Pidgin English Lyrics - Elvis Costello

There's a young girl with her old man who's too sick to mention 

She'll be turning twenty seven as she draws her widow's pension 

But he couldn't catch a common cold he couldn't get arrested 

Too terrified to answer back 

Too tired to have resisted 

Many hands make light work 

Shorthand makes life easy 

When he's out on night work 

Make sure no one sees me 

It all ends up in a slanging match with body talk and bruises 

A change is better than a rest 

Silly beggars can't be choosers 

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One of a thousand pities you can't categorize 

There are ten commandments of love 

When will you realise 

There are ten commandments of love 

I believe, I trust, I promise, I wish love's just a throwaway kiss 

In this pidgin english 

If you're so wise use your lips and your eyes 

Take it to the bridge she sighs 

You go cheep cheep cheep between bulleyes and bluster 

Stiff as your poker face 

Keener than mustard 

From your own back yard to the land of exotica 

From the truth society to neurotic erotica 

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Silence is golden 

Money talks diamonds and ermine 

There's a word in spanish 

Italian and german 

In sign language, morse code, semaphore and gibberish 

Have you forgotten how to say it 

In your pidgin english? 

(chorus) 

Ps I love you