Clash, The - Washington Bullets Lyrics






Oh! Mama, Mama look there!
Your children are playing in that street again
Don't you know what happened down there?
A youth of fourteen got shot down there
The Kokane guns of Jamdown Town
The killing clowns, the blood money men
Are shooting those Washington bullets again

As every cell in Chile will tell
The cries of the tortured men
Remember Allende, and the days before,
Before the army came
Please remember Victor Jara,
In the Santiago Stadium,
Es verdad - those Washington Bullets again

And in the Bay of Pigs in 1961,
Havana fought the playboy in the Cuban sun,
For Castro is a colour,
Is a redder than red,
Those Washington bullets want Castro dead
For Castro is the colour...
...That will earn you a spray of lead

For the very first time ever,
When they had a revolution in Nicaragua,
There was no interference from America
Human rights in America

Well the people fought the leader,
And up he flew...
With no Washington bullets what else could he do?

'N' if you can find a Afghan rebel
That the Moscow bullets missed
Ask him what he thinks of voting Communist...
...Ask the Dalai Lama in the hills of Tibet,
How many monks did the Chinese get?
In a war-torn swamp stop any mercenary,
'N' check the British bullets in his armoury
Que?
Sandinista!





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  1. t.... ....

    Oh! Mama, Mama look there
    Your children are playing in that street again
    Don't you know what happened down there?
    A youth of fourteen got shot down there
    The Kokane guns of Jamdown town
    The killing clowns, the blood money men
    Are shooting those Washington bullets again

    As every cell in Chile will tell
    The cries of the tortured men
    Remember Allende and the days before
    Before the army came
    Please remember Víctor Jara, in the Santiago stadium
    Es verdad, those Washington bullets again

    And in the Bay of Pigs in 1961
    Havana fought the playboy in the Cuban sun
    For Castro is a color is a redder than red
    Those Washington bullets want Castro dead
    For Castro is the color
    That will earn you a spray of lead

    Sandinista

    For the very first time ever
    When they had a revolution in Nicaragua
    There was no interference from America
    Human rights in America
    The people fought the leader and up he flew
    With no Washington bullets what else could he do?


    Sandinista

    An' if you can find a Afghan rebel
    That the Moscow bullets missed
    Ask him what he thinks of voting communist
    Ask the Dalai Lama in the hills of Tibet
    How many monks did the Chinese get?
    In a war torn swamp stop any mercenary
    An' check the British bullets in his armory

    Sandinista
    ¿Qué?

    Sandinista
    Sandinista

  2. m.... a....

    Oh! Mama, Mama look there!
    Your children are playing in that street again
    Don't you know what happened down there?
    A youth of fourteen got shot down there
    The Kokane guns of Jamdown Town
    The killing clowns, the blood money men
    Are shooting those Washington bullets again

    As every cell in Chile will tell
    The cries of the tortured men
    Remember Allende, and the days before,
    Before the army came
    Please remember Victor Jara,
    In the Santiago Stadium,
    Es verdad - those Washington Bullets again

    And in the Bay of Pigs in 1961,
    Havana fought the playboy in the Cuban sun,
    For Castro is a colour,
    Is a redder than red,
    Those Washington bullets want Castro dead
    For Castro is the colour...
    ...That will earn you a spray of lead

    For the very first time ever,
    When they had a revolution in Nicaragua,
    There was no interference from America
    Human rights in America

    Well the people fought the leader,
    And up he flew...
    With no Washington bullets what else could he do?

    'N' if you can find a Afghan rebel
    That the Moscow bullets missed
    Ask him what he thinks of voting Communist...
    ...Ask the Dalai Lama in the hills of Tibet,
    How many monks did the Chinese get?
    In a war-torn swamp stop any mercenary,
    'N' check the British bullets in his armoury
    Que?
    Sandinista!

  3. V.... D....

    first clash song I memorized in 83 and still can sing it to myself exact to this day

  4. r.... m....

    Yet another coup in Bolivia.

  5. m.... ....

    Hoy Chile pasa su peor momento en democracia y recorde esta cancion: Please remember Victor jara. Es verdad, those washington bullets again.

    Fuerzas desde argentina

  6. d.... t....

    Wow, the marimbas are awesome. A record better than the white album

  7. A.... R....

    Never forget the original 9/11 /1973

  8. N.... ....

    Thank you! VIVA LA REVOLUCION! YANKEES FUCK OFF!

  9. D.... ....

    one of the best political songs ever.

  10. M.... ....

    This was a song that convinced me the clash was bulshit.

    M.... ....

    This was the comment that convinced me that MrPaevo is bullshit.

    M.... ....

    Idiot!!!!!

  11. D.... S....

    Tfw John Bolton wants to declare Nicaragua part of a Trifecta of Evil but forgets that that already describes the perfect threesome between him, Abrams, and Pompeo.

  12. S.... D....

    The greatest indictment on western foreign policy that I’ve ever heard!! Thank god for The Clash, the only band that ever mattered!!!

  13. B.... G....

    THE ONLY BAND THAT MATTERS!!!!

  14. a.... ....

    Solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Venezuela ✊

  15. I.... P....

    Who’s here because Rick Scott wants to invade Venezuela?

    I.... P....

    Thanx friend... We are from Venezuela.. Support Poetry and friendly... La Rebeldía Nunca Morirá... Viva The Clash, Carajo!!!

    I.... P....

    or because Rusia already invade Venezuela?

  16. B.... a....

    Oh! Mama, Mama look there!
    Your children are playing in that street again
    Don't you know what happened down there?
    A youth of fourteen got shot down there
    The Kokane guns of Jamdown Town
    The killing clowns, the blood money men
    Are shooting those Washington bullets again
    As every cell in Chile will tell
    The cries of the tortured men
    Remember Allende, and the days before,
    Before the army came
    Please remember Victor Jara,
    In the Santiago Stadium,
    Es verdad - those Washington Bullets again
    And in the Bay of Pigs in 1961,
    Havana fought the playboy in the Cuban sun,
    For Castro is a color,
    Is a redder than red,
    Those Washington bullets want Castro dead
    For Castro is the color...
    ...That will earn you a spray of lead
    For the very first time ever,
    When they…

    B.... a....

    You missed the most important lyrics:


    'N' if you can find a Afghan rebel
    That the Moscow bullets missed
    Ask him what he thinks of voting Communist...
    ...Ask the Dalai Lama in the hills of Tibet,
    How many monks did the Chinese get?
    In a war-torn swamp stop any mercenary,
    'N' check the British bullets in his armory

  17. I.... D....

    Topper Headon's drumming on this song is excellent all the way through. Many nice fills here and there. The best one is were he does a incredible fast fill at 3.11.

    I.... D....

    He is in my top one drummers..

  18. e.... r....

    Socialism is slavery to the State. Libertad O Muerte!

    e.... r....

    Fuck you! ¡Socialismo o Barbarie!

    e.... r....

    google murray bookchin you schmutz

    e.... r....

    politics sucks

  19. G.... G....

    it never ends does it? greed is the most unseemly of the seven deadly sins...

  20. M.... ....

    They‘re doing it again

  21. D.... ....

    This song makes me cry :(

  22. H.... A....

    Song still relevant today... Venezuela....Syria, Libya, Iraq, Yemen, Ukraine...Etc..Etc... endless

    H.... A....

    Unfortunately, yes. Down with US imperialism!

    H.... A....

    Yugoslavia/Serbia 1999 bombing.

    H.... A....

    lmao Venezuela is fucked because of Rusia and China not the US

  23. m.... ....

    Venezuela ✌🏼

  24. P.... 1....

    the USA is the biggest threat to world peace

    P.... 1....

    dale
    According to them, and the lyrics, all 'superpowers' are

    P.... 1....

    We are, and we DESERVE another 9-11 for our betrayal of those whose ideologies don't pay Trump's bills, America the backstabbing trailer trash

    P.... 1....

    @Alexander VogelAre you sure 9-11 weren't Washington 'bullets'? Think again...

  25. P.... 1....

    the fascists won't win

  26. T.... W....

    I was born on the eleventh of September and my mum every year tells me this fact:
    when I was little I was playing in a park and a lady asked my mum when it was my birthday; 11/9 and the lady said "how can she celebrate it, horrible" (she was referring to the Twin towers) and my mum answered: on that day there was the Chilean coup too.

    I don't want to forget mr. Allende, so please remember him too. ♥

    T.... W....

    Wow. You just made me cry.

    T.... W....

    Respect 👊

  27. P.... ....

    Hoy 11 de septiembre...
    A 45 años del golpe de estado en Chile, ni perdón ni olvido!

  28. A.... ....

    The ONLY band that matter. RIP Joe and great music.

  29. B.... G....

    Step Lightly and Stay Free

  30. M.... ....

    I am here for Victor Jara

  31. B.... L....

    Good song of the Clash, la CIA no quiere que nadie sea diferente a su forma de gobierno por lo que al ver un país latinoamericano con tendencias socialista lo trataban de eliminar cruelmente como lo que pasó con Allende.

    Saludos de Chile

    B.... L....

    Good luck my friend, the CIA is always looking south. Nothing ever changes.

    B.... L....

    Ahora podemos vender ,con el factor dictractor ,y engañando el miedo cómo lo estan asiendo fuerza mano

  32. 8.... ....

    Long live the soul of Joe strummer.....

  33. 8.... ....

    The drums people the drums!!.......Topper was true genius...

    8.... ....

    Love those Caribbean steel drums

    8.... ....

    It's called Marimba

  34. G.... S....

    Trying to introduce this kid of mine to some good music

    G.... S....

    Just keep the music around, one day he may just pick it up on a bored summer day.
    That's what I did.

  35. C.... S....

    From now on cash for comment YouTube. I'll send you my tax file number .

  36. R.... B....

    Joe Strummer one of us. Love forever Joe.

  37. E.... ....

    the CIA tried to kill Castro, more than 600 times. he died at 90.

    E.... ....

    Why did my country try to kill him so badly? The mafia was just mad he took all their fucking casinos. Why should the USA give two shots about the little island country? Because they want self determinism? That's the Real threat, not communism. If you don't allow your country to be robbed or it's natural resources then the USA will label you a rogue state.

