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Belsen Was a Gas / Einmal war Belsen Vortrefflich Lyrics by Sex Pistols

The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle

1979

[verse 1]
Belsen was a gas I heard the other day
In the open graves where the jews all lay
Life is fun and I wish you were here
They wrote on postcards to those held dear
Oh dear
[Verse 2]
Sergeant major's on the march
Wash their bodies in the starch
See them all die one by one
Guess it's dead, guess it's glad
[verse 3]
Belsen was a gas I heard the other day
In the open graves where the jews all lay
Life is fun and I wish you were here
They wrote on postcards to those held dear
Oh dear
[Outro]
Be a man
Be a man, Belsen was a gas
Be a man, kill someone
Kill yourself, be a man
Be someone, kill someone
Be a man, kill yourself
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Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

About “Belsen Was a Gas / Einmal war Belsen Vortrefflich” by Sex Pistols

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