“Hey Citizen!”
Slumming their way outta the Jacuzzi
Well, I’ve lived in a slum, sugar plum
Hit and run
And it did not amuse me
There they go
Moving around on the radio
Well I’ve been on that show
Reap and sow, feed and grow
And it did not amuse me
Hey Citizen! Hey American!
Hey Russian! Hey Citizen!
Beauty stab
When the good things in life
Have all grown bad
The cat’s out the bag
Smash and grab, burn the flag
And didn’t it fool me throw it out
It’s not worth the paper it’s written on
No ifs and buts
Spending cuts, cheaper smut
They say they could use me
All through summer
There’s no glamour in the slammer
No glamour in the slammer
Until you make a run
All through summer, the splendours
Pretty slender
The splendours pretty slender
Until you make a run
Here they come
Slumming their way out of the Jacuzzi
Well I’ve lived in a slum, sugar plum
Hit and run and it did not amuse me
There they go
Grooving around on the radio
Well I’ve been on that show, reap and sow
Feed and grow, and it didn’t amuse me
Hey villager! Hey Citizen!
Hey Countryman! Hey, now listen!
Hey Chinaman! Hey European!
Hey Russian! Hey American!
Hey Cowboy! Hey Indian!
Hey anyway! Hey, hey, hey Citizen!
About Hey Citizen!
Artist: ABC
Related Songs: By Default By Design
Album: Beauty Stab
Release date: 14 November 1983
Recorded: August–September 1983
Studio: Sarm East (London), Sarm West (London), Townhouse (London), Abbey Road (London)
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock, Synth-pop
Genre: New wavepop rock, sophisti-pophard rocksynth-pop
Length: 42:58
Label: Neutron
Producer: ABC, Gary Langan