Keeping It From The Troops Lyrics - Live - Sad Café

Last night when the stars were gleaming 

And everybody was peacefully sleeping 

Through the moonlight I could see somebody stealing away 

Followed him down to the casbah 

Where the night's a fever 

And it's no place for a non-believer 

It's Captain Anderson, he's a deceiver yeah 

I'll be keeping it from the troops, just where he's at 

I'll be keeping it to myself, till I hit back 

In the desert where the sands are burning 

I see him smile as he watches them squirming 

With Captain Anderson there'll be no returning 

Now it's another day, another village to plunder 

Down into battle, where it sounds like thunder 

With Captain Anderson there's no going under, yeah 

I'll be keeping it from the troops to stay alive 

And I'll be keeping it to myself, if I should survive 

I saw them giving him money 

I saw them put it in his hand 

And there's one thing that you'd better understand 

Captain Anderson's a killer, 

A traitor in a foreign land 

And those who know will end up buried in the sand 

Another night with the stars for a ceiling 

And all around I hear the wailing and weeping 

How many nights can he go without sleeping? 

Maybe tonight, maybe before daybreak 

He'll fall asleep and I'll make sure he never wakes 

I've got to do it 

Got to do it, for God's sake, yeah 

I'll be keeping it from the troops until the break of day 

And I'll be keeping to myself till I'm far away