Fish 'n' Chip Paper Lyrics - Elvis Costello

When Sunday morning dandruff turns out to be confetti 

And the cost of living in sin would make a poor man out of Paul Getty 

The girl in your dreams would have you up on an under age charge 

And the man of the moment is the lifer at large 

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If you've got something to hide, if you've got something to sell 

If you've got somebody's pride she might kiss and tell 

Or wind up with a fight fan in the Hammersmith Hotel 

You better speak up now if you want your piece 

You better speak up now 

It won't mean a thing later 

Yesterday's news is tomorrow's fish and chip paper 

Your girl says she's leaving and this time she really means it 

You can just look at the pictures, you don't actually have to read it 

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh 

There's a man in the launderette 

and he's looking through your underwear 

for clues 

And the milkman is working through the News of the Screws 

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He says... 

Chorus 

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