Madness Lyrics

Album: Mad Not Mad

Burning The Boats Lyrics

The government have announced

That London Bridge is to be closed

Under the full moon of May the third 

All the light houses and seaside roads

No I never heard I never read in the news

Come on tell me, who's this for ?

Lighting the questions and 

Burning the boats one by one

Burning the boats one by one by

Tap, tap, tap, birds that sing,

Telephone calls that do not ring,

One, two, three, what's the time ?

Who's that hanging off my line ?

I know that nothing lasts for ever 

And I'm just waiting for the sun to set

Blowing dust from my loud hailer, on the roof.

Come on tell me, who's this for ?

Lighting the questions and 

Burning the boats one by one

Burning the boats one by one

Burning the boats one by one by

The ministry of co-operation

Are washed and hanging on the line

There's a million burning questions

To set the Thames alight

Now I've joined an exclusive club

Just by being more than poor

I saw the deputy chairman, on the floor.

Come on tell me, who's this for ?

Lighting the questions and 

Burning the boats one by one

Burning the boats one by one

Burning the boats one by one by

Burning the boats one by one

Burning the boats.