Gamma Ray Lyrics - Singles - Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros

It's nine o'clock in the Chinese Take-Away 

And I blame the effects on the Gamma Ray, the Gamma Ray 

Well, losing out on Mah Jong 

I set my watch to Hong Kong 

I blame it all on the Gamma Ray 

I hear the Triad has crossed the Tong 

In Indianapolis, home of the Gamma Ray 

The deadly Gamma Ray, the deadly Gamma Ray 

And there ain't no guest list tonight at the Memorial Hall 

Cher got in 'cos she's so thin 

And even Evil Knievel tried to wheedle 

No, the deadly Gamma Ray, the Gamma Ray 

I blame it all on the Gamma Ray 

Know why, you know why? The Gamma Ray 

I hear there's entry only to those with green hair 

In the next World's Fair because of the Gamma Ray 

Yeah, I hear there's panic buying of shampoo 

And those little pots of goo 

You know why, you know why 

All because of the Gamma Ray 

When Alan McGhee went to Dundee 

He caused all the rock groups to flee 

Yeah, I read it in the N.M.E. 

It was the Gamma Ray 

The Chief Brigadier's head began to swell 

Firing off depleted uranium shells 

He bombarded everything pretty well 

Except for the Gamma Ray 

Blow it all away 

And then the Gamma Ray seemed to say 

If you carry twelve margaritas on a tray 

You cannot be touched in anyway 

By the benign, yet malevolent 

Mark two chrome, Gamma, Gamma, Gamma 

Gamma, Gamma, Gamma, Gamma Ray 

Gamma, Gamma, Gamma, Gamma 

Mama, mama, mama, mama, mama ray 

So, let's go back to Indianapolis, oh, Indianapolis 

Yeah, Indianapolis, Indianapolis 

Let's go back to Indianapolis 

Because it's the home of the Gamma Ray 

Sure, I'm gettin' on a train right now 

I'm outta here