Fish 'n' Chip Paper Lyrics by Elvis Costello
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When Sunday morning dandruff turns out to be confetti
And the cost of living in sin would make a poor man out of Paul Getty
The girl in your dreams would have you up on an under age charge
And the man of the moment is the lifer at large
Chorus:
If you've got something to hide, if you've got something to sell
If you've got somebody's pride she might kiss and tell
Or wind up with a fight fan in the Hammersmith Hotel
You better speak up now if you want your piece
You better speak up now
It won't mean a thing later
Yesterday's news is tomorrow's fish and chip paper

Your girl says she's leaving and this time she really means it
You can just look at the pictures, you don't actually have to read it
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
There's a man in the launderette
and he's looking through your underwear
for clues
And the milkman is working through the News of the Screws

He says...
Chorus
When Sunday morning dandruff turns out to be confetti    And the cost of living in sin would make a poor man out of Paul Getty    The girl in your dreams would have you up on an under age charge    And the man of the moment is the lifer at large    Chorus:    If you've got something to hide, if you've got something to sell    If you've got somebody's pride she might kiss and tell    Or wind up with a fight fan in the Hammersmith Hotel    You better speak up now if you want your piece    You better speak up now    It won't mean a thing later    Yesterday's news is tomorrow's fish and chip paper       Your girl says she's leaving and this time she really means it    You can just look at the pictures, you don't actually have to read it    Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh    There's a man in the launderette    and he's looking through your underwear    for clues    And the milkman is working through the News of the Screws       He says...    Chorus