Nuclear Cop

Intro
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The sky is red and the earth is black
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1990 and we haven't looked back
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Load it on a jumbo, send it overseas
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Got a lot of money now who needs trees ?

Chorus sequences
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We've all got jobs now, no more dole
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Plenty of money now u-ra-ni-um's sold
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Well I'll ensure supply won't stop
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'cause I'm Australia's Nuclear Cop

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I guard the world and its plain to see
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I'll look after you after looking after me
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Of peace and safety I'll make sure
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At least until someone offers me more

Chorus
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We've all got boats, planes and more
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Twenty-five fingers that's a bore
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I've got no brains but I'm right at the top
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'cause I'm Australia's Nuclear Cop


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It's never been better in this land of dreams
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Cake and steak and American jeans
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Stuart Highway's sealed at last
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They can get the ore to the airport fast

Chorus
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Adelaide galleries full of art
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Nothing's too dear and for a start
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I'll come and inspect your uranium shop
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'cause I'm Australia's Nuclear Cop

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They sprinkled the waste around Ayers rock
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And given the (dingos/tourists) a bit of a shock
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It used to be a blackmans sacred site
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Now it glows like a neon light


Chorus
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Landscape like a Salvador Dali
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We all spend our summers on Bali
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I used to be a farmer till my sheep all dropped
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Doug Anthony made me a Nuclear Cop

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Melt down, turn around, where do you hide?
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Can't let your children play outside
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Put your Geiger counter near your airtight door
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Watch it jiggle and hear it roar

Chorus
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There's so much to celebrate
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Living in Australia's uranium state
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Parliament House is Leukemia Lodge
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And standing at the door is a Nuclear Cop!