Popemobile To Paraguay Lyrics - Fatima Mansions

The postmark read "Asuncion"... 

By the foul Adriatic there can be some dramatic 

variations in the temperature 

so you can't recall which S.S. dress to wear 

but the king of the Papists is a friend of the rapists 

and the upside-down crucifixion squad 

so escape from sure defeat is thus arranged 

A man with your knowledge of electrical goods 

should not be condemned because he's misunderstood 

Trip from Zagreb to Rome, and on to Asuncion 

in the clothes of a bishop, the new beard being your own 

CHORUS: 

You may think we look stupid, but we're paying the rent 

and we won't trade our fortunes for a hippy tent 

We've been all colours of angels with both wings on the right 

and we've supped and we've coupled through our mystic life 

Eternal City, firm and true, no naked crimson lights 

Constant like an anthrax bomb, honest like a knife... 

All of this must never die 

Popemobile to Paraguay 

It's been a while since you said "heil" 

You CIA-bred necrophile 

No Russkies left to rail at, not for now 

but the Slavs in their millions 

with their scrapheaps of children 

must replace your South Americans 

More skulls to keep your Mafia in the Mafia Top Ten 

They'll mass when commanded, they'll hate when they're told 

They'll murder their neighbours for the good of their soul 

They'll punish your enemies if you'll read out their names 

They'll be adorning the bridges from the Don to the Thames--CHORUS 

Cleansing faces of their smiles 

Butchers sheltered and praised 

Meeting pain with fairytales 

Dead bank-balances raised 

All of this must never die 

Popemobile to Paraguay 

You may think we look stupid, but we're behind with the rent 

How much am I bid for this real piece of Jesus' polyester tent? 

Polyester tent which my dad just sent 

and it's lock up the women, burn this book for me, man 

Send sweeties and flowers to Teh-huh-ran 

Lock up the women, burn this book for me, man 

Send sweeties and flowers to my pal in Tehran 

In Eye-ran