Harrisburg

by Midnight Oil

From the album: Red Sails in the Sunset

Track 10 of 12 on Red Sails in the Sunset (1984).

Duration: 3:50

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Lyrics for Harrisburg

The empire rings The umpire's not laughing The President's resented, The Ambassador's a night club You cannot get it out It's stuff you cannot taste or see It's stuff you cannot smell It's stuff that's twenty times as hot As the hottest stuff in hell Harrisburg, oh Harrisburg The plant is melting down The people out in Harrisburg Are getting out of town And when the stuff gets in You cannot get it out The company said it would not blow The Government said it might Harrisburg, Oh Harrisburg I wonder who was right Who can leave it behind, The curtains are drawn There's something I must say to you You cannot get it out (Moginie/Kevans)

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More from Red Sails in the Sunset

  1. When The Generals Talk
  2. Best Of Both Worlds
  3. Sleep
  4. Minutes To Midnight
  5. Jimmy Sharman's Boxers
  6. Bakerman
  7. Who Can Stand In The Way
  8. Kosciusko
  9. Helps Me Helps You
  10. Harrisburg
  11. Bells And Horns In The Back Of Beyond
  12. Shipyards Of New Zealand