Play to Win

by The Clash

From the album: Cut the Crap

Track 9 of 12 on Cut the Crap (1985).

Duration: 3:07

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Lyrics for Play to Win

Rasta: "Hey whotcha! [...] piranah!" Strummer: "Yup, and the piranah got it." Rasta: "Yeah well, if it's a hooligan you want?" Strummer: "We British will tear upon the street!" Rasta: "[...] gun you down!" Strummer: "Well, I don't see you living in Germany!" Rasta: "Yankee stupefying scheme." Strummer: "Now, I couldn't tell [...]" Rasta: "[...]." I long for the prairie Or the wild frontier We gotta take it to the space age Graffiti bandit pioneers Rasta: "Whotcha! I thought I'd go call a taxi." Strummer: "Well, what you got is a police car!" Rasta: "Are you gonna [...] cleaning?" Strummer: "I thought you was a burglar!" Rasta: "[...]" Strummer: "I say, I'll say you give her a kiss!" Rasta: "Lord, I can't take the pressure!" Strummer: "Come on, let's go out get smashed!" I long for the prairie Or the wild frontier We gotta take it to the space age Graffiti bandit pioneers I long for the prairie Or the wild frontier We gotta take it to the space age Graffiti bandit pioneers Rasta: "Hey whotcha! What kind of food for the picnic?" Strummer: "Hey, don't you worry about our [...] brains?" Rasta: "[...] obviously, then." Strummer: "Out there everyday is all the same." Rasta: "No, I don't want to turn to plastic." Strummer: "Why don't you turn your plastic into gold?" Rasta: "[...]" Strummer: "Just get your face in a centrefold!" Rasta: "- 2,3,4 - " I long for the prairie Or the wild frontier We gotta take it to the space age Graffiti bandit pioneers I long for the prairie Or the wild frontier We gotta take it to the space age Graffiti bandit pioneers

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  2. Dirty Punk
  3. We are the Clash
  4. Are You Red..Y
  5. Cool under Heat
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  9. Play to Win
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