    E.... ....

    yes, CIA couldnt killed castro but castro killed thousands of cubans

    E.... ....

    @Omar Ramirez good job. most righties say "millions", though, so your propaganda metabolism is a bit slow.

    E.... ....

    sometimes the good guys win.

    E.... ....

    @opiumpoetry Have you lived in Cuba little pampered boy? I guess youre pretty fat living in a capitalist free country. Of course if you were in Cuba you couldnt say your stupid comments, cause you know what little boy? Cause Cuba there is no freedom

  38. s.... b....

    Pleas remember Allende and Condor Operation

  39. s.... b....

    Please remeber 11/09...1973

  40. c.... m....

    sandanista!!!!!!!!!! whooo!!!!!

  41. c.... n....

    The Only Band that matters!!!!

  42. J.... W....

    if you can find an Afghan rebel that the Moscow bullets missed ask him what he thinks of voting communist. Now that is a well written line in a great song!

    J.... W....

    My favorite is "Castro as a color is redder than red... Castro is the color, that will earn you a spray of lead."

    J.... W....

    Jeffrey Williams fucking right

    J.... W....

    Definitely, the best thing of the Clash is that unlike other so called anti-imperialists they actually opposed every form of imperialism

    J.... W....

    You got a point.

  43. m.... t....

    my favourite band but they were that bored with the usa they went over there and made a fortune.

    m.... t....

    malcolm turner you might want to do your research on the profits of the band, mate

    m.... t....

    Theme Park, Damn right. Joe Strummer said one of the biggest mistakes people made was thinking that being famous made you rich. The Clash released Sandinista! free of charge, more or less. They had to do that to offset the expense of making it 3 LPs long and selling it as cheap as they could. I'm sure the record company execs didn't suffer. The artists are always shafted and left in the gutter. Weirdly, they're always blamed for "selling out" as well.

    m.... t....

    Dumbass who thinks all successful musicians are rich and hypocritical.

    m.... t....

    malcolm turner not sure what you mean. yes there was a song "I'm so Bored With the USA" but they seemed to be fascinated and enjoyed their American tours. if they made more off America than England it is a matter of scale.

  44. H.... B....

    I love Bob Dylan, but Joe Strummer was better writer.

    H.... B....

    Yeah Dylan never took any position.

    H.... B....

    My 2 favs

    H.... B....

    @Vlad The Inhaler wiki says; "For the first time, the band's traditional songwriting credits of Strummer and Jones were replaced by a generic credit to the Clash,[7] and the band agreed to a decrease in album royalties in order to release the 3-LP at a low price."

    H.... B....

    cogitoergotsum Idont even know where I got that info.
    Either way it was awesome of them to release a triple lp f near or the same price as a regular

  45. R.... C....

    The Clash is definitely my favorite band of all time. The sure make some smart music, and if this song doesn't say a lot... well you're not paying attention to what's still going on in the world.

    Thanks for posting it.

    R.... C....

    @Leo B And the Chinese and the Russians.
    Central/South America and Africa are the good guys I guess?

    R.... C....

    @Vlad The Inhaler Yep!!!... much less Evil. It's not even close!!!

    R.... C....

    @Vlad The Inhaler The Scandinavian countries are the good guys.

    R.... C....

    @Ricky Hunt Only because they have been sheltered from the worst of the last century and propped up by bigger powers in some senses.

    R.... C....

    @Vlad The Inhaler It is because they prefer to have a system that values quality of life and compassion over consumption and greed. Not declaring a war on drugs and treating it as a health problem rather than crime. Not crusading against numerous countries and not electing a reality tv star Probally helps.

  46. C.... S....

    the business of arms trading big bux there dudes and dudets and do debts lol

  47. C.... S....

    the economy ... Iits all open slather.... Ella pare me so lol

  48. G.... B....

    one million thumbs up, no other word needed

  49. 1.... 1....

    Please remember Victor Jara

    1.... 1....

    8 of those responsible only got sentenced last year or that. 15 years they got

    1.... 1....

    Yip never forget him......he was a hero , and hes a hero to me even here in Scotland.

    1.... 1....

    I will.

    1.... 1....

    The most important part of these incredible lyrics - es verdad

    1.... 1....

    You know the broke his hands and mocked him saying play is a song

  50. l.... a....

    the clash is the only band that really matters

  51. W.... B....

    cocaine guns jammed downtown,killing Clowns of Blood $men
    So before their time

  52. G.... R....

    Would U2 be what they became without the Clash? Not hating, just saying

    G.... R....

    The Clash, like The Jam, had the good sense to put it to bed before it became a self-referential formula.

    U2 was fine live for the first three tours in small venues but U2 live in no way matched the energy of a Clash show.

    G.... R....

    U2 were good until Rattle and Hum came out, then they descended into self-parody.

  53. P.... ....

    Those Washington Bullets want Castro dead!

  54. m.... ....

    one of my fav clash tunes

    RIP Joe...sorely missed

  55. S.... S....

    and again, and again