Koka Kola

by The Clash

From the album: London Calling

Track 13 of 19 on London Calling (1979).

Duration: 01:47

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Lyrics for Koka Kola

Elevator going up In the gleaming corridor of the 51st floor The money can be made if you really want some more Executive decision, a clinical precision Jumping from the windows filled with indecision I get good advice from the advertising world Treat me nice, party girl Koka adds life where there isn't any So freeze, man, freeze It's the pause that refreshes in the corridors of power When top men need a top up long before the happy hour Your snakeskin suit and your alligator boot You don't need a launderette, you can send them to the vet I get my advice from the advertising world Treat me nice, says the party girl Koka adds life where there isn't any So freeze, man, freeze Koka Kola advertising and cocaine Strolling down the Broadway in the rain Neon light sign says it I read it in the paper, they're crazy Yeah, suit your life, maybe so In the white house, I know All over Berlin, they do it for years And in Manhattan Coming through the door is a snub nose 44 The barrel can't snort, it can spatter on the floor Your eyeballs feel like pinballs And your tongue feels like a fish You're leaping from the windows, saying (aah) "Don't give me none of this" Crooked like, advertising world Treat me nice, says the party girl Koka adds life where there isn't any So freeze, man, freeze Hit the deck

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