King Of Thieves

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics I had forgotten all about "The Case Of The Three Pins" They said I must be cracked Until the brown paper parcel landed on my welcome mat Even the pretty secretaries who wouldn't even let me hang my hat All recognize my handwriting And return to sender as a matter of fact If I were you I'd change my name again They don't care what they do to you, believe me This is the coronation of the King of Thieves His occupation is the King of Thieves He can steal more than you can save You can take him on, but you're not that brave I'll tell your fortune in a minute or two I might even tell you what comes next The moguls want a human sacrifice And look at that girl - young, hungry and perplexed They took away the best years of her life Ah, but it's all in good fun And if you kept your nose clean You can laugh now at the caring things they've done If I were you I'd change my name again They don't care what they do to you, believe me This is the coronation of the King of Thieves His occupation is the King of Thieves He can steal more than you can save You can take him on, but you're not that brave I'll write this story down, but you'll never guess the final twist Blow the whistle on the whole design As they find my name on that fatal mailing list I hear the clatter of a typewriter Another rookie eating up the reams I think it's time to put my feet under the desk And place my mark on another man's dreams If I were you I'd change my name again They don't care what they do to you, believe me This is the coronation of the King of Thieves His occupation is the King of Thieves He can steal more than you can save You can take him on, but you're not that brave This is the coronation of the King of Thieves And look at that girl, look at that girl Look at that girl, look at that girl Look at that girl

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello Produced by: Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums This section is incomplete. Discography Albums: Punch The Clock, 1983 Punch The Clock (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994 Punch The Clock (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2003 This section may be incomplete. Singles: This section may be incomplete. Collections: Album Name, Year This section may be incomplete. Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

Chords

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Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: Punch The Clock | lyrics | chords | PTC info page 1
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External links

• Elvis Costello on Rhino Punch The Clock resissue page