Sandpaper Blues Lyrics - Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros

It's gonna boom Mariachi 

This really fine piece of madera 

And this will be the counter 

Of the Pueblo Tabacalera 

Shape, it up, shape it up, shape it up, shape it up 

All around the world 

Oh, this keel could save a life 

When the storms hit the Pacific 

To make it really true 

You really gotta be specific 

Shape it up, shape it up, shape it up, shape it up 

Shape it up, shape it up, shape it up, shape it up 

All around the world 

Keep the lantern bright 

Keep food upon the table 

If you shape it well tonight 

As well as you are able 

Keep the lantern bright 

Keep food upon the table 

If you shape it well tonight 

As well as you are able 

All around the world 

From the Yukon comes a cowboy 

De La Foret en La Montaigne 

Puts a grease gun to his elbow, saying 

"Never go against the grain, never go against that grain" 

Shoot the dog, shoot the dog 

Oh, keep the lantern bright 

Keep food upon the table 

If you shape it well tonight 

As well as you are able 

Keep the lantern bright 

Keep food upon the table 

If you shape it well tonight 

As well as you are able 

Shape it up, shape it up, shape it up, shape it up 

Shape it up, shape it up, shape it up, shape it up 

All around the world 

All around the world 

Keep the lantern bright 

Keep food upon the table 

If you shape it well tonight 

As well as you are able 

Keep the lantern bright 

Keep food upon the table 

If you shape it well tonight 

As well as you are able 

All around the world