Ray Davies - Demolition lyrics

(Sung by Flash and his Cronies in their Den) I spy with my little eye Anything here that I can buy I see a little thatched cottage Looking so neat With compulsory purchase we can buy it up cheap Then we'll pull up the floor boards Knock down the walls Rock the foundations Until the house falls Like a pack of cards Crashing to the ground Then we'll build a row Of identical boxes And sell them all off at treble the profits Demolition The deeds are in my pocket I've got a contract in my hand An opportunity for luxury living I'll arrange the mortgage To be repaid a hundred percent I can't wait around so make your decision We'll buy up all the cottages And every house and every street Until we've got everything we need Every town in the vicinity Every farm and village green We're gonna buy up everything Then it's Demolition Demolition. Demolition Two up, two down It hasn't got a garden But it's got a lovely patio Stainless steel kitchen sink Gas fired central heating Whaaa -- specifically designed for modern-day living Nothing's permanent and nothing lasts We've sold all the houses so put 'em up fast We're gonna buy up this town And pull it all down How I love to hear the demolition sound Of concrete crashing to the ground Demolition It's time to make some money It's time to get rich quick It's the wonderful world of capitalism I've got to make a profit I've got to satisfy my greed It's my faith and my religion Demolition. Demolition. Demolition And we'll buy up the towns And we'll knock 'em all down Build a brand new world of our own (repeat)