't stop, give it all you got
You lot! What?
Don't stop, oh!
You lot! What?
Don't stop, give it all you got, yeah
You lot! What?
Don't stop


[Verse 3]
So get back to work and sweat some more
The sun will sink and we'll get out the door
It's no good for man to work in cages
Hits the town, he drinks his wages

You're frettin', you're sweatin'
But did you notice you ain't gettin'?
You're frettin', you're sweatin'
But did you notice not gettin' anywhere?
Don't you ever stop a'long enough to start?
Take your car outta that gear
Don't you ever stop long enough to start?
Get your car outta that gear

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Came to the checkout at the 7-11
Marx was skint, but he had sense
Engels lent him the necessary pence

What have we got? Yeah
A'what have we got? Yeah-o
What have we got? Magnificence (I say)
What have we got?

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From The Clash’s Sandinista! album, this rap follows the day of a minimum wage supermarket employee. Chronicling a day under the capitalist grind, it’s musically influenced by the burgeoning hip hop scene in New York City.

The title is derived from the 1960 American Western by John Sturges

The “seven” being a play on both the film, and the seven hours of work in the typical minimum wage 8 hour work day (minus one hour for lunch).

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