Chumbawamba

Eat, sleep and crap, for to prey on your needs
Down a dark street, in backwater Leeds
I seen yer comin', come in lads
You seen the ads? Too bad, bad, bad

What you get is what you see
It's a trickledown theory and it's coming to me
Life's a whip-round and I've got the whip
It's a sinking ship, drip, drip, drip

Drip, drip, drip goes the water
Drip, drip, drip goes the water
Drip, drip, drip goes the water
Drip, drip, drip goes the water

Take me in
Throw me out
Put me up
Let me down

Dark satanic, run of the mill
Sing us a song and I'll send you the bill
My nicotine grip, my smokin' gun
It's how I get my fun, better run, run, run

Your olfactory nerves, all up the spout
You can't smell a rat when your nose is out
Rent to kill by any other name
Kiss an old flame, shame, shame, shame

Drip, drip, drip goes the water
Drip, drip, drip goes the water
Drip, drip, drip goes the water
Drip, drip, drip goes the water

Take me in
Throw me out
Put me up
Let me down

Drip, drip, drip
Drip, drip, drip
Drip, drip, drip
Drip, drip, drip

Drip, drip, drip, take me in
Drip, drip, drip, throw me out
Drip, drip, drip, put me up
Drip, drip, drip, let me down

Drip, drip, drip, take me in
Drip, drip, drip, throw me out
Drip, drip, drip, put me up
Drip, drip, drip, let me down

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.

Chumbawamba popular songs

Drip Drip Drip (album version)Chumbawamba

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