XTC - English Roundabout Lyrics






People rushing round with no time to spare
I'm so dizzy, I'm neither here nor there
In this traffic jam, I just want to shout
Let me off o' this

English roundabout (oh, oh, oh)
English roundabout (oh, oh, oh)
English roundabout (oh, oh, oh)
English rounda

And all the the horns go 'beep! beep!'
All the people follow like sheep
And all the lights and sound
Making my head go round, round

(Oo-oo, oo-oo)
(Oo-oo, oo-oo)

Everyone is cursing under their breath
I'm a passenger, I feel close to death
Hopeless situation, I have no doubt
Stop the madness

English roundabout (oh, oh, oh)
English roundabout (oh, oh, oh)
English roundabout (oh, oh, oh)
English rounda

And all the cars go 'brum! brum!'
And in my ears I feel a hum
The neons blind my eyes
All those tempers rise, rise, rise, rise

(Oo-oo, oo-oo)
(Oo-oo, oo-oo)

(Oo-oo, oo-oo)
(Oo-oo, oo-oo)

Cars and buses go puffing out their smoke
Roll my window down, I begin to choke
I have had enough, I just want to get out
Let me off o' this

English roundabout (oh, oh, oh)
English roundabout (oh, oh, oh)
English roundabout (oh, oh, oh)
English rounda
Round-round, round-round, round-round, round-round
Round-round, round-round, round-round, round-round
Round-round, round-round, round-round, round-round
Round-round, round-round, round-round, round-round





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  1. M.... H....

    "People rushing round with no time to spare.
    I'm so dizzy,
    I'm neither here nor there.
    In this traffic jam,
    I just want to shout,
    Let me off of this English roundabout."

    M.... H....

    This is what happens when an American drives onto Swindon's Magic Roundabout for the first time.

  2. K.... B....

    There is no other drummer that sounds like this although Stuart Copeland is close.that off key snapping of the sticks is found in reggae music a lot.

    K.... B....

    Kali Bonoz Terry Chambers!

  3. C.... P....

    Ageless and pop perfect.. A song you can listen to everyday and never tire a listen.

  4. L.... A....

    the guitar parts of this tune are amazing

  5. M.... D....

    This is Phish!

  6. B.... ....

    Never get tired of this frenetic tune!

  7. N.... B....

    Funny, i never knew this was inspired by the Magic Roundabout in Swindon...

    N.... B....

    They're Swindon lads. Of course.