Ian Dury

The call up



Let her go, let her go When the look in her eye said, "Cheerio, cheerio" "I don't want you no more" Mosquito, mosquito "Get the hell out of my bed" "torpedo, torpedo "I don't want you no more" If you call up And line up And join up And sign up Go to the call up it's all up with you With regret, with regret When the lady departed Cigarette, cigarette Can I see you once more? Bayonet, bayonet When the trouble had started Tournequet, tournequet Can I see you once more? If you call up And line up And join up And sign up Go to the call up it's all up with you Destitute, destitute Can't defend my intended You regroup, you regroup I don't want you no more I salute, I salute The engagement has ended Parachute, parachute I don't want you no more If you call up And line up And join up And sign up Go to the call up it's all up with you Let her go When the look in her eye said, "Cheerio" I don't want you no more" Mosquito "Get the hell out of my bed" "You know" "I don't want you no more" If you call up And line up And join up And sign up Go to the call up it's all up with you