Who's Gonna Tell Lyrics - Beautiful South

(Heaton/Rotheray) 

Who's gonna tell the orange 

they're actually brown 

Who's gonna mop up for grey 

when they've painted the town 

It's the news that everyone dreads 

that we're no longer painting it red 

that our gag's still funny 

but they've opted for a different clown 

You were great in the sixties 

but we're gonna have to pull you down 

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Nothing like the sound of the shallow 

jumping in at the deep 

Royalty's balloon coming down 

is a memorable shriek 

Nothing quite like the sickening clout 

of the dive into pool drained out 

You excelled as a Queen 

but you'll have to return the crown 

You were great in the sixties 

but we're gonna have to pull you down 

Who's gonna tell the tall 

they're beginning to shrink 

Like who's gonna tell the Swiss 

They're no longer in sync 

We'll have to get the maroon 

in a separate counselling room 

say "it may be your washer 

but you seem to be fading to pink" 

Yesterday's ice cool 

doesn't take long to melt and sink 

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Who's gonna tell the cities 

that are acting like towns 

they're actually just a village 

that the posh surrounds 

The diplomatic answer 

to your 25 stone dancer 

is your act's still great 

but we can't keep changing a pound 

You were Queen in your day 

but you're gonna have to give back the crown 

You were great in the sixties 

but we're gonna have to pull you down