Chumbawamba

Released: September 1, 1997

Songwriter: Chumbawamba

Producer: Neil Ferguson Chumbawamba

Blue-rinse sugar
Wipe-clean couple
Pinched last supper
Counting pretty penny
John Betjeman
Some dead liar
Quiet pink picture
Under heavy manners

This is tearoom England
They'll kick your face in so politely
This is tearoom England
They'll kick your face in oh so nicely

I want more!
No hurry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
Don't worry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
No hurry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
Don't worry (More!)
So sorry (I want)

Bite-size china
Tea or tartar
Lipstick traces
Table set to bless
Sweet charity
Lukewarm whisper
Still-life platter
Under heavy manners

This is tearoom England
They'll kick your face in so politely
This is tearoom England
They'll kick your face in oh so nicely

I want more!
No hurry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
Don't worry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
No hurry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
Don't worry (More!)
So sorry (I want)

No Hurry
So sorry
Don't worry
No Hurry
So sorry
Don't worry

I want more!
No hurry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
Don't worry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
No hurry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
Don't worry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
No hurry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
Don't worry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
No hurry (More!)
So sorry (I want more!)
Don't worry (More!)
(I want more!)

(More! I want more!)
(More! I want more!)
(More! I want more!)

[Outro/Interlude]
(Here's the sum that's caused many an irate housewife to write to her Member of Parliament.)
(Saturday night in Leeds!)
(Saturday night means everything to me.)
(I'd rather take drugs and have sex.)
(I always do two puddings.)
(I tell Irish jokes, I tell Pakistani jokes, I tell Asian jokes -- I'm the most un-racist person you'll ever meet.)
(She's mad-cow stupid!)
(I'm always getting my skirt pulled up, really)
(If a bloke made a pass at you, you would run a mile! After you bumped him)
(Yeah, well there we are, talking about night)
(An ordinary Saturday night -- or one to remember?)

Anarcho-pop band from Leeds.

Originally formed in the early 1980s as Chimp Eats Banana, Chumbawamba first emerged in the anarchopunk scene which was dominated by bands such a pacifist punks Crass. As Chumbawamba increasingly differed from their peers in outlook and tactics, they began to adopt a new musical style which incorporated elements of folk music, indie rock and hip-hop.

After drifting between labels, their change in direction culminated in signing a record deal with major label EMI, a choice which sparked outrage amongst their former comrades, outrage that culminated in a “Fuck Chumbawamba” compilation. By chance, Chumbawamba’s new work with EMI resulted in an internationally best-selling single, “Tubthumping”, and a sudden rise to fame.

more tracks from the album

Tubthumper

From the album

Tubthumper (1997)

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I Want MoreChumbawamba

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Tubthumper