Pidgin English Lyrics by Elvis Costello

Pidgin English Lyrics

    There's a young girl with her old man who's too sick to mention
    She'll be turning twenty seven as she draws her widow's pension
    But he couldn't catch a common cold he couldn't get arrested
    Too terrified to answer back
    Too tired to have resisted

    Many hands make light work
    Shorthand makes life easy
    When he's out on night work
    Make sure no one sees me
    It all ends up in a slanging match with body talk and bruises
    A change is better than a rest
    Silly beggars can't be choosers

    One of a thousand pities you can't categorize
    There are ten commandments of love
    When will you realise
    There are ten commandments of love
    I believe, i trust, i promise, i wish love's just a throwaway kiss
    In this pidgin english

    If you're so wise use your lips and your eyes
    Take it to the bridge she sighs

    You go cheep cheep cheep between bulleyes and bluster
    Stiff as your poker face
    Keener than mustard
    From your own back yard to the land of exotica
    From the truth society to neurotic erotica

    Silence is golden
    Money talks diamonds and ermine
    There's a word in spanish
    Italian and german
    In sign language, morse code, semaphore and gibberish
    Have you forgotten how to say it
    In your pidgin english?

    (chorus)

    Ps i love you


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