Don't start that talking   I could talk all night   My mind goes sleep walking   While I'm putting the world to right   Call careers information   Have you got yourself an occupation ?   Oliver's Army is here to stay   Oliver's Army are on their way   And I would rather be anywhere else   Than here today   There was a Checkpoint Charlie   He didn't crack a smile   But it's no laughing party   When you've been on the murder mile   Only takes one itchy trigger   One more widow one less white nigger   Oliver's Army is here to stay   Oliver's Army are on their way   And I would rather be anywhere else   than here today   Hong Kong is up for grabs   London is full of Arabs   We could be in Palestine   Overrun by the Chinese lion   With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne   But there's no danger   It's a professional career   Though it could be arranged   With just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear   If you're out of luck or out of work   We could send you to Johannesburg   Oliver's Army is here to stay   Oliver's Army are on their way   And I would rather be anywhere else   Than here today   And I would rather be anywhere else   Than here today   And I would rather be anywhere else   Than here today