[Verse 1]
Don't start me talking
I could talk all night
My mind goes sleep walking
While I'm putting the world to rights

[Pre-Chorus]
Call careers information
Have you got yourself an occupation?

[Chorus]
Oliver's Army is here to stay
Oliver's Army is on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

[Verse 2]
There was a Checkpoint Charlie
He didn't crack a smile
But it's no laughing party
When you've been on the murder mile

[Pre-Chorus]
All it takes, one itchy trigger
One more widow, one less white n***a
[Chorus]
Oliver's Army is here to stay
Oliver's Army is on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

[Bridge]
Hong Kong is up for grabs
London is full of Arabs
You could be in Palestine
Overrun by a Chinese line
With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne

[Verse 3]
But there's no danger
It's a professional career
Though it could be arranged
With just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear

[Pre-Chorus]
If you're out of luck and out of work
We could send you to Johannesburg

[Chorus]
Oliver's Army is here to stay
Oliver's Army is on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today