Don't Quote Me on That

(It's all eggs, bacon, beans and a fried slice)

Did you hear the one ? (Yeah ! yeah !)
The one they wrote on the paper just the other day ? 
(Well ! Well !) Would you believe it ?
What I said they took it
All the wrong way

Now you've got to be careful
'Bout what you say
'Cos they've got a bad habit
Will you read it between the lines ?
Or is that what I said ?
Now, I just can't remember

They seem to have a very good memory though
But as far as I'm concerned
As, as far as I'm concerned
You don't have to be black, white, chinese or anything really
Just enjoy
Shhh-shut up
Listen
And dance

(It's all eggs, bacon beans and a fried slice)

Don't quote me on that (Don't quote me on that)
Don't quote me on that (Please don't quote me)
Don't quote me on that
Don't quote me on that

Hey, hey, d'you know something
I said I like that guy
Well, that's not what I read in the paper
I don't have anything against him

(It's just eggs, bacon, beans and a fried slice)

Don't quote me on that (Don't quote me on that)
Don't quote me on that (Please don't quote me)
Don't quote me on that
Don't quote me on that

You know now we can worry
About what we say (or we're singing)
You know it shouldn't be that way
You know I don't care who comes
'Cos as far as I'm concerned, it's

(Eggs, bacon, beans and a fried slice)

Don't quote me on that
Don't quote me on that
Please don't quote me

Mumma, Mumma, you know I'm still friends with Mickey
They say that I shouldn't like him anymore
'Cos I'm all white
Well, he's all white by me

Don't quote me on that (Please don't quote me)
Don't quote me on that
Don't quote me on that
Don't quote me on that

Don't quote me that ...
(Now what I do is call all my own friends along to see the show)

Don't quote me on that oh no, oh oh, oh oh, oh
(And if you grew up with wrong ideas, well)

(It's all eggs, bacon, beans and a fried slice)

Don't quote me on that (Oh no !)
Don't quote me on that (Please don't quote me !)
Don't quote me on that (Oh no !)
Don't quote me on that (I've never said that)

Don't quote me on that ... 
(That's not what I meant)
(Well, I suppose you can take it that way)
(But that's not what I meant to say !)
(Well, well, would you give me another chance ?)

Don't quote me on that oh no, oh oh, oh oh, oh
(Please, please, don't quote me !)

Don't quote me on that ...
(I'd like to say thank you to Pete, Peter Tosh)

Don't quote me on that ...
(And all the other people who've come)
(And may believe in us for the fun and the music)

'Cos all I've got to say to you press now is
(It's all eggs, bacon, beans and a fried slice)

Don't quote me on that ...
(Eggs, bacon, beans and a fried slice)
(Go to Maggie's cafe) 
(1-3-2 Liverpool Road)

Don't quote me on that ...
(Down the road just around the corner)
(Huh ! That's not that far !)
(It's just chairs and-a tables and they've even got a space invaders machine)
(A cup of tea, it's fine for me 'cos it's all)

(Eggs, bacon, beans and a fried slice)

Are you sure you'd turned that tape recorder off ?
Are you sure ?
Are you sure ?

		(Madness)
		March 1980