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I’m So Bored With the U.S.A.

This version of I’M So Bored With The U.s.a. was released by The Clash in 1977.

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Yankee soldier
He wanna shoot some skag
He met it in Cambodia
But now he can’t afford a bag

Yankee dollar talk
To the dictators of the world
In fact it’s giving orders
An’ they can’t afford to miss a word

I’m so bored with the U…S…A…
But what can I do?

Yankee detectives
Are always on the TV
‘Cos killers in America
Work seven days a week

Never mind the stars and stripes
Let’s print the Watergate Tapes
I’ll salute the New Wave
And I hope nobody escapes

I’m so bored with the U…S…A…
But what can I do?

Move up Starsky
For the C.I.A.
Suck on Kojak
For the USA

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When you decide to study the lyrics to I’M So Bored With The U.s.a., you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1977 song by The Clash. Some of the lyrics to I’M So Bored With The U.s.a. have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only The Clash and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

